western France V. big finch ?? (1 Viewer)

buck mulligan

TCMits

• Sep 14, 2019

• #1

Hello
we saw this this morning

seemed to be much bigger than a finch nearly as big as a thrush
but this is the only photo we got

In an old hedge (oak , maples...) in farmland

Thanks for any help
BM

 

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SteveClifton

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• Sep 14, 2019

• #2

Chaffinch

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Sep 14, 2019

• #3

buck mulligan said:

Hello
we saw this this morning

seemed to be much bigger than a finch nearly as big as a thrush
but this is the only photo we got

In an old hedge (oak , maples...) in farmland

Thanks for any help
BM

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This is a regular Chaffinch, and this shows how size, in the field, is rarely reliable. This is one of the details I explain in my first bird identification lesson (in French) you might be interested to watch : https://youtu.be/CpKNe7BUQxw

 

buck mulligan

TCMits

• Sep 14, 2019

• #4

Ok thanks

But it is the biggest chaffinch i ever saw

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Sep 15, 2019

• #5

Ditto to Chaffinch; it is in a Field Maple (Acer campestre) which has smaller leaves than many other maples - that would make the bird appear larger by comparison :t: