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Elizabeth Bigg

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• Jul 27, 2004

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Great excitement here - we've just seen a female taking a bath on the edge of the little cascade that falls down to a lower pool before overflowing into the pond. (Sorry - rather difficult to describe the set-up). We don't see bullfinches very often here - probably the first for at least a couple of months.

 

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helenol

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• Jul 27, 2004

• #2

Nice one EB! :t:

 

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Elizabeth Bigg

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• Jul 27, 2004

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helenol said:

Nice one EB! :t:

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Thanks Helen - I've found a pic of the cascade that I was trying to explain.

The robin is in the lower pool, but the rim over which the water runs is a favourite place. This was when the pond was fairly new - the rocks are all beautifully weathered and partially coverd with moss now.

Can anyone think of a better way of describing the set-up for me?

 

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Marmot

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• Jul 27, 2004

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I love seeing Bullfinchs as they are few and far between around here, but if you travel about 15 miles away they are quite numerous.

I can't think of a name for your set up, but I might just turn up on your doorstep complete with deckchair and a bottle of wine, it looks such a relaxing spot after a hard stressful day at work.

 

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Elizabeth Bigg

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• Jul 27, 2004

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Marmot said:

I love seeing Bullfinchs as they are few and far between around here, but if you travel about 15 miles away they are quite numerous.

I can't think of a name for your set up, but I might just turn up on your doorstep complete with deckchair and a bottle of wine, it looks such a relaxing spot after a hard stressful day at work.

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You'll be very welcome - but when you've negotiated the roads to reach me, you'll need a crate of wine at least - and a week in the spare room to recover!

 

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Norbert

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• Jul 28, 2004

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Elizabeth Bigg said:

Great excitement here - we've just seen a female taking a bath on the edge of the little cascade that falls down to a lower pool before overflowing into the pond. (Sorry - rather difficult to describe the set-up). We don't see bullfinches very often here - probably the first for at least a couple of months.

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Nice water feature - wish I had room in my garden for one. We've had a pair of bullfinches in our garden this year - they seem to like nyjer seed - and I've also seen a juvenile with them on occasions too. Such a beautiful bird - I sit and stare at them for ages whenever they appear. I think I was even more excited to see my first bullfinch than when the first goldfinch arrived. Good stuff that nyjer seed.

 

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Elizabeth Bigg

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• Aug 1, 2004

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The bullfinch returned today, bringing her boyfriend! She bathed and splashed in the upper pool for some time, sharing it with three bluetits - but he flew off to a nearby shrub.

 

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helenol

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• Aug 1, 2004

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The bullfinches seem to have disappeared this week in my garden.

 

pauco

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• Aug 1, 2004

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helenol said:

The bullfinches seem to have disappeared this week in my garden.

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We have not seen our pair since may!!:-C
bert.

 

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songbird6666

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• Aug 1, 2004

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You're all luckier than me - I haven't seen any since last summer - and then not in my garden, but in the woods about quarter of a mile away :-C

 

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helenol

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• Aug 1, 2004

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helenol said:

The bullfinches seem to have disappeared this week in my garden.

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Making a liar out of me as usual, spotted them late afternoon!