RSPB Ultimate Easy-clean® nyjer feeder

3.1666666667 out of 5

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Goldfinches are daily visitors in my garden. I bought this tall, four port feeder a few years ago. The birds didn't use it much, after initial interest. I now realise that there was so much seed in the full column that it sets into a block. This was happening for the top ports as well as the bottom ones. I have now taped over the top ports and fill the tube below this. The finches are now clearing this amount in a couple of days and the seed flows freely. I should have bought the short feeder in the first place.

I bought this feeder as I have lots of goldfinches visit my garden and wanted something I could clean easily . This feeder is perfect due to the size and even better with the extra perching rings.

I have had this feeder for nearly 2 years and found it's great for gold finches and occasional green finch and siskin. They love it and food disappear in about 4 days so no issues with size of hoeles. It has survived squirrel but I do hang it on a weak branch too deter it (branch won't take squirrel weight). However even on the more sturdy post near house the squirrel hasn't got into it but the birds prefer the one hanging in trees further from house.

I have two of the small ones, about to buy a third. Brilliant for gold finches or gold crest and the odd other bird. I have found them to be easy to fill and clean. They are too small for the big birds to target (I have found all the bigger feeders seem to attract the bigger birds) and the squirrel has been unable to get in although he has tried. Ocassionally he will knock one off and gobble the contents but the feeder has remained in tact. I think they are great

I purchased the small nyger seed feeder - not cheap but well made. Goldfinches, Marsh tits making good use of it!

The birds used this at first but it didn't need refilling for months as they appeared to have difficulty getting any seeds out. The birds have now given up and use the regular one instead. There is something wrong with the design of this feeder and it's proved an expensive waste of money.

Bought a large and a smaller one. Such poor quality and so overpriced for what you get. Have had to modify both in order to keep them in one piece after some minor attacks from squirrels - which has to be expected. Have consoled myself about the cost by thinking that at least I have made a large donation to the RSPB funds,
VERY DISAPPOINTING !

The squirrels broke the last nyjer feeder I bought (£3.99 ready filled) by chewing through the plastic seed holes, although it took them many months to do so, so I decided to get a metal sturdy one. However, although the metal is impervious to squirrel teeth, the paint is not and my main criticism is that the holes for the feed are too big so the seeds fall out and the squirrels can just get them out of the feeder, defeating the object of a metal construction. Also the plastic tube does not fit neatly at the bottom and the seeds escape from it. So overall very disappointed especially with the cost and will be reverting to a £3.99 feeder once a year.....

This is a very well made product, but I am really disappointed because the birds won't feed from it.
I bought it (and some niger seed) specifically to try to attract goldfinches, which we have never seen in our garden. Within seconds of putting it out (literally - I had only just got back indoors), two goldfinches appeared and landed on the feeder but, after looking at it they flew off without feeding and have not reappeared. Other birds have landed on it but flown off immediately.
I have since put the niger seed in an old 'standard' feeder and it is finally being eaten (not by goldfinches yet).
I think it would be better to use a standard feeder with a seed tray.