Goldfinches are back!

[Hedera]

I heard a goldfinch early this morning, and a cock bird has been singing his head off for about two hours this afternoon on the aerial. They must use up tremendous amount of energy. They did this last year for quite a while.

[Madmills]

You can always tell their sound, can't you
They're regular year round visitors here, i love them !

[aeshna5]

It is a great sound. I often find several singing close together. This morning on my walk there was a group of at least 8 feeding on the ground, investigating some adjacent Leyllandii for nesting + a couple singing on wires.

Also 2 or 3 near my garden. A really delightful bird to have around.

[actionfinch]

We have a small flock where i work , and hearing them also, cheers me up.

[rossy]

yes great little birds, ive got them on the niger feeders throughout the day, once down they stay for a good few minutes, rossy.

[AndrewB]

I have a little group of around half a dozen that come nearly every day even through the winter, although I realise they may not necessarily be the same ones. Mine seem to prefer sunflower hearts, although they do eat niger as well.

I have also noticed a couple of youngsters feeding on their own without any noticable attention from any of the adult birds. I noticed this last year as well, and it seems they become independent quite quickly.

Love also how they seem to sit impassively munching away as the starlings squabble and squark all around them.

[Kayleigh]

I heard goldfinches so looked up expecting to see them and saw a about 4 or 5 starlings..

[Pipa]

for the first time ever this week, i spotted a pair of goldfinchs in our garden, they were shuffling down the trees and poles in our garden grabbing little bugs and insects, was very funny to watch LOL, then i spotted them in the rosebushes grabbing the greenfly i guess, YEY for birds, gardeners natural pesticide

anyway i was ever so excited as that was the first time we've had them visit our garden ever in my lifetime (over 30 years lol)

[jaelen]

oohhhhh- I am so jealous!
We've not had any at all- I've kept my niger seed feeder primed and ready, but no luck- they must be avoiding north London this year.

I'm still hoping, (just hope I don't have to wait 30 years like you did, Pipa! )

jaelen

[Pipa]

Originally Posted by jaelen

oohhhhh- I am so jealous!
We've not had any at all- I've kept my niger seed feeder primed and ready, but no luck- they must be avoiding north London this year.

I'm still hoping, (just hope I don't have to wait 30 years like you did, Pipa! )

jaelen

i was only dissapointed i didnt have time to get any pics of them, they're so pretty and colourful