tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post535379071871577336..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Visit to RSPB Old MoorSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36452806183116739972018-01-29T18:36:34.086+00:002018-01-29T18:36:34.086+00:00Such beauties, loved them all, especially the gold...Such beauties, loved them all, especially the gold finch. A feast for the eyes.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31964733069917244982018-01-26T09:15:33.036+00:002018-01-26T09:15:33.036+00:00We have a pair visit every so often, Brian. They a...We have a pair visit every so often, Brian. They are very welcome as long as they prefer the sunflower hearts to any fruit buds!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22265722271338649222018-01-26T09:11:21.514+00:002018-01-26T09:11:21.514+00:00We have the odd coal tit, Jessica but number-wise ...We have the odd coal tit, Jessica but number-wise the goldfinches and house sparrows come in groups. Next there are the blackbirds. That's now though, they all usually make themselves scarce over bird count weekend.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-10971921682290847142018-01-26T05:49:33.872+00:002018-01-26T05:49:33.872+00:00Wonderful to have such a great reserve close enoug...Wonderful to have such a great reserve close enough to visit ( I presume). I saw the first quick sighting of a. Male Bullfinch the other day, I would be delighted if they become regular visitors to the feeders.Brian Skeyshttp://brimfields.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17698267766756750162018-01-25T21:01:45.713+00:002018-01-25T21:01:45.713+00:00With the bird watch in mind I've started menta...With the bird watch in mind I've started mentally counting. It looks like the Coal Tit will be our most numerous bird. Closely followed by the Marsh Tit. Or Willow Tit. Must work out which is which. Whatever, it seems an odd profile. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-49144015572707366522018-01-25T12:24:04.445+00:002018-01-25T12:24:04.445+00:00Thanks - just in time for the Great Garden Birdwat...Thanks - just in time for the Great Garden Birdwatch!Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1685431227567328612018-01-25T09:44:41.566+00:002018-01-25T09:44:41.566+00:00Like our robins, Margaret same name different bird...Like our robins, Margaret same name different bird.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78126388413816877452018-01-25T01:08:04.665+00:002018-01-25T01:08:04.665+00:00Your goldfinches look so different to those around...Your goldfinches look so different to those around here - ours are a bright yellow & black in summer and a more muted brownish yellow in winter with no red markings whatsoever.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-6363758688467483992018-01-24T18:38:20.688+00:002018-01-24T18:38:20.688+00:00I just told them to watch the birdie, tpals. :-)I just told them to watch the birdie, tpals. :-)Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84505507430133845892018-01-24T18:37:35.489+00:002018-01-24T18:37:35.489+00:00Bullfinches are residents, Mal. The male bird is a...Bullfinches are residents, Mal. The male bird is always a bright pink - maybe you have seen a female that is a much duskier pink.If you click on the 'learn how to identify your garden birds' link on the sidebar and scroll well down there is a photo that I took of a female bullfinch.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51772896304948532982018-01-24T18:32:08.345+00:002018-01-24T18:32:08.345+00:00We sometimes get a pair but I wouldn't call th...We sometimes get a pair but I wouldn't call them regulars, Jo.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7955457709392434062018-01-24T16:07:31.915+00:002018-01-24T16:07:31.915+00:00It looks like they were posing for you.It looks like they were posing for you.tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-28397912036403572742018-01-24T13:37:19.985+00:002018-01-24T13:37:19.985+00:00Do the bullfinches display their colours only at t...Do the bullfinches display their colours only at this time of year, or are they migratory? <br />Jo - Put out a Niger seed feeder (and sunflower kernels) and the bullfinches (and goldfinches) will reappear! It worked for us in Edinburgh.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50123857256106206552018-01-24T09:37:21.746+00:002018-01-24T09:37:21.746+00:00Lovely photos. We used to get bullfinches in my mu...Lovely photos. We used to get bullfinches in my mum's garden, such lovely birds. We had one visit here a couple of times last year, the only time I've ever seen them here, but they haven't returned.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com