chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Compare with:
bullfinch
Key facts
One of our commonest finches, found almost anywhere
Habitat: anywhere with trees or bushes, preferably broad-leaved woodland
Widespread and common resident
Recognition
Bold white double wing bar and white outer tail feathers; female duller than male; 1516cm
Perches openly, both in vegetation and on the ground; forms large winter flocks with other seedeaters
Feeds on seeds, beech-mast and sometimes grain
Lifecycle
Nest is a neat cup of moss and lichen lined with hair and feathers, low in vegetation
1 or 2 broods April to June; 45 off-white eggs, marked red
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