Bullfinch

[donnakebab]

i have never seen these brightly coloured birds in our back garden before. The RSPB website says you can see them all year round in woodlands and hedgerows.

I hope they aren't suffering from loss of habitat and having to resort to gardens. Any one know more about them?

[veggiechicken]

I see them frequently in the garden, stripping the buds from the fruit trees and bushes! They are so beautiful that I don't mind.

[donnakebab]

That's what they are doing here but like you say I don't care because they are so lovely to see...especially on a miserable day like today. Bless them. I fear for their nests.

[marchogaeth]

i have never seen these brightly coloured birds in our back garden before. The RSPB website says you can see them all year round in woodlands and hedgerows.

I hope they aren't suffering from loss of habitat and having to resort to gardens. Any one know more about them?

I think I read last year, after seeing that they were a diminishing species, that it was because there weren't the number of orchards any more and because those there were had good methods of keeping them off the buds.

[Urban]

Got 3 hawthorn trees at bottom of the yard, often get bullfinches on them

[Llamas]

I've been seeing them regularly from the kitchen window facing the walled garden. They're cheeky little monkeys, nibbling daintily at the buds and blossoms, but I don't mind much really. Their fat little orange tummies are just too cheery to really resent them.

[Nicos]

Pretty aren't they?
found a nice piccie ( not mine)

[donnakebab]

They are gorgeous. I worry that we have 2 cats but they ain't going anywhere in this weather except to the loo.

[alex-adam]

Bullfinches have been coming to our garden, in the autumn and winter these last 3 or 4 years, feeding mainly from the seeds of the Leycesteria bush. (This shrub also known as Pheasant bush, as they too like the seeds, but not many pheasants in town). At work we moved to new premisis in February, there are hawthornes etc., in the grounds and I have already seen some Bullfinches (and indeed pheasant) there. - Lovely, but very shy birds.

[Peas'n'Kews]

We get bullfinches too, and we even had a pheasant wandering around the road a few weeks ago! I love seeing the wee birds on the bird bath, and thankfully the cat doesn't seem to go for them.

[ladylottie]

I see them regularly here in my garden too. They are one of my favourite birds, despite them stripping the fruit blossom! They are quite secretive so we are all lucky to have them.

[HeatherL]

We occasionally have them on our feeders, the most we have seen at once are two sets of males and females (who are more grey than red). They have an odd call that does almost sound like a bullfrog!

[pauco]

Bullfinch (pyrrhula pyrrrrhula)
A real beautiful British bird, who's habitat has been eradicated, and still is by non other than man!!!!
Far no other reason than greed.


paul.