GARDEN BIRDS 7- THE CHAFFINCH

 

Hi! Today I am going to be talking about the Chaffinch, or  Fringilla coelebs. I really want to attract one of these colourful birds to my garden because they are just beautiful. Sadly, I have not yet succeeded in attracting them; but I do enjoy watching them in my local park. 

The male (left) and female (right) chaffinch are quite different. The male has a distinctive red face and breast with darker wings and a grey nape; whereas the female is duller and brown, rather like a female house sparrow. 

The chaffinch's call is vigorously repeated and is almost identical each time you hear it: a descending scale of notes ending with a loud flourish- my bird book describes it as a tink-tink-tink-chink-chink-chink-dink-dink-tiddle-you-wee-o! 

Hope you have enjoyed reading this, see you next time!