Friday 21 December 2007

New bird species - Bullfinch

Spotting a species that I have not seen on site before is becoming increasingly rare after three and a half years living here. Today I saw the first bullfinch on site - this has got to be one of the handsomest birds in the UK. As a child living in the suburbs of London in the late fifties and early sixties I remember them as fairly common but they seem to have declined drastically. Living in Appleby for fifteen years I can recall a couple of sightings in the area, both whilst cycling, so this is only the third bullfinch I have seen in that time.

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