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Chaffinch (male)

Fringilla coelebs

Description:

One of the more colourful members of the finch family, this one is a ground feeder favouring seeds and nuts in its diet. it has a very loud and varied call so you can usuallyy hear them before spotting them. This one is a male as the females are a much duller brown.

Habitat:

seen near a river on a walk in the Eden valley, Appleby in westmorland

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Debbie Stewart
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Debbie Stewart

Eden, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on May 16, 2013
Submitted on May 21, 2013

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