Bullfinches are high on my list of favourite creatures. They are shy, yet sometimes tolerate human presence, as did the pair that nested in our beech hedge no more than 3 or 4 yards from our kitchen window. Both the male and the female are exquisitely beautiful but she, instead having a rose-coloured breast, is tinted like a plum.
Where you see one Bully you'll nearly always see their mate, who stays in touch with a soft whistle. Often all you'll see is a white rump disappearing into the shade.
