RSPB Bronze effect bird bath

Bought this bird bath for use here in France and have been very disppointed as the top is never level. Although I make sure the base is level the column bends in different directions. It is not particularly hot here, only 22 today and after levelling with a spirit level the whole top has now tilted again.

I left one of these bird baths at my last house (hoping the new owners would keep using it), and have bought this for my new house. The baths are lightweight but sturdy, and very good value for money. My only minus would be - why are the four separate parts packed into four plastic bags? Why do they need to be in plastic bags inside the box at all? More unnecessary rubbish to dispose of.

we have this in the middle of our garden for nearly a year by now. All sizes of wild birds love to sit in it, splashing water! and some are waiting for their turns.

It took about one year and a few alternative positionings for the birds to use it as anything other than a perch, but now I have to wash it out every couple of days as it's so popular with the sparrows and quickly gets filled with their muck (fortunately very easy to clean). Dimensions: Fits 10 birds perched on the rim, and five in the water :) And the sparrows are hilarious to watch when using it.

You get what you pay for and as this is quite a low price I suppose it is OK.
Unable to reccomend it though.

I wasn't sure whether to buy this or not, because of some of the negative reviews. But I'm so pleased now that I bought it. It works a treat.
I ended up positioning it on the patio near some shrubs, rather than my sloping lawn as I couldn't get it level on the grass (but that would be the same for any bird baths).
I think because there are shrubs near by, the sparrows soon took to it. Perfect for them; it's a delight to hear them twittering away and see them splashing about in it.
It's easy to empty and clean, it's not blown over even in windy weather but then I do keep a small rock in it anyway which the birds enjoy perching on.
It looks good too.

RSPB response: Thank you for your review, we are pleased to hear how happy you are with your bird bath, and that it has been a success with your birds!

I bought this bird bath from RSPB a couple of years ago. Although it looked very attractive, it is very prone to bending. I am forever trying to straighten it so the water is level.

RSPB response: Thank you for your review, I am sorry to hear your bird bath is bending. The product should not warp at all. Please can you contact our customer service team as there may be a fault with your bird bath.

Been in place now for a couple of weeks, looks great but birds don't seem to like it (previous birdbath used all the time), will try stones and gravel as suggested by Roj and hope for the best!

RSPB response: Thank you for your review. Birds can be apprehensive to new bird baths, even if one has been present previously. It may take a couple of months but hopefully they will be bathing in it soon!

I have had this for several weeks in a position where other baths have been, (I have 5 other birdbaths around my garden, 4 stone and 1 metal). I bought this as I had a recent operation and found it difficult to keep the others clean due to their weight. The occasional robin has perched on the edge but otherwise it has been unused.

I dont want to put gravel/stones in as I will find it difficult to keep clean. In my opinion it is far too deep as it is plastic with a very smooth surface.

RSPB response: Thank you for your review, I am sorry you are unhappy with this bird bath. It can take a couple of months for birds to adjust to new birdbaths, even when there have been birdbaths present beforehand, as they are very apprehensive creatures. Hopefully the birds will happily be using the bath shortly!

I am absolutely delighted with this bird bath. Perhaps the birds in my neck of the woods are more adventurous than those visiting other reviewers' gardens, but they were using it within hours. A robin was the first to give it the once over. In addition I have seen siskins, blue and great tits, greenfinches, goldfinches, chaffinches and wood pigeons drinking and bathing.
The main reason I bought this model is because it is so light and easy to clean as I have had finches apparently suffering from the nasty disease Trichomonosis in the garden. I make sure to change the water daily, something which was difficult with my previous bird bath, a heavy concrete one.

RSPB response: Thank you for your review, we are very happy that the birds are enjoying the bird bath. It is good to hear that you are able to change the water regularly now as this is very important in helping stop the spread of diseases.

This bird bath looks lovely in the garden but at first the birds ignored it as highlighted by lots of reviewers. My advice is to be patient, because it took our birds as much as 6 weeks to start using it. We now have Wood Pigeons, Sparrows, Goldfinches, Blue and Great Tits, and today at last a Blackbird. They are naturally suspicious but will take to it eventually. The cold snap may have helped by making other water sources inaccessible, whereas we broke the ice each morning.
Adding different sized stones to change the levels and provide perches seems to be a good idea too.

Brought this item when it was on offer, was easy to assemble, it is a little flimsily in windy weather, but because it's hollow we filled the holder with mud and it's very sturdy now, and birds from all sizes love either having a little drink to having a full blown bath,

Very pleased with the look and value for money but so far has only attracted wood pigeons. Having read other reviews I am going to reduce the depth and add some pebbles & gravel.

I was sceptical at first, but yesterday I looked out of my office window to see a bird having a whale of a time bathing and drinking from the bird bath. It took a week, but the wait was worth it.

I have had this bird table out for a few weeks now but the birds have ignored it. Have changed position and added stones but still they don't bother. The bird table is nearby, 3-4 meters, this is frequented all day by various birds yet still no interest in bath!

A great value bird bath, we put it up at 8pm and the next morning there were birds happily bathing. We had 8 species in that 1 day. They were robin, starling, blackbird, blue tit, great tit, goldfinch and greenfinch. 5 stars for this.

A good looking addition to the garden, easy to assemble, good value and which is now in full use. Earlier reviewers commented on the birds not using theirs and queried the depth. We've had ours for three weeks and the birds virtually ignored it, even though it's where the previous bath stood, the odd sparrow perched on the rim for a sip. They all much prefer a nearby bucket of gravel which has filled with water after the heavy rains. So I've placed three large pebbles and an inch of gravel in the new bath, this makes a sloping 'beach' from one edge which they can hop down and leaves the full depth in the centre. Works a treat! Within hours the black birds were back & spent ages splashing around. After them 6 sparrows dived in all at the same time..quite a show! It's now in regular use by all our resident species. This morning we have twelve sparrows perched all round the rim. So..I'd recommend it but if uptake is slow be prepared to make it a bit shallower and welcoming with an inexpensive addition as above.

This bird bath was bought for me as a birthday gift and I love it. It looks very elegant in my garden and the birds love it to. I would highly recommend this item.

This bird bath is lovely! Takes 5 seconds to put it together, you just twist each bit in place. It comes with metal pegs which you can use to stabilise it into soft ground if need be; I did not need to use these, even with strong winds blowing. It is a welcome addition to my garden. Cannot wait for my birds to splish splash about in it.