We have put bird feeders up in the hope of attracting more birds to our garden.
It's worked but not exactly attracting the small birds we'd hoped for. Sure, we get sparrows and a few finches but we are plagued locally by pigens and thay're an absolute PITA. The feckers land on the ground and peck at the seeds that have fallen out of the feeders, then magpies come down and then starlings.
It seems impossible to keep these bastards away and encourage the small birds to the garden.