Is this unusual?

[HanDiiMaNz]

Despite the fact that i live in a suburban borough of london i have never seen any Chaffinches in my area, ever. Is this unusual and is there any way to attract them? Thanks.

[Hedge Witch]

If there are parks nearby, I would have thought you were certainly unlucky. I get them feeding on sunflower hearts in a more urban than suburban garden near London.

Their song and calls are very distinctive. If you can hear any in the vicinity, I suggest you have a good chance of getting them on the food I've suggested.

Good luck!

[HanDiiMaNz]

Originally Posted by Hedge Witch

If there are parks nearby, I would have thought you were certainly unlucky. I get them feeding on sunflower hearts in a more urban than suburban garden near London.

Their song and calls are very distinctive. If you can hear any in the vicinity, I suggest you have a good chance of getting them on the food I've suggested.

Good luck!

I have a park which is about a 5 minute walk away

[ron1863]

You need to be patient, the Chaffinches will find the food eventually. Chaffinches and Tits are the most common bird in my garden but it was a few weeks before they appeared.

[HanDiiMaNz]

Originally Posted by ron1863

You need to be patient, the Chaffinches will find the food eventually. Chaffinches and Tits are the most common bird in my garden but it was a few weeks before they appeared.

Ah i see, i get blue tits, great tits and tree sparrows on my feeder, i like looking at the blue tits especially.. I love they way they cherp whilst taking a seed .

[ron1863]

We have recently had lots of Greenfinches visiting the nut feeders. They ignore the seed feeders and just eat the nuts, which I find unusual.

[HanDiiMaNz]

Originally Posted by ron1863

We have recently had lots of Greenfinches visiting the nut feeders. They ignore the seed feeders and just eat the nuts, which I find unusual.

That is quite strange. Isn't their favourite food black sunflower?

[ron1863]

Originally Posted by HanDiiMaNz

That is quite strange. Isn't their favourite food black sunflower?

I don't know as they only visit the nut feeders in my garden. We also have a Willow Tit that I watch flying to the mixed seed feeder and picks out one Sunflower seed before flying off to the same perch to eat it, it sprays the other seeds to the ground where the Dunncoks and Robins clear them up.

[feathered-friend]

Originally Posted by ron1863

We have recently had lots of Greenfinches visiting the nut feeders. They ignore the seed feeders and just eat the nuts, which I find unusual.

We also recently had alot of greenfinches turn up 10 or so, they seemed to stick around even after the blue tits and great tits disappeared to start their nesting. So I assumed they nested a little later we now have only 3 or 4.

They eat the sunflower seeds and hearts here