Feeder mix extra bird seed

I bought a big sack of this mix and regret it. Much of the seed is scattered uneaten and the empty husks meke a real mess on the lawn. The waste seed has attracted squirrels and mice and so I have to catch it in a trug -which the squirrels have now started to climb into. Other seeds seem to end up pots where they germinate and have to be constantly removed. I don't see many goldfinches now, although the other familiar bIrds visit the feeders. My garden looks a mess and I still have a large quantity of the mix left having foolishly bought a big sack! Back to sunflower hearts next time.

The last few bags of this product has contained small bits of wood that clog up the feeder holes, prior to these the bags have been fine and I enjoy watching the birds eating it

Since starting to use this feed, I have seen more species of birds in my garden, including goldfinches which I never saw before and more frequent visits from a local woodpecker, all queuing for this seed feeder.

The small birds don't eat the sunflower seeds, they just throw them on the ground and eat the rest. Very wasteful.

The small birds have been eating it like there's no tomorrow. Even seeming to prefer it to the sunflower hearts though they go for those too.

I fell for a half price offer on a small bag of this when ordering something else. Have never seen it scoffed so quickly with absolutely no waste at all. The reviewer who said the black sunflower seeds were left must have very strange birds in his garden! Of course the RSPB knew when it was on offer, how popular it would be with the birds, so now I have to keep ordering it. My only complaint? I can't afford to buy the constant amount the birds would eat. I would get through sackfulls in no time!

I bought a 5.5kg bag of this a month or so ago, along with some other stuff from RSPB and the birds absolutely love it! I've mostly seen Bluetits, Great tits and Robins although the Pigeons and Collared Doves make it disappear extra fast - almost too fast! Hence I've placed a new order for the 12KG bag. Top notch grub that the birds love!

I've given 3 stars as the birds seem to like this mix - when they can get it out of the feeders. My large bag has a lot of woody bits in which keep causing blockiages. The feeders were also purchased from RSPB so I would expect both products to work well together. This may be just a faulty bag, but I will think hard before buying any more.

RSPB response: Thank you for your review. It is a very popular mix and we are glad that your birds enjoy it. Sorry that you had a bag with unexpected woody bits in it, this should not be the case. We did have an issue in an early batch which has now been dealt with so should not happen again. Please contact customer services who will organise a replacement for you.

The birds love this mix but I seem to have more empty husks lying about than in the past - not only just around the feeder, but on the grass and along a much wider radius to my decking. I now have to sweep the grass (!) and I'll probably have to reseed grass seeds there. There has been a change in the balance of the mix - it is darker than in the past as there are more sunflower seeds in their husks. The birds are not complaining as they scoff everything really quickly - I am because of the extra cleaning!

RSPB response: Thank you for your review. We have not changed the recipe of this mix, so it may be that a particular batch had slightly different ratios or wasn't mixed as well. We will feed back to our supplier.

I was disappointed in my first RSPB food purchase. It looked as though there was too much black sunflower seed. However I put it in my feeders and on the bird table.
Feeders: the birds took the smaller seed but left the black sunflower. This soon blocked the feeder holes and the birds stopped coming. We have some visiting great tits that took a small amount but not enough to keep it moving.
Table: Very quickly the dish on the table was just a mass of black sunflower seed which was then left. I have started to crush this and the birds pick amongst it. I should say that I have an upturned wire hanging basket on the table which reduces access for blackbirds and larger birds.
RSPB spoke to their suppliers and said they could find no issues with the batch but RSPB have kindly refunded the cost and I will now purchase some NO Mess Seed which I expect to suit my situation.

Every three months or so we get 2 big bags of this seed mix.
The birds just love it! Especially chaffinches, all types of tits and gold finches.

I have fed this seed mix for a while & have an increasing variety of birds. Coal tits, blue tits, greenfinches, goldfinches, chaffinches, sparrows, great tits, nuthatches, robins & a greater spotted woodpecker feed daily. I put in a small handful of buggy nibbles with the seed mix & that vanishes too. I feed this on the ground also & have blackbird, song thrush, starling, wren, dunnock, collared dove, stock dove & of course, woodpigeon. These are small in number & characterful (one fought off a rook the other day). Grandma who is disabled, lives with us now & she has something to watch all the time. Thank you RSPB - we have a thriving population of birds & it is a great joy.

Just put this out in the garden and within an hour all the usual suspects were there - green finches, blue tits, robins, sparrows.

