red, white and black headed garden bird scotland (1 Viewer)

Hello

I am complete novice bird person. This morning I saw a pair of birds around the size of a great tit feeding from a nut feeder. They had a bright red, white and black head, with dark wings with splashes of white. Can't find anything similar in my RSPB bird book. Can anyone suggest what they might be.

Will try to take a photo and post.

Thanks

Welcome to Birdforum,

Sounds like Goldfinches to me, recent converts to the peanut feeder.

Here is a photo: http://www.birdforum.net/bird_view.php?bid=2978

Cheers,

Andy.

Goldfinches for me also

Jörn

Thanks

That seems to be the very fellow!

Cheers
James

Hi James,

On behalf of Admin and the Moderators, welcome to Bird Forum :t:

Congratulations too on seeing the Goldies. We have them n our garden, but I have never seen them on the peanuts, more usually sunflower hearts.

Yep, Goldfinch. Well described too, with a good size comparison . . .

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Anyone remember the famous Radio 4 phone-in on garden birds, where someone phoned in to ask about a bird feeding at their bird table . . .

Person: "Its got a black, white and red face"

Presenter: "Ah, that'll be a Goldfinch"

Person: "I don't think so . . er, (presenter interrupts)
Presenter: "Oh, yes, certainly, they're quite regular in gardens"

Person: "But er, it can't be, er, it's ...(presenter interrupts again)
Presenter: "Oh, yes, very likely, they easily come to bird tables"

Person: "I really don't think it can be, it's four feet tall, it's standing on the ground eating the food off the top of the table"

Presenter: "Oh . . . . erm . . ."

Turned out to be an escaped Crowned Crane :eek!:

Unusual brightly coloured finch on a feeder in Scotland?Couldn`t it have been an Evening Grosbeak