Black sunflower seeds are a popular seed with most wild birds. Blue Tits in particular love Black Sunflower Seeds and are a joy to watch as they remove the husks for the nutritious centre. They are a cheaper alternative to sunflower hearts. Read more...
Composition:
Black sunflower seeds
How Do I Feed This Seed?
Black sunflower seeds are a versatile seed which can be fed from hanging tube feeders, from bird tables, the ground or any other means your birds enjoy feeding from.
What Birds Like This Seed?
This seed is a firm favourite and is perfect for most garden birds such as blue tits, great tits, chaffinches, sparrows, greenfinches, bullfinches etc.
No Fillers
We try to source only good quality black sunflower seeds which are clean and oil dense to deliver maximum nutrition to your garden birds.
Recyclable Packaging:
Our black sunflower seeds are available in plastic free 15kg Paper Sack and 20kg Paper Sack options. Our smaller bag sizes (1.5kg and 5kg) are made of a recyclable plastic. The plastic bags can be recycled at many supermarkets and other collection points. For more details and to find your nearest collection point, please read our recyclable packaging page.
Can I Feed This Seed All-Year Round?
Absolutely, black sunflower seeds are an oil rich energy dense seed that is easily accessible to all birds, making it a great staple seed for all gardens.
Can this seed be fed around pets?
This seed does not contain any sultanas or raisins.
SUNFLOWER SEEDS IN 2025: Please note the size of sunflower seeds in 2025 will be smaller than usual but still just as nutritious and tasty! The poor weather conditions in 2024 have resulted in the worst sunflower harvest in Europe for over 10 years. The decreased yield but large demand is forcing wholesale prices to rise with further increases expected throughout 2025.
Black sunflower seeds are a popular seed with most wild birds. Blue Tits in particular love Black Sunflower Seeds and are a joy to watch as they remove the husks for the nutritious centre. They are a cheaper alternative to sunflower hearts.
Some birds will take the seed away to remove the husk, others will stay on the feeder for a feast. Either way black sunflower seeds provide an oil rich energy dense food source for a lot of wild bird species, including Tits, Finches and Sparrows.
Delivery:
Staying true to why we started Peckamix, we still make all our bird food to order in small batches and process it all by hand. This means your bird food is as fresh as possible and hasn't been sat in a warehouse for months. This does however mean we are unlikely to despatch your order same day as we need to make it for you! Please allow 3-5 days for your order to arrive.
Orders over £40 qualify for free delivery to most parts of the UK Mainland. Postcode exclusions apply, details can be found here.
For orders under £40 there is a £3.95 delivery charge.
Returns:
You have the right to return any unwanted goods up to a maximum period of 30 days after you receive the goods. If you cancel your order after it has been dispatched, you are responsible for returning the goods at your own expense.
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