This feed mix is clearly delicious - we have a constant flow of visitors: blue tits, great tits, robins, sparrows, blackbirds, wrens, bullfinches, chaffinches, long tailed tits, collared doves, wood pigeons, jays, magpies,greater spotted woodpeckers and rooks, to our bird table. The squirrels and hedgehogs enjoy the sunflower seeds and hearts that are inadvertently dropped onto the ground.
Would there be any chance of developing an organic version of this mix which would promote wildlife in the areas from which it is harvested (plus providing a healthier alternative for our garden wildlife)?

RSPB response: Thank you for your review. Please see our information about Fair to Nature farming, which is the scheme that we use to source our bird food from. This scheme actively encourages wildlife on the farms we buy from; the farmer actively manages 10% of their farmable land for nature/wildlife. We believe that this offers more conservation benefits than organic sourcing.

I use this mix in 3 hanging feeders, 2 tables and on the ground - I have to fill up every 3 days. The birds just love it - Robins, Blue Tits, Coal Tits, Wrens, Dunnocks, Sparrows, Collared Doves and Wood Pigeons to name a few…oh and my dogs occasionally

Really good food,but I think it works best in a seed feeder.

This mix, used in a Squirrel Buster feeder(R401636), not only means the birds actually get to eat but also has attracted a Nuthatch to join in which has previously not been seen in the garden. I think it enjoys eating the Red Millet which collects at the bottom of the tray as it can perch on the mesh sides upside down to get to it-great to watch.

If only I could serve food at a party that went as quickly and consistently as this feed. All the birds we have (tits, starlings, pigeons, doves, chaffinches and ever our elusive robin - named Walter) love this. Thank you, RSPB, for putting it together.

Unfortunately, in my long experience birds will not eat the sunflower seeds with the husks on. So the feeders remain full of these uneaten seeds. Sunflower hearts are devoured with relish. It would be worth reformulating the mix to include only sunflower hearts.

RSPB response - Thanks for your review. Many finches enjoy black sunflower seeds. We suggest you try our no-mess sunflower mix or sunflower hearts instead.

This mix is very popular and seems to allow the smaller birds (tits, sparrows) to elbow out the bossy starlings!

The birds love this bird food , I have to refill the feeder every four days , and it has attracted a lovely variety of birds .

I had been using a similar product from an alternative supplier and wondered why my feeder clogged. It was only after using the RSPB mix I realised it was not the feeder but the seed mix that was at fault, as this version does not clog my feeder.

A bit messy because of the sunflower husks, but worth it. We have bullfinches, long tailed tits and even goldfinches, in addition to the usual finches and tits, coming regularly for this seed. Even the robins go for it.

This is extremely popular, if a bit messy (sunflower husks) and it has brought goldfinches and long tailed tits to the feeder for the first time. The bullfinches can't leave it alone, and all the tits and greenfinches like it, even the robins, who don't normally bother with the feeder, are eating it.

Most of the birds in my garden like this mix but nothing will eat the red millet. Our feeder is busy all day with blue tits, great tits, starlings, greenfinches, nuthatches and the occasional house sparrow and robin until there's only red millet left. Even if I throw it on the ground it just stays there. I hoped it would eventually attract some tree sparrows but it hasn't. I'll try the no mess mix next, perhaps mixed with some black sunflower seeds to make sure everyone's happy.

All my birds love this seed and empty the feeders in no time, but why oh why are two large sacks packed into one box? Surely two boxes half the size wouldn't be that much more expensive. The 26 Kg box is so heavy to lift I really struggle.

I need to refill my 4 feeders every day, but sadly, a very large percentage of the black sunflower seeds end up being swept up and put into the compost bins as nothing eats them, pigeons and doves included. May well be a localised issue, but it is such a dreadful waste of food and money!! Having said that, it does attract a wide range of birds who seem to love it.

The new formulation is so superior to all the seeds from both the RSPB and other companies' which I have bought over the years. There is absolutely no waste - the birds eat it all, different species going after different bits. I only gave it a 3 star for value for money because it is much more expensive than almost all other similar seeds. However, I just feed less.

I have used this for at least 2 years, my 2 feeders are emptied in one day in the coldest weather, I have not had a single complaint.

Dont like this new mix, birds dont seem overly keen, too much black sunflower seed in. They much prefer previously stocked seed mix.

RSPB response - Thanks for your review. If you want a mix without sunflower seeds, you could try our No-mess flower mix.

