What Do Chaffinches Eat?
Chaffinches are one of the tamest songbirds and have even been known to approach humans if they are expecting food! So it shouldn't be too hard to attract them to your garden feeding stations as long as you provide them with the right kind of seed and feeders.
Chaffinches eat a seasonal diet, consuming mostly invertebrates like caterpillars and spiders in the summer and switching to seeds, fruits and grains during autumn and winter. They also prefer to feed on the ground or at bird tables.
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Berry Suet Pellets 
Table Mix 
Ground Blend 
Black Sunflower Seeds 
Niger Seed 
Premium Sunflower Hearts for Birds 
Peanut Granules 
Live Mini Mealworms Add a Feeder
Harrisons Flip Top Seed Feeder 22cm 
Micro Mesh Ground Feeder Tray 
Peckish All Weather Sunflower Heart Feeder 
National Trust Hanging Bird Table 
National Trust Square Ground Feeding Table 
Simple Wooden Ground Feeder Tray 
Peckish Everyday Bird Table 
Ground Feeding Tray - Weathered Wood Effect About Chaffinches
- Chaffinches have been found to have regional accents, with slight differences in their song depending where in the country they live.
- A male chaffinch will sing its song five or six times a minute and up to 3,000 times per day!
- In winter, all male chaffinch flocks are not unusual, hence why they are sometimes given the name 'the bachelor bird'.
- Chaffinches were originally woodland birds, however can now be found anywhere from the parks of London to the highlands of Scotland!
- Chaffinches typically only live around 3 years, however, the oldest recorded chaffinch reached over 15 years of age!
