Attracting Bullfinches in your garden

I am an avid bird lover and feed them all year round. Peanuts in a mesh feeder, dried mealworms, Niger and sunflower seeds are always available in my garden. And I usually top up things with homemade fat ball and fruits over the winter. As a result the garden has never been so full of feathered creatures. Regular visitors include pheasants, wood pigeons, house & tree sparrows, blackbirds, goldfinches, green finches, chaffinches, robins, blue tits, great tits, long tailed tits, starlings, collared doves, pied wagtails... And of course different members of the crow family.
Yesterday was particularly exiting as I spotted a bullfinch couple. Never saw any around here before so this was pretty special.
I know they are rather shy birds that don't visit bird tables very often but any idea what sort of food will attract them? Thx
Yesterday was particularly exiting as I spotted a bullfinch couple. Never saw any around here before so this was pretty special.
I know they are rather shy birds that don't visit bird tables very often but any idea what sort of food will attract them? Thx
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for the fag ends of the aristocracy.
Pity - because they're a delight when you do get a glimpse of them.
We occasionally had a pair visit at my last house which was more rural. They loved the emerging buds on the ornamental cherries there too!
Lovely pic wild edges. They're really striking when you see that bright orange/red chest in the flesh.
We get great and blue tits, chaffinches, some blackbirds and song thrushes and lots of wrens. But thats mostly it unless theres a resting migrant visit like the black redstart. We DO get a lot of birds of prey though and the usual woodpidgeons and doves. Robins in the winter.
Sorry I'm being boring. But bullfinches, i thought they like teasels and rushes.
I actually cheered when the kestrel took one from out of the tree the other day.
Just buy a couple of fruit trees.
Bullfinches (like most birds) will also feed on suet balls as well as berries, seeds and insects.