CARERY
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Perhaps a difficult question to answer as it's of an "irruption" nature. Recently I've observed a soliciting female Hawfinch being fed by a male with the resulting courtship chases ensuing, is it likely that this behaviour would only be observed within an intended breeding area?
Cheers
This is an interesting question but not easy to answer. I don't know about Hawfinches but as I understand some species of finches are starting to pair-bond already in winter away from breeding grounds or even stay together as a pair. Some interesting facts about Bullfinches: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-bullfinches-years.html. So, I think your observation does not neccessarily mean the Hawfinches intend to breed there...