Kingfisher BF009 Traditional Wooden Bird Feed Table with Green Roof

I decided that I needed another bird table for the garden. Looking around I found that some were well over £100. I then say this one and thought, well it will not be of the highest standard material but you could buy ten of these for the price of one top class one. It arrived a day early in a small box. I assembled it straight away and that took no more than half an hour. For the really cheap price you get the cheapest wood but the construction and design of it makes it remarkably sturdy. If you want it to last a few years you will have to paint it with some preservative of course but frankly it would probably cost more for the preservative than the table cost. It is not the tallest of tables but I am absolutely delighted with it. The birds love it, so what's not to like? It even has a roof! 5-stars from me.

I have just finished putting this together which in fairness did not take long. This is probably the worst item I have ever purchased from Amazon and if it was not for the fact that it is set up I would send it back. The materials are cheap. It looks as if it is made from cheap wood offcuts. One of the nuts was not threaded so could not be used. The wood is not treated and is different colours for similar parts. Other models have roof felt this has a painted wood roof. The feeder base is thin plyboard, the screwheads stick out. I expect this to rot quickly. The main pole is in two parts. The two parts are joined with a dowel joint and screw. The ends of the pole are not square so I used more than the one supplied screw to stop it moving. Getting the feet level takes time and even on level ground this will need to be pegged down as it will probably fall over as soon as a bird feeds off it. I am probably going to buy a thick wooden pole, hammer it in to the ground and screw the feeder to it. So in essence for £14 I have wooden feeder worth about a fiver, if that!

My main issue with this table was the legs - they are AWFUL. They don't attach properly and I was left with wonky legs - some wouldn't even screw in! However, the rest of the product was easy to build. Its okay-quality wood, not brilliant. The top half of the product is far better made than the bottom for some reason. Looks pretty in the garden, easy to use. Bought it for my mums birthday present and she loves it. Would recommend digging it into the ground to hold it up as the legs are wonky and dont attach properly.

Obviously designed to be cheap. Fairly easy to put together as wood is soft in most places but aligning some of the pieces can be a bit tricky and my table is a little wobbly but still usable. The base of the table itself is just thin plywood and would probably be the first part to rot with frequent cleaning and wet weather. To prolong the life it is easier to use a shallow dish to put seed in on the table to cut down on the need for too much wet cleaning. It will do for the job but it's lightness means it will have to be secured or put in a sheltered area so it won't blow over when it is windy.

Super quick delivery, great seller. My husband butchered this and used the stand and legs to create a bracket so it attaches to our fence , he also painted it to match. He said it needs coating as the wood will soak up water otherwise and not last too long. It’s also quite small if you did have it on the original stand. But for the price paid it’s a nice cheap bird table, probably would not stand a good gust of wind on legs though, but if you do adapt it to fit a fence then perfect ! .. I have never had a bird table before and was surprised how quickly the birds can find food ! Although magpies are remarkably clever at squeezing in it ! .. we bought a bird bath from the same seller, and they started to use this straight away too.. gave us all something else to look at ,as we are sick of looking at each other ..lol

My mother in law's pair of garden robins are demanding, spoiled little darlings, so I decided to buy them a bird table so they can eat their expensive entitlement mealworms from a nice wooden platter.Prior to clicking the Buy Now button, I knew by the sheer cheapness of this product I wouldn't be getting anything lovingly crafted by the most senior of Parker Knoll's employees. Despite this, I do think there should be at least some kind of bare minimum standard of sale for a product that is going to spend its life in a dank British back garden beseiged by armies of soggy squirrels and bumbling woodpigeons.The wood is light, soft pine, the two pieces that make up the central pole were very loose and the dowel hole was too big for the dowel. The supplied screw was also too wheedly to do the job of holding it together. The cross bit that joins the legs together looked totally different to the picture on Amazon, and the leg screw holes were wonkily drilled. One of the the table edge pieces was also loose. The roof slats are made from thin wood around 2mm thick, which are stained dark green, (but I suspect not with anything that will help the wood survive more than the first guff of the next Storm Doris.)I put a large glob of wood glue in the dowelling hole, and a larger screw through the central pole to hold it firm, and have now painted the whole table in two generous coats of yacht varnish, to weatherproof it. A hole has also been drilled in the bottom of two of the legs so I can stick tent pegs in them and peg the table to the ground, as I know it will blow over otherwise. I also cut down the roof pillars to lower the roof slightly, so the food on the table will be better protected from the weather, and pigeons will find it more difficult to get on the table and chug all the food. Voila - MIL now has a two-star robin diner restaruant.If you have a few spare screws and wood glue to hand, and don't mind repairing and adapting this cheap table when it arrives, then buy it, but of you want something weatherproof for your Mr and Mrs Robin Redbreast that goes together nicely right out of the box...don't click.