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| Chaffinch – Fringilla coelebs |
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The Chaffinch is the UK's second commonest breeding bird and the most colourful of the UK finch family. It can be seen across the whole of the UK. |
| Indentification |
| Male |
The male Chaffinch has a blue- grey crown with a pinkish breast, throat & belly. Their wings & tails are black with flashes of white. |
| Female |
The female Chaffinch is duller in colour with a creamy coloured breast, throat & belly and a Buffy coloured crown. |
| Size |
14 - 16cm |
| Bill |
blue/grey short and stubby. |
| Legs |
Black: medium in length |
| Habitat |
gardens, heaths, fields, woods, hedges. |
| Behaviour |
flits, hops, perches openly takes off & landing from the ground and vegetation |
| Flocking |
1 - 200 |
| Flight |
undulating. |
| Voice |
loud pink pink sound; delicate song ending in a flourish |
| Breeding |
| Nest |
low vegetation |
| Eggs |
lays 4-5 eggs on average, eggs are pale blue with blotches of red |
| Incubation period |
11 – 13 days |
| Fledgling |
12 - 15 days |
| Broods |
1 - 2; April - May |
| Food |
seeds & fruit |
| UK breeding pairs |
breeding pairs UK 5,800,000 |
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