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20-05-2009, 04:16 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Onchan, Isle of Man
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| | | Chaffinches - odd activity?
I had never seen it before until about a week ago. 4 Chaffinches (2M & 2F) sat on my 4 port Nyger seed feeder. Then another pair arrived on the 2 port feeder. They keep coming back now, each day.
I always thought Chaffinches fed on the ground. That's what they've done in the past, just swept up the mess dropped by the others and popped on to the ground table now and then.
They seem to be there more than the Goldfinches now!
Does anyone else have Chaffinches visiting seed feeders?
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20-05-2009, 04:23 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Picardie, France
Posts: 167
| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
Most of the chaffinches here feed from the ground.
Just recently though I've noticed one male fly up to the feed stations for water and caught him recently on a seed feeder, I guess they learn.  |
20-05-2009, 04:32 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Earth - I think
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| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
Chaffinches will often feed from feeders as well as on the ground. They are the sort of species that traditionally is a ground feeder, but has adapted to feeding from feeders. I did a study on bird seed preferences a few years ago and Chaffinch was one of the commonest species taking seed from the feeders.
They have also recently taken to feeding from our Nyjer feeders in the garden. |
20-05-2009, 04:32 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008
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| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
I have a pair, and they feed from the feeder. They don't seem to have a problem
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20-05-2009, 04:38 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boroughbridge near York - isn't the same as the Dales, but close enough!
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| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
I've had them both up and down in the past... tho predominently down 
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20-05-2009, 06:32 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durham
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| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
We get a lot of Chaffs coming onto our feeders and then, when we peep out they are groundfeeding too.They adore sunflower hearts in this area.  |
20-05-2009, 09:33 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Derby, East Midlands
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| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
Our visiting Chaffinches love our seed feeders and hardly ever deem to go on the ground now. |
21-05-2009, 02:52 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aviemore
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| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
The Chaffinches in my garden will eat fat balls, sunflower hearts, nijer seed and peanuts - all from feeders. They do eat from the ground as well. |
21-05-2009, 03:10 PM
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| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
I don't get many Chaffinches in my garden but when they do appear they normally feed from the ground, however one arrived last week and fed on the sunflower heart feeder! I haven't seen it since! |
21-05-2009, 07:13 PM
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| | | Re: Chaffinches - odd activity?
The chaffies in my garden mostly feed from the plastic seed feeders, but if I sprinkle seed on the floor they readily eat that. | | | |
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