Can somebody ID these beautiful birds please?

There was around a dozen in my neighbours tree yesterday, they had a beautiful song, were small, perhaps around sparrow size and had red faces - then in a second they were gone. Very rushed photo and camera was on max zoom as they were pretty high up, hence poor quality photo ( I can do better I promise!) I just wondered what they were.

 

Goldfinches I think. Indeed beautiful birds.

 

You have some beautiful Goldfinches in your neighbours tree and they look like they are feeding on the seeds that the tree has produced

 

Yep, Glodfinches

My Mum phoned me up about one once, she thought it was an escaped pet bird till she described it to me Bless her

 

Thank you folks - I was amazed to see them - since I gave up work I have noticed how many beautiful birds there are - for years I thought we only had Sparrows and Pigeons. There are so many incredible and beautiful other varieties and I really enjoy them now x

 

They love Niger seed and if you grow Evening Primrose they will be eating those seeds as well

 

My year of "nature's enlightenment" came when I moved into my previous house and we had bats as well as new-to-me birds (woodpeckers, fieldfares, treecreepers, bullfinches etc)

I miss the bats since I've moved here ... but ... instead, I get ..... OWLS!!!

 

I usually get loads of goldfinches here. I get more of them than any other bird but I haven't seen any for a while. It's puzzling but I hope they come back! I'd really love to see owls in my garden though. Somehow I don't think it's going to happen any time soon.

 

Keep getting a Owl thumping on the van roof in the night

 

Don't worry, they're all having a short vacation in Medway in the all-you-can-eat buffet. They'll be home soon x x

 

Morning M, I consider my "natures enlightenment" one of the best ever things that happened to me - do you feel like that? It's fabulous and I enjoy it every day x

 

Yes, I do. And the older I get, the greater appreciation I have of it too.
When I was younger my energies went into propagating humans so now I'm able to fully appreciate so much more that I didn't really have time (or energy or even inclination) for earlier.

 

Same here, i love the wildlife

 

Lol....I'll be shocked if I see an owl now!