GOLDFINCH

julie47

I am sooooo excited as just now in my garden I have just seen 2 Goldfinch.

We have now started to get quite a few birds in the garden. AND not so much of a problem with cats

We now have 2 doves black ring round neck
a wood pigeon
sparrows
starlings
the odd robbin

blue tit has not been round for a while.

So that has made my day....(little things eh? )

juliepf x

daylily

Hi julie,
if you want to keep the goldfinch around get some niger seed, very small black stuff, and a special niger feeder which has tiny holes so seed doesn't fall out.
They will be regulars if you feed them all the time.
Fantastic little birds.
xx

mellman01

I've got a Robbin I hand feed, it's so freindly it follows me around like a puppy, it even hassles me to feed it if there's no food out!.

constable

Reminds me of my Mum and Dad, they used to love spotting all the different birds in their garden.

Good memories, thanks for reminding me.

Karen xx

julie47

daylilly thank you, I have made a note of the food and will look out for some perhaps tomorrow.

Mellman, thats really lovely having your very own robin. They are too timid round here.

Karen I am glad it brought back happy memories.


Juliepf x

barbara12

Julie how lovely, I am going to get a book on bird spotting, I never know what we have in our garden, apart from the commons ones that is :roll: I would love to be able to name them all.

julie47

Oh barbara I only know cause I cheated and googled it.

I am like you and only know the most common birds. I will have to invest in a book too.

Juliepf x

iamhappytoday

hi all. i have 3 goldfinch in my gardan i have never seen them before larst year i didnt have anything i got lots of trees and srubs in larst year and left abit of gardan to over grow this year l have seen more new birds in the gardan and babes iam like a child now lol take care xx helen