Sizergh's Hawfinches

Tuesday morning was cold, windy,and raining nothing new about that other than it was my first visit to Sizergh Castle in the hope of seeing the legendary Hawfinches I wasn't disappointed .Research had pointed me to the right area of the car park and various piles of left over seed indicated I might be in the right spot,sure enough after placing a little more seed on a mound of grass and retreating a safe distance it wasn't long before I had a single Hawfinch down feeding before flying up into the Hornbeam' s .They don't spend long on the ground but I did managed four down at one time which according to the Ranger was a first for this season,the Ranger cones of part of the car park twice a week for so as not to disturb them on his Hawfinch watch.

Thanks to the Ranger for allowing me a little closer than I otherwise would have been ,a very enjoyable ninety mins shame about the weather.