Latin name
Fringilla montifringilla
Family
Finches (Fringillidae)
Description:
Similar in size and shape to the chaffinch, the male has a black head in summer, and an orange breast with white belly. In flight it shows a long white rump. Gregarious in winter, it may form flocks of many thousands and often joins with chaffinches. Numbers can vary between winters depending on food supplies.
Where to see them:
In winter likes beech woodland, farmland fields near woods. Look in flocks of chaffinches and other finches. In autumn look along east coast woodlands and fields. Will visit gardens in winter.
When to see them
Watch out for them from mid-September until March and April. Occasional birds stay into May or even later.
What they eat:
Seeds in winter; insects in summer.
The following photos were taken at Blashford Lakes on 23rd March, 2011
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