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Bird Tables
A table feeds the birds that cannot hang: robins, blackbirds, dunnocks and wrens. A roof over it keeps the food dry and stops it being spotted from above.
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Which birds need a bird table rather than a feeder?
The ones that cannot cling. Robins, blackbirds, dunnocks and wrens feed at ground or table level and will ignore a hanging tube entirely. British Bird Feeders stocks sheltered table feeders with a roof that keeps food dry and gives smaller birds cover while they eat.
- Robins, blackbirds, dunnocks and wrens all need an open surface.
- A roof keeps food dry and hides feeding birds from above.
- Put out only what is eaten in a day — leftovers attract rats.
- Sweep or scrub the table weekly; it soils faster than a hanging feeder.
- Site it a few metres from cover, with a clear view all round.
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Questions about bird tables
Sunflower hearts, suet pellets, mealworms, sultanas and chopped apple all work well. Put out only as much as is eaten within a day, because anything left overnight draws rats. Avoid whole peanuts and dry hard bread, and never leave milk or anything salted on a table.
It helps considerably in a British climate. A roof keeps the food dry, which matters more than cold for most of the year, and stops sparrowhawks and magpies spotting feeding birds from above. Open tables work, but the food spoils faster and smaller birds feel far more exposed on them.
Weekly at minimum, and more often in wet or warm weather. An open surface collects droppings much faster than a hanging feeder, and that is exactly how disease passes between birds. Brush it off daily, scrub with hot soapy water weekly, and let it dry fully before putting food back out.