How to Keep Magpies, Jackdaws, Crows, Starlings, Pigeons and Ring-Necked Parakeets Off Garden Bird Feeders (UK)

A weight-activated feeder keeps magpies and jackdaws out: heavy birds close its spring-loaded ports under their own weight, while blue tits, robins and goldfinches feed normally. Lighter, persistent raiders — ring-necked parakeets especially — are stopped by corvid covers that screen the ports while small songbirds feed through them.