Migrating Goldfinches

The autumn season seems to be the best time of the year to see Goldfinches, as some birds head down to Spain to escape the cold winter weather of northern Europe.

This time of the year, quite large groups of migrating Goldfinches (sometimes twenty or more) congregate on Greenham Common feeding off seed-heads and we are lucky enough to get quite a few on our Nyjer and Sunflower feeders.

The Goldfinch has to be one of the UK's most striking garden birds and this picture - taken this morning shows the stunning red face and yellow wing stripe plumage of these birds.