CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

  At the end of March it looked as though we would have an exceptional display of Amelanchier flowers this spring - but then the bullfinches...

  Cherry plum Prunus cerasifera is in full bloom here in County Durham and its blossom is attracting bullfinches, that feed on the flower b...

The local lanes and footpaths, that I've walked around so many times this year, are good habitat for bullfinches. In spring they feed on...

There have been bullfinches in the garden almost every day since Christmas. The attraction for them is a winter-flowering cherry Prunu...

I planted this Prunus subhirtella autumnalis about fifteen years ago and every winter at this time it graces the garden with these ...

Soon after the waxwings moved on a party of bullfinches arrived on the crab apple tree in the garden, to feed on what was left of the shredd...

Growing a decent crop of pears in County Durham is probably a lost cause, partly because of the climate and partly because of these birds....