Gardman Feeding Station Tree

Avoid. Bird got caught in feeding station.
I was impressed with this feeder until this afternoon. I heard a bird flapping when I was outside and I found a young goldfinch hanging by a twisted and bleeding foot. The foot had got caught inbetween two of the branches. I released the bird and it flew away. Whether it will be OK I do not know.
I bought the feeder to help birds. not to trap them in this way. Looking at this feeder there seem to be a few places for birds' feet to get caught. I will let Gardman know and I will be interested in their response.
Multi space bird feeder.
After initially being sent the wrong item, I was pleasantly suprised at the speed in which the mistake was rectified. Top Marks to the supplier. The Multi feeder bird station is more like a metal tree, which stands nearly 2.5mtrs tall when erected. It was simple to assemble and to fix into the ground. It has plenty of hook spaces for upto 8 feeders, and several branches for birds to perch. I feel it is best to position it close to cover (near trees or shrubs), and away from predators like cats. If put out into the middle of the garden, birds are open to predation from birds of prey, because it really does fill up with birds, and sometimes there are surprise rare visitors to the feeder. All in all a great piece of garden kit. Warmly welcomed by the birds that congregate to it, and fascinating as an observer. Would highly recommend this feeder for even the most modest of gardens, as it really fits the bill (no pun intended), when it comes to looking after our treasured feathered friends.
Very good feeder with lots of feeder space
I have to disagree with the poor comments on this feeder. Having had the standard type feeder until now I have to say that the previous one (4 feeding points are right angles to each other with feeder trays coming off the main post) was far easier for squirrels to get onto than this one. There is plenty of height on the feeder to place the food attractive to the squirrels (peanuts) higher up so they can't jump up onto them. We had problems with squirrels on our last one and so far only one has managed to find a way to climb up it and perch on the sloping arms of the new one so I think it is far better than the usual feeding stations where the squirrels can just stand on the feeding trays and reach up to the feeders themselves. Also, I have had no problems with birds getting their feet trapped (or the squirrels for that matter), surely birds are adept at being in proper trees with similar gaps where the branches come together. I've certainly not had any problems and don't see that...
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