How competitive is the Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

10 brands and 12 sellers compete in Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds products take 71% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.

What does it cost to enter the Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds niche?

Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds sells for £12.83 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £2.37–£29.97. The average incumbent carries 579 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds

a small market ($53K/yr) — Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

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Is Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds is a £53K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (28K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -13.6% over the last 90 days and 14.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£53K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K

Search volume / yr-13.6%28K

Conversion rate14.8%

Avg price£12.83

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.

12%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 12

Top-5 product click share71%

Open market12%

Avg brand age74 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Top Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Extra Select Black Sunflower Seed Wild Bird Food 5 Litre Tub

Price: £5.72
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 1,667
Age: 12y ago

Extra Select Black Sunflower Seed Wild Bird Food 1 kg

Price: £2.37
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 1,484
Age: 7y ago

Leagrams Black Sunflower Seeds for Wild Birds (12.55kg) - Rich in Protein & Oil High-Energy Bird Food

Price: £17.88
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 236
Age: 6y ago

Premium Black Sunflower Seed Wild Bird Food 3L Tub

Price: £4.30
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 814
Age: 4y ago

Hungry Wings Wild Bird Food 2.5L Refill Bag (Black Sunflower)

Price: £4.19
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 135
Age: 6mo ago

Newest

by launch date

Hungry Wings Wild Bird Food 2.5L Refill Bag (Black Sunflower)

Price: £4.19
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 135
Age: 6mo ago

Premium Wild Bird Food 5L Refill (5L Bag Black Sunflower)

Price: £6.19
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 135
Age: 2y ago

Happy Wings NO GROW Black Oil Sunflower Bird Food for Wild Birds - Highly Nutritious Bird Feed - (1.8 Kg)

Price: £10.02
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 771
Age: 2y ago

Weterton Feeds Black Sunflower Seeds for Wild Birds 25 kg (2 × 12.5 kg) | High-Oil High-Energy High-Protein Premium Bird Feed for Blackbirds Sparrows Finches

Price: £29.51
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 149
Age: 2y ago

Weterton Feeds Black Sunflower Seeds for Wild Birds 12.5 kg | High-Oil High-Energy High-Protein Premium Bird Feed for Blackbirds Sparrows Finches

Price: £18.02
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 149
Age: 2y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Extra Select49%
Hungry Wings13%
Leagrams13%
Garden Ting8%
Weterton Feeds5%
Happy Wings5%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume28KCVR14.8%Products16Brands10Top 5 Brands88%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews579Avg BSR#195

Top Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

black sunflower seeds for birds18K/yr -14.3%20.0% conv.
black sunflower seeds8K/yr -16.9%13.7% conv.
black oil sunflower seeds3K/yr -2.4%14.1% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

98% of reviews

Quality-Overall29%

“The appearance is good”

Pet Friendly25%

“Wild birds love these in my garden”

Value For Money19%

“Best value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Item as advertised”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easily managed from packet”

What buyers complain about

96% of reviews

Quality-Overall50%

“Came in unbranded square tub not the usual Select quality”

Size-Overall6%

“Not big enough”

Thickness6%

“Tiny thin seeds with hardly anything inside”

Contamination6%

“Contained a large amount of stalks and rubbish”

Defective Material/Parts6%

“both cases damaged goods”

Common Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £53K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -13.6% over the last 90 days.

Black Sunflower Seeds for Birds buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Thickness, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.0%.