Best time to see: late Sep to mid Apr
Key facts
Close relative of the chaffinch that visits in winter
Habitat: woods, especially of beech, fields, hedges
Regular winter visitor from Scandinavia
Recognition
Orange breast and wingbars, buff-brown head and back; 14–15 cm
Often join other finches to feed in flocks in woods or on fields
Feeds on beech mast, weed seeds, grain; sometimes berries; insects in spring
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© Robin Chittenden
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© Robin Chittenden