“Just what I needed to exclude pheasants, rooks and woodpigeon. It only took 30 minutes for the dunnocks to hop in, and blackbirds followed shortly afterwards.”
“Yesterday I sent in a review saying that I was disappointed that the blackbirds couldn't get through the mesh. I take it all back. They have today demonstrated that they can happily hop in and out and help themselves to their live food along side robins and sparrows... Thank you.”
The Large Mesh Ground Guard is suitable for Blackbirds, although it might take a while for them to use it. When a new feeding arrangement is added to a garden it does take some time for birds to become accustomed to using it and to feel secure.
“I bought this to stop the pigeons grabbing all the ground feed intended for blackbirds, robins, dunnocks et cetera. Food is indeed periodically taken from the ground feeder I placed inside. The clip that secures the hinged lid looks like it will break shortly – doesn’t seem intended for daily use. Strangest thing – some creature regularly goes inside the ground guard and piles up twigs and bark on top of the seed. What’s that all about?!”
“Very good for ground feeding birds up to the size of blackbirds, without food being taken by birds such as pigeons or pheasants. Food should always be placed in a small ground tray with the tray taken in overnight so as not to attract rats. Also, even though the guard comes with metal hooks to secure it to the ground, if food is left in overnight, badgers will break the guard apart to get the food. The food can be kept dry all day, if a sheet of timber, held down by a brick, is placed on the top of the guard, but this is not provided.
I used a guard for many years, but when I moved house, I left it for the new residents to continue using it, so have just purchased another for my new garden.”
