harrycatcat1 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Up to this year we used to have lots of goldfinches in our front and rear garden on the Niger seed feeders. I used to get through two or three 1kg bags per week. I have thrown more seed replenishing and cleaning the feeders out than I ever had. All of a sudden they seem to have disappeared, even the neighbours are experiencing similar 🤔 Do you still have goldfinches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Not yet this year. They can eat you out of house and home if you let them. Full feeder of sunflower hearts a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Just flown over the hill - many many more this year.😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 They seem to come and go here in West Leicestershire as well. I don't feed specific but a mix of small bird and black sunflower with a few peanuts mixed in. This is on the seven feed tables I have in my wood and feeders here in the yard which get hit mainly with house sparrows. I calculate I feed around 50kg a month but well worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Seen more Goldfinches during the past year than ever before, but lately they have disappeared intermittently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Yellow Bear said: Just flown over the hill - many many more this year.😂 🤣🤣🤣👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Still have lots of goldfinches and green finches here Edited January 23, 2022 by yates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 I've not seen any since the end of summer, I figured they'd gone somewhere warmer, I had a pair of Greenfinch pop on a few weeks back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Well I tell lies, in the back and 8-10 just flew over me, then landed a few gardens down singing away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Nope, very intermittent and very low numbers here. No greenfinches for years, used to be loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Mice! said: I've not seen any since the end of summer, I figured they'd gone somewhere warmer, I had a pair of Greenfinch pop on a few weeks back. They’re in my garden, 6 and 8 on the feeders at the same time, both gold and green, plus chaffinches and of course sparrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 I feed here but read recently that its not good for many species as they get crowded out by the gold finch and blue tits. I try to break up the feeding with different locations and food types to try and broaden the birds that benefit. The further I feed from the house the sooner the hawks come to feed which limits the options further. I was putting out peanuts to bring in the squirrels but they were soon replaced by the jays that won't let me even open a window before they are off. Plenty of wood peckers feeding on the sun flower hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Just had a young Jay in the garden just 5 minutes ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliedog Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 Loads in Suffolk but they seem to prefer the sunflower hearts to niger now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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