Do You Have Problems With Wood Pigeons Eating All Bird-Table Food?

[TTG]

Most bird tables (with a roof) are open and allow these larger birds access. They will eat everything on the table in one sitting! I've put diagonal wooden slats across all 4 entry points. Allows smaller birds and keeps the greedy ones off. Works very well. Just watched a wood pigeon flapping about trying to get onto the table without luck! The slats obviously only work if the birdtable has a roof.

[woofgang]

I have got three feeders. One allows access mainly to the small birds, one allows access to thrush/blackbird sized birds and the other is an open one that anyone can get to. This allows the woodies a share of the food and leaves some for the rest

[Gizmonster]

I got rid of our bird table and feeders due to the mess - very ungrateful little blighters. I once counted approx 50 birds all perched on my fence, waiting to pounce on the feeders .... you can imagine how much poop they left on our fence.

[Chipchopper]

Yes, but not just wood pigeons, other larger birds like, crows and magpies too.
I have a range of different types of feeders to allow the smaller birds to get a look in.