Looking out from the kitchen window this morning, I witnessed an amazing sight: 30 Greenfinches in the garden! We got one of those mega-feeders a few weeks ago, with about 40 perches on it, and the whole thing was covered in Greenfinches. Underneath were a dozen more, hoovering up the leftovers.
I thought about putting out another, smaller, feeder so the other birds could get a look-in, but I think it'll just be taken over by more Greenfinches.
There were nearly 20 yesterday morning, with some apparently tucking into seeds on the spent Buddleia, plus a couple of Goldfinches munching on the thistle we've allowed to grow next to the bush.
Where are they all coming from? Will they take over the world?
We've had a lot of greenfinches this summer too.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how the garden birds change from year to year. We used to get loads of goldfinches but I haven't seen one for ages.