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Fringilla coelebs
The male is easily recognised with a grey cap and nape of the neck, and reddish face and underparts. Both male and female have black and white wing bars. They are the most common finch in Western Europe, and the second most common bird in the UK. They are resident in the UK all year around. This chubby little male was beautifully singing away in a puddle of sunlight coming in through the trees.
They live pretty much anywhere there are trees for them to nest. Very, very common.
I found this little guy on the Wivenhoe Trail. As I was going through some tree cover, I realised I could suddenly hear a birdsong very loudly... I looked down at a branch that had fallen on the ground, and there he was!
Spotted on Apr 15, 2012
Submitted on Apr 17, 2012
3 Comments
charming little bird!
Haha, having spent my childhood in Canada with a British dad, I was constantly being told that the "monster" robins we had were not real robins, they were meant to be tiny! There are many wonderful little songbirds in Britain though :)
One of the things I really miss from home is watching the feeder birds in my back yard in Surrey, especially the robins (proper little British robins not the big American impostors!), tits, european goldfinches & of course the chaffinches!