A great solution to messy eating birds that spill unwanted seeds and food underneath their feeders - looking untidy and attracting rodents. Featuring drainage holes this tray will not collect water which may cause spilt food to grow bad bacteria…. the ones I have seen online seem to be stand alone trays that would probably be too heavy (and probably even hang too low) as the current one is only about 3 foot off the ground as it is.

Spilled seeds piling up and weeds growing underneath your feeder can detract from your birdwatching experience. Bird feeder seed trays provide birds with perching room while feeding, and also help catch seed that falls from feeder ports. Let us know PROVIDE Large Stainless Steel bird feeder With Tray, Winter Bird Seed Feeder, bird feeders for small birds, Easy Open wild Bird Feeders. The bonus is that we now are getting 3 or 4 small birds sitting on the saucer at a time and not flapping around to get at the food. This large ( 508mm diameter) seed catcher tray is an ideal add-on for garden poles and feeding stations where seed from hung bird feeders is spilled onto the ground below.Our high-quality bird feeds are grown using environmentally responsible farming methods, and we source products from within the UK where possible. The birds can eat the food which has fallen in the tray and we are getting collared doves and even wood pigeons trying to jump on the tray for the seed! Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. This new shape tray has a slightly higher side and slots instead of holes, which should avoid the problem of blocked holes. If you are feeding birds sunflower seeds in their shells, you might eventually end up with an unsightly amount of hulls on the ground under your feeder.

Unfortunately, I can't give a five star review simply because I am plagued by pigeons, which quickly found it an accessible perch that allowed access to the feeder.

However since putting in sunflower hearts we have attracted a lot of goldfinches recently which is lovely. If you find a lot of spilled seed on the ground below your feeder, you may also want to consider switching seed mixes. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . Solitary bees make up around 92% of all UK bee species and are important pollinators for plants and crops.