Premium feeding station

2.25 out of 5

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The £34.99 station I received did not fit together. The pole that should’ve inserted into the finials was to wide. I tried brute force , coaxing and WD40 but it wasn’t to be. Having to return. I also think, having item in front of me that the screw at the base isn’t the wisest decision as it will rust once in the ground and is hard to adjust once inserted.

The little trays from the feeding stand have broken off within 3 weeks. Also not tall enough to deter squirrels. Needs an extension pole.

The reason for buying this was to try to avoid disease in the garden by having a feeder that could be moved, stopping build up of pathogens and also something designed to prevent squirrels using it.

The quality is good, looks OK, the paint finish will hopefully mean it will last a long time.

However, it's a bit flimsy and unstable even planted deep in a lawn, the whole thing wobbles with the smallest of birds and fully loaded feeders, but not a major problem so far.

The downside : it's not tall enough to stop squirrels jumping straight onto the bird feeders from the ground.

I bought a baffle to put on the feeder stem but laughed to see the squirrels leap vertically onto the feeders themselves. I would add a good metre to the height of this feeder to make it squirrel proof (with a baffle - which I had to adapt because the squirrels dismantled that at the first attempt).

The other thing that would be good to see was if it was made in the UK rather than shipped from the other side of the world (global warming and all that?).

Thanks.

1. It came without instructions
2. The metal is very flimsy and the base broke
3. It isn't tall enough to be safe from cats
The RSPB staff helped wonderfully whenever I phoned with all the problems I had. So full marks for them.
However, the product itself is flimsy and very bad quality. I admit that the company did send me more parts when asked, but even then it was packaged ridiculously with 10 times as much packaging as needed.
Because it was too low, they sent me an additional pole. I added this but it's so top heavy that the post is constantly swaying and never stands straight.

I had my first one replaced as one of the poles did not fit properly (Bought from a RSPB shop). The base is flimsy and bends easily.
I bought this product on the basis of the quality of the previous product which RSPB do not stock any more.

As there were no instructions I needed to guess and damaged product in the process. Put it up today and it has had quite a few visitors but wobbly and unstable.