I haven’t recorded much in the way of macro-fauna in the mini-meadow. A frog is present every year when I cut the hay. A hedgehog visits, judging from the trails through the grass and droppings left behind. So it was nice today to boost that number to three species.
A pair of goldfinches were feeding on seed heads.
They went especialy for the knapweed seedheads, particularly the greater knapweed. But they were also eating field scabious and ribwort plantain seeds. I am very pleased….there are loads of excess seeds, and I’m glad that leaving the hay uncut all summer benefits something. That’s what I was hoping for anyway.
1 responses to “Goldfinches in the mini-meadow”
Rob
July 28th, 2011 at 20:50
Your own meadow feeding the goldfinches – that’s wonderful. Congratulations on this inspiring project.