what now?

[Tugmistress]

ok i got a birdy table
what do i put on it? how do i stop the wind blowing it away? (both the table and the foodies!)

i am very exposed, even the seagulls don't like it up here ..... but i would like one or two visitors to the table. there's no cover in the way of bushes etc, just the house, a mess of a garden and then holborn head!

advice greatfully received

[unicorn]

Buy a budgie???

[Tugmistress]

lol i did consider that but not sure how billy would take to it

i guess it's just going to be a case of trial and error as to what goes on birdy table and see what, if anything. turns up

[tonkatojo]

If your very exposed cover your self up before the polices come.

[Anji]

Weight the base of the table down with anything heavy you can lay your hands on. If it still flies away in the next gale, don't bother replacing it. Instead, screw a shelf to a nearby shed (If your shed blew away, it doesn't bode well for the bird table!). Screw cup hooks round the edge of the shelf for attaching feeders to. Close the cup hooks a bit with pliers to lessen the chances of the feeders being blown off. This doesn't always work and you'll still have to keep replacing feeders, but it's cheaper than replacing bird tables.

[Anji]

Sorry, I forgot to say to tie the feeders to the cup hooks with string. Still not fool proof, but every little helps.