"For the past few years I have sent an annual report into RSPB. The hawfinch don't usually come to the feeders much after their young have fledged - until a cold snap, around now, when food is scarce.

"For the past few years I have sent an annual report into RSPB. The hawfinch don't usually come to the feeders much after their young have fledged - until a cold snap, around now, when food is scarce.

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