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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes L 17-18cm. Giant among finches. Massive, conical bill is used to crack Hornbeam and Cherry seeds. Sexes are separable. Adult male has mainly pinkish buff plumage with grey on neck and brown on back. Note broad whitish wingbar, blue-black flight feathers, and broad white tip to tail. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but plumage patterns are less distinct. Voice Utters a sharp, Robin-like tsic call. Quiet song is seldom heard. Status Local and rather scarce in mature deciduous woodland, orchards and large gardens.
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
    149365.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
    149351.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
    149366.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
    149361.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus - Adult female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - juvenile
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
    149381.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
    149376.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
    149375.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
    149367.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
    149363.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
    149357.jpg
  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
    147786.jpg
  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - female
    149353.jpg
  • House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus - male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult male
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  • Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii - Adult female
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult female non-breeding
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult female non-breeding
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male non-breeding
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  • Trumpeter Finch - Bucanates githagineus
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male non-breeding
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male non-breeding
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - 1st winter female
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult female non-breeding
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  • Greenfinch Carduelis chloris L 14-15cm. Familiar greenish finch with pinkish, conical bill, yellowish patch on wings and yellow sides to base of tail. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly yellowish green, darkest on back, with grey on face, sides of neck, and on wings. Intensity of colour increases through winter as pale feather fringes are worn. Adult female is similar but duller and faintly streaked. Juvenile recalls adult female but back and pale underparts are obviously streaked. Voice Utters a sharp jrrrup call in flight. Song comprises well-spaced wheezy weeeish phrases or rapid, trilling whistles. Status Fairly common. In breeding season, favours parks, gardens and hedgerows. In winter, forms flocks that visit gardens and arable fields.
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  • Greenfinch Carduelis chloris L 14-15cm. Familiar greenish finch with pinkish, conical bill, yellowish patch on wings and yellow sides to base of tail. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly yellowish green, darkest on back, with grey on face, sides of neck, and on wings. Intensity of colour increases through winter as pale feather fringes are worn. Adult female is similar but duller and faintly streaked. Juvenile recalls adult female but back and pale underparts are obviously streaked. Voice Utters a sharp jrrrup call in flight. Song comprises well-spaced wheezy weeeish phrases or rapid, trilling whistles. Status Fairly common. In breeding season, favours parks, gardens and hedgerows. In winter, forms flocks that visit gardens and arable fields.
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult
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  • Brambling Fringilla montifringilla L 14-15cm. Distinctive finch with white rump. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male in winter has orange throat, breast and lesser wing coverts; underparts are white with small dark spots on flanks. Head and back are darkish but with pale feather fringes. Dark wings have pale feather margins and whitish orange wingbars. Bill is yellow. In breeding plumage (sometimes acquired here) head, back and bill are black. Adult female has similar markings to winter male on wings, breast and underparts but head is grey brown with dark lines on sides. Juveniles are similar to winter adults but duller. Voice Calls include a harsh eeerrp. Song is series of buzzing notes. Status Mainly a common winter visitor, found mainly in mature Beech woodland. A few pairs breed.
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  • Brambling Fringilla montifringilla L 14-15cm. Distinctive finch with white rump. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male in winter has orange throat, breast and lesser wing coverts; underparts are white with small dark spots on flanks. Head and back are darkish but with pale feather fringes. Dark wings have pale feather margins and whitish orange wingbars. Bill is yellow. In breeding plumage (sometimes acquired here) head, back and bill are black. Adult female has similar markings to winter male on wings, breast and underparts but head is grey brown with dark lines on sides. Juveniles are similar to winter adults but duller. Voice Calls include a harsh eeerrp. Song is series of buzzing notes. Status Mainly a common winter visitor, found mainly in mature Beech woodland. A few pairs breed.
