Gold Finches

[fishpond]

Couple of Gold Finches

Bob

[Bren In Pots]

Very pretty Bob, I love seeing them in the garden

[burnie]

Nice shot, we had a pair nest in one of the apple trees the other year, what a messy nest that was, proper scruffs they are.

[DannyK]

Lovely birds. Haven't seen our six for a week or two.

Do you get many nigellas growing from spillage? Got a pie from Aldi with nigella seeds on it but didn't put it out for birds.

An old snap.https://www.flickr.com/photos/103667.../shares/9mf1x4

[fishpond]

No, 'cause its The seed of the African yellow daisy, Guizotia abyssinica, Nyjer is known by many names. (nigella isn't one of them, as far as I am aware). it is also supposed to be sterilized before it is imported.

[DannyK]

Oops, senior moment! Had a robin come down to my hand today but it didn't stay long as it spotted pile of ground peanuts I'd put out earlier.

[Jimny14]

I've been putting Niger seeds out for a couple of months now hoping to get some goldfinches coming in and saw my first today. Will try and get a picture.

[nickdub]

very pretty - I had a robins' nest in my shed last year and took a photo of the nestlings just before they flew off - as usual with my photography the picture quality is poor, but if I get round to it I'll dig it out and post it some time.

[DannyK]

I've been putting Niger seeds out for a couple of months now hoping to get some goldfinches coming in and saw my first today. Will try and get a picture.

Had a pair just now. If you want to save money, sunflower hearts at about £21 for 20kg on eBay, attracts loads of birds. The only downside is I also get squirrels, parakeets, and feral pigeons. Do you get them with niger?

[Jimny14]

Never had parakeets or flying rats in our garden but we are near the Lancashire coast and quite rural. We get wood pigeons which eat lots of seeds but don't touch the Niger, not much eats em to be fair,. Mainly just finches up here. Stick a Niger feeder up with a little seed in it, it took a good couple of months for us to see a gold finch so could take some time to get any interest.

[fishpond]

They are getting too quick for me.