The Nuttery Squirrel-Resistant Peanut Bird Feeder

I bought one of these as a replacement for a very similar one which, at around 40 years old, was getting past its best. I actually use it for seeds rather than peanuts for two reasons. Firstly, over many years, I have found that my birds simply don't like peanuts, and secondly, they seem to find the wire mesh cage far easier to access than the polycarbonate tube models. Yes, filling up the feedeer with seeds is a bit more messy, as some always fall through the mesh, but these are quickly eaten by the ground feeders.
When a feeder is first put up it takes a while for the birds to get used to it. I think they are very wary of anything new, and just as in the earlier review, it was two or three weeks before anyone tried it. And you can always depend on the Blue Tits to be first. Now it is the most popular of the four feeders I hang up together, and has to be refilled every day. I fill all my feeders with sunflower hearts, as they attract all the local species, from the crow family, finches, warblers, robins, wrens, thrushes, dunnocks, woodpeckers and rose-ringed parakeets. Just be patient.

See my previous post - inadvertently gave this 5*. It's been up nearly 2 weeks now and has hardly been used (by the local bird population), only blue tits as far as I'm aware so I suspect the designers have miscalculated the gauge size. I've just noticed another 1* review. I don't think there's an issue with squirrel-proofing, mine is suspended on a metal hook and the squirrel seems to have given up on it, possibly not as bright as your other reviewer!