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  • Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret L 12-14cm. Well-marked finch. Forms flocks outside breeding season, and mixes with Siskins. Bill is yellow and conical. Sexes are separable. Adult male has streaked grey-brown upperparts, darkest on back. Underparts are pale but dark-streaked. Note red forecrown, black bib and lores, white wingbar, pale, streaked rump and often pinkish flush to the breast. Adult female and juveniles are similar but lack pinkish flush to breast. Voice Utters a rattling chek-chek-chek call in flight. Song is wheezing and rattling. Status Widespread and fairly common. Breeds in birch woodland and favours birches and Alders in winter.
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  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch - Leucosticte australis - Adult male
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  • Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula - Male. L 16-17cm. Unobtrusive finch whose call and white rump are distinctive. Bill is stubby and dark. Sexes are separable. Adult male has a rosy-pink face, breast and belly. Back and nape are blue-grey and cap and tail are black. Note white wingbar on otherwise black wings. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but head is uniformly buffish brown. Voice Utters a soft piping call; pair sometimes duets. Song is quiet and seldom heard. Status Fairly common resident of woodlands, hedgerows and mature gardens.
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  • Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula L 16-17cm. Unobtrusive finch whose call and white rump are distinctive. Bill is stubby and dark. Sexes are separable. Adult male has a rosy-pink face, breast and belly. Back and nape are blue-grey and cap and tail are black. Note white wingbar on otherwise black wings. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but head is uniformly buffish brown. Voice Utters a soft piping call; pair sometimes duets. Song is quiet and seldom heard. Status Fairly common resident of woodlands, hedgerows and mature gardens.
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  • Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula L 16-17cm. Unobtrusive finch whose call and white rump are distinctive. Bill is stubby and dark. Sexes are separable. Adult male has a rosy-pink face, breast and belly. Back and nape are blue-grey and cap and tail are black. Note white wingbar on otherwise black wings. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but head is uniformly buffish brown. Voice Utters a soft piping call; pair sometimes duets. Song is quiet and seldom heard. Status Fairly common resident of woodlands, hedgerows and mature gardens.
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  • Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L 15-17cm. Extraordinary finch with crossed-tipped mandibles - used to extract seeds from conifer cones. Sexes are dissimilar. Adult male is mainly red but with brownish wings. Adult female is mainly greenish but with brownish wings. Immature birds are similar to adults of respective sexes but with duller colours. Juvenile is grey-brown and heavily streaked. Voice Utters a sharp kip-kip-kip flight call. Status Associated with mature conifer woodland (mainly Larch and spruces). Nomadic outside breeding season (in search of cone-bearing trees).
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  • Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - female L 16-17cm. Unobtrusive finch whose call and white rump are distinctive. Bill is stubby and dark. Sexes are separable. Adult male has a rosy-pink face, breast and belly. Back and nape are blue-grey and cap and tail are black. Note white wingbar on otherwise black wings. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but head is uniformly buffish brown. Voice Utters a soft piping call; pair sometimes duets. Song is quiet and seldom heard. Status Fairly common resident of woodlands, hedgerows and mature gardens.
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  • Serin Serinus serinus L 11-12cm. Tiny finch with a stubby bill. Adult males are colourful and distinctive. Other plumages are duller and more streaked. Breeds here occasionally but seen mainly in autumn, feeding in weedy coastal fields.
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  • Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula - Male. L 16-17cm. Unobtrusive finch whose call and white rump are distinctive. Bill is stubby and dark. Sexes are separable. Adult male has a rosy-pink face, breast and belly. Back and nape are blue-grey and cap and tail are black. Note white wingbar on otherwise black wings. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but head is uniformly buffish brown. Voice Utters a soft piping call; pair sometimes duets. Song is quiet and seldom heard. Status Fairly common resident of woodlands, hedgerows and mature gardens.
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  • Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula - Female. L 16-17cm. Unobtrusive finch whose call and white rump are distinctive. Bill is stubby and dark. Sexes are separable. Adult male has a rosy-pink face, breast and belly. Back and nape are blue-grey and cap and tail are black. Note white wingbar on otherwise black wings. Adult female is similar but duller. Juvenile is similar to adult female but head is uniformly buffish brown. Voice Utters a soft piping call; pair sometimes duets. Song is quiet and seldom heard. Status Fairly common resident of woodlands, hedgerows and mature gardens.
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