Hello, I’ve got the same birdbath and it does have a textured surface inside, but I’ve put a couple of large, rough stones in my bird bath so if any bird gets waterlogged (especially the smaller ones), they can get out of the water and onto the stones. Glad they're making use of the birdbath already!
Thanks for the super quick response! Yes, I'm pretty chuffed, as had read that it can take a while for the birds to trust the bath, and that it might be necessary to try it out in a few different spots. And the sight of 2 or 3 starlings larking about in it yesterday afternoon was just magical!
Do the stones have to be big enough to poke out of the water (like a miniature rock) or lie under the water, so that any smaller birds can lever themselves up?
The stones in my birdbath stick out a bit, so the smaller birds can use them if they just want a drink. It seems to work well and I have all sizes of birds using the bath.
My bird bath is pretty shallow, and I have several small flatish stones that are about half in and half out of the water.
Small birds do like to land on them before bathing but just as important, insects that fall into the water use them to haul out and dry. Several bumblebees have been saved from a watery grave this way!
Thanks jpscloud for helpful reply - and for caring about insects as well as birds. Cheering in today's harsh world for people to look out for their fellow creatures!
Bird bath working really well. The starlings bathe and lark about it in, pigeons and crows come to drink, and occasionally the smaller birds venture in. Didn't realise it would need cleaning out every day though - it gets very grimey, and the pigeons in particular seem to like to use is as a toilet!