I bought this for the first time as the table mix didn't seem to be too popular and the birds seemed to pick out what they wanted from it, leaving a great deal of waste. Not with this Feeder Mix Extra. My goodness it is gone before the day is out. Fully topped up feeders are emptied. I have found since using this mix that I get many more sparrows and had a visit from a bullfinch for the first time. A total success!

All my garden birds love feeder extra especially pigeons. They sit on the base of the feeder pecking away. They are so funny.

All the seed-eating birds that visit our garden love this mix and queue up at the seed feeder, very impatiently at times. Surprisingly even the nuthatches seem to prefer this to peanuts at the moment. The only downside is that the birds must discard some of the seed at the same time as the shells. The shells cause unsightly waste on the stones below the table and we get plants growing from seed missed by the ground feeders.

I am now on my second bag of the Feeder Mix Extra! It's a massive hit with all birds, especially Blue Tits. It's funny to watch the starlings, pigeons etc, sift through to eat the Husk free oats first, the sunflower seeds second, then finally the canary seed/Red millet. Well worth a try!

I have this mix in hanging feeders, on the bird table and in a ground feeding tray. We have 15 different species currently visiting our garden and they all love this mix.

The birds definitely favour this one - they're eating me out of house and home - bought a 12.5 kilo bag and it's going fast, faster than I thought possible - specially favoured by greenfinch, goldfinch, blue tits and great tits, plus a few sparrows.

tend to get other foody bits for birds also, and this is great as a base to which you can add some of the other nibbley bits, depending on the feeder type being used. I like the fact that this can be used pretty much everywhere, and the birds seem to love it too... may well need to buy in larger bulk next time!

This has been a huge hit in my garden! I'd used other mixes for a while and enjoyed seeing a steady stream of visitors to my feeders. However, since using this mix the number of birds must have doubled in the space of a few weeks, meaning I now have to top up my large feeder almsot daily. I was genuinely amazed. There's an abundance of tits and finches, with wood pigeons and collared doves tidying up on the ground. I see less sparrows though oddly - I don't know if anyone else has experienced this? Overall I'd definitely recommend this though. The only downside is that it's costing me a fortune in seed!

The birds are going mad on the feeders in my mothers garden, we would normally have to fill the big feeder once every two weeks but now we fill it every week it is amazing so many birds.

Since I began feeding birds in the garden about 18 months ago the number of feathered visitors has been steadily increasing, and now provides a colourful display all day long. I feed this mix in long seed feeders hanging in garden trees. It seems greenfinches like it best of all - but we also have goldfinches, chaffinches, great tits and house-sparrows joining in daily, with occasional blue-tits too. And to make sure nothing's wasted - wood-pigeons peck over the spillage on the ground underneath. The only problem with all this is I'm buying lots of bird seed - so the special offer this week is much appreciated. Thank you RSPB!

great entertainment to watch how many greenfinches on the feeder at once. The birds in our garden wait while we refill!!!

Only started watching birds in garden since Radio 4 survey. Tried tis food and he sunflower hearts and this seemed consistently more popular with my garden birds even though I swopped feeders around for a test. Especially favoured by Greenfinches and Goldfinches but also see Blue Tit, Great Tit, Black Cap and Chaffinch scooping up what they drop.
And its cheaper too. Can't be wrong.

I tried this mix 'cos it was on offer when I bought my Christmas stuff and birdie goods. I like it so much I shall always buy it now. There's no comparison with the stuff I used to buy from my local hardware store which used to produce a lot of 'dust' at the bottom of the bag and which would also clogg up my feeder. It's such excellent quality. Only trouble is (rueful grin), the birds like it so much they are stuffing their little faces as if it's going out of fashion !!! and expecting me to keep well and truly stocked up !! The sparrows are really competitive for the two perches available and the great tits and blue tits niftly nip in for a sunflower heart between sparrow change over. Thanks RSPB

For the last 2-3 weeks the birds have been picking out and dumping the sunflower seed in the mix, as I found a large pile under the feeder.

This product has been a tremendous success in my garden. I live in the inner city and at times it seems that there are very few wild birds around. However, after using this seed mix my small terrace garden is regularly like an avairy!
This product has attracted Great, Blue and Coal Tits, several pairs of Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Robin, Wren and Blackbirds!
I'd recommend this product to anyone!

I bought some of this recently and have very quickly had to reorder, the goldfinch in my garden just cannot get enough of it. It seems to be well liked also by a large variety of other birds, all tits, tree creepers, robins, and several others