It was delightful this afternoon to have four goldfinches on the feeders in the garden. We recently moved them nearer the house so get an excellent view; through binoculars it provides an incredible close-up. Normally the goldfinches only appear as a pair and often sit on the hawthorn just outside the back of the garden, only flitting in to grab a snack if coming in at all, so it was great to see four of them happily feeding away for a number of minutes.

Not, of course, enough to risk running upstairs and grabbing a camera!