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Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
50.2153, -5.29953
Field Notes
Description:
Male has a rufous breast and underside with a grey crown and nape, medium brown back and wings, with white and dark brown bars on the wings. The female has a pale brown back and wings with bars on the wings similar to the male, and she has a light grey underside.
Habitat:
Farmland, hedgerows, parks and gardens.
Notes:
Chaffinches will eat seeds off the ground but have a morbid fear of birdtables and seed feeders. if you want to attract chaffinches use seeds and crushed nuts on the ground. To see a chaffinch attempting to feed of a table is quite comical, about 300kcals of flight energy used to grab one seed.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 12, 2011
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