This will depend on the time of year, with blossom buds on fruit trees being a major attractant for Bullfinches which they quickly eat – this aspect not always making them a popular garden visitor. Another favourite food is dandelion seeds, and once the yellow flower has gone and is replaced with the distinctive dandelion clock (the name given to the ball of downy seed heads) Bullfinches will often arrive to eat the seeds. Occasionally Bullfinches can be attracted to bird feeders filled with black sunflower seeds or sunflower hearts, but this isn’t a common occurrence.