Bullfinch - common in uk gardens? (1 Viewer)

[Amber01]

Hi all, new here today. I saw a beautiful bullfinch in the garden yesterday, never seen one before! I’m wondering how common they are in the uk and if anyone has any regulars in their gardens? I must apologise for the quality of the photo, I didn’t want to startle him

 

[Richard D]

Much less common than they used to be and patchy. Was a regular winter sight as a child, but I've not seen one in years.

 

[Harry Stottle]

Here are some links, type your postcode in the first one for local info:

https://data.bto.org/doorstep-birds/

Bullfinch

www.bto.org

 

[Kits]

We get them occasionally but not often. It’s always good to see them.

 

[Amber01]

Here are some links, type your postcode in the first one for local info:

https://data.bto.org/doorstep-birds/

Bullfinch

www.bto.org

Thank you !

 

[Amber01]

Much less common than they used to be and patchy. Was a regular winter sight as a child, but I've not seen one in years.

This makes me feel so grateful to have seen one! Hopefully I’ll see more regularly in the winter then.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

From a southern UK perspective, in my lifetime it's gone from being a bird that you would expect to see every day you went birding in most places, to a bird that is a real treat to see because I don't see them very often.

 

[Torchepot]

They bred near our cottage this year, an absolute delight to have around and, as a pair, almost inseparable.

 

[Amber01]

They bred near our cottage this year, an absolute delight to have around and, as a pair, almost inseparable.

Wow! That must have been so beautiful to witness 🥰

 

[Amber01]

From a southern UK perspective, in my lifetime it's gone from being a bird that you would expect to see every day you went birding in most places, to a bird that is a real treat to see because I don't see them very often.

This makes me feel so grateful to have seen one! 🥰

 

[Torchepot]

The male has just been stripping the buds from Japanese anemone outside the window, no sign of the female. He flew off in the opposite direction to normal - I wonder if they might be nesting again in a different spot? Any day with a bullfinch is a good day🤩

 

[Amber01]

The male has just been stripping the buds from Japanese anemone outside the window, no sign of the female. He flew off in the opposite direction to normal - I wonder if they might be nesting again in a different spot? Any day with a bullfinch is a good day🤩

Wow sounds amazing I’d love to have some nesting near me!

 

[aeshna5]

Not many sites left in the outer London area. Used to be seen regularly at a few of my local sites, but over the last 3 years seems to have slipped away. Sad about these as they are cracking birds.

 

[Amber01]

Not many sites left in the outer London area. Used to be seen regularly at a few of my local sites, but over the last 3 years seems to have slipped away. Sad about these as they are cracking birds.

Oh wow! I live in a very rurual area, fields all around me. I’m grateful to have seen one it was beautiful !

 

[CharleyBird]

We get bullfinches daily, (along with chaffinch greenfinch and goldfinch). Reason I think is that next door have an overgrown wild garden, there is farmland with hedges and a disused railway line close by.
We have a large dead tree on which they perch, they don't bother with our actual garden or feeders.

I used to live in N. London and I'd go to Rye Meads RSPB (to see the kingfishers) and would usually see bulfinches.