Nyger feeder? Peanut Feeder? Not interested Thankyou!! (2 Viewers)

[robski]

Robski,
You lucky bugger , where in west kent are you?
I did not think there where any in kent?

regards

Free

I am about 25 miles due south of you down the A21. We see plenty of warblers, tits (Great, blue, long tail and Coal ) and finches (Green, Bull and Gold) in the area.

Robert

 

[david2004]

Free, there are plenty of Goldfinches in Kent. I tried for almost a year with a Nyjer feeder and didn't get any Goldfinches. But a few months later I saw two in the garden, and they eventually found the seed feeders (Nyjer had been taken down).

It may take them a while to discover you. Mine have left again now, but I expect they'll be back in winter.

 

[romancitizen]

I have a tube feeder for sunflower/safflower and millet mix. Get lots of different birds on that. I put a sock feeder up for nyger several days ago, with no interest in it at all. I have been spreading nyger seed on the driveway and the doves, sparrows are all over it. Probably get more action on the sock if I stopped distributing it on the ground. I do have house finches here.
Chris

Chris, what do you mean by a sock feeder ?

My wife bought some nyger seed, then realised she needed a specialist feeder: as she bought the seed in England, but lives in Budapest, I am reluctant to shell out a tenner on a feeder if there is a cheap alternative, in case she can't get more seed in Hungary.

However, even after several goes in the washing machine I cannot imagine any bird being stupid enough to approach one of my socks !!

 

[Marmot]

Here is a link to an old BF thread that shows a picture of the sock feeder.

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=28304

 

[romancitizen]

Ok, I now understand what is meant by a sock feeder: does anyone know where one can obtain a nyger seed sock in the UK ? found plenty in the Land of the Free, but none in the UK - thus far.

 

[Garden_birder]

Hi Free

Do you have Gold finches in your area ?

It took a couple of months before I noticed any movement on the Nyger level. Now I get daily visits from Gold Finches. During the colder period I had 3 or 4 pairs turn up. At the moment it seems to be just the one pair with their 2 young ones. The young ones don't have the red face yet. Sometimes the Greenfinches will feed from the Nyger. During the warmer months I find the feeder activity drops right off. I would of closed the feeders down by now but a lot of birds are bringing their young so when this batch of feed runs out I will do so then.

Just be patient, you may have have to wait until autumn.


Robert

When i put my Nyjer feeder up it only took 1 day for the Goldfinches to find it.