For bird entertainment, this is the best £15 ive spent.

[Steve_In_Cheshire]

Originally Posted by Squirrelx

Hi Steve

I am really jealous as I have an identical but although all my birds drink from it none have ever bathed in it -!!

Try a few different positions until you find a spot that the birds like and feel comfy, have it far enough away from the bushes so that a cat can`t sneak up on the birds but not too far away so that they have an escape route, thats all i did. I think its just like feeders, its a game of patience until they venture onto them.

It does help when you have approx 20-40 Starlings visiting, tell you what i`ll do you a swap, i`ll send you some starlings for what ever you have spare.

[Squirrelx]

Originally Posted by Steve_In_Cheshire

It does help when you have approx 20-40 Starlings visiting, tell you what i`ll do you a swap, i`ll send you some starlings for what ever you have spare.

Nice try lovey but I've got upwards of 36 of the pesky things myself and they are the only birds which don't even drink from the bath!

So, anyway, if you've got 20-40 and I've got at least 3 dozen then that's probably why folk think they're in decline - i.e. we got the short straws!

[Nickynockynoonoo]

I'm growing watercress for the first time (Didn't realise you can grow it in pots until recently) The pots need to sit in a saucer of water. Robin found a gap between the pots and had a lovely time.

We have several water saucers, dog bowls and a bird bath. I mentioned to hubby the other day that I have never seen a goldfinch drinking, although we have many visiting the feeders. Does anyone know where they would drink from?

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by Nickynockynoonoo

We have several water saucers, dog bowls and a bird bath. I mentioned to hubby the other day that I have never seen a goldfinch drinking, although we have many visiting the feeders. Does anyone know where they would drink from?

They drink from the dishes (large ceramic plant pot saucers) I put out, and also from my pond.

[earthdragon64]

They are great birdbaths, but unfortunately I had two of them snap in the frost this winter. I've now got supposedly frost-proof concrete ones, but time will tell.