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common chaffinch

  1. A first for me

    A first for me

    I've never noticed this happening before but this would appear to be a young male Chaffinch just beginning to get his adult colouring, judging by the blue feathers on his neck.
    • delia todd
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    • 2024 august blairgowrie common chaffinch fringilla coelebs mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. How he relaxes

    How he relaxes

    That worried looking Chaffinch I showed you the other day, then showed me how he relaxes... he needs a cigarette!! Happy New Year everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful 2025.
    • delia todd
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    • 2024 blairgowrie common chaffinch fringilla coelebs july mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Worried

    Worried

    This Chaffinch seems to be very worried about something. If I ever knew what it was all about I've long forgotten I'm afraid.
    • delia todd
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    • 2025 blairgowrie common chaffinch fringilla coelebs july mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Mainstay

    Mainstay

    Chaffinches are just about the main species which visit our furthest away feeders. I can't work out how many pairs there are. They seem to be very fond of their food anyway!
    • delia todd
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    • 2024 blairgowrie chaffinch common chaffinch fringilla coelebs june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Considering

    Considering

    It seems to me that this Chaffinch is thoughtfully tasting a seed to see if it is really to his taste. I'm surprised no-one got the species in my picture yesterday... it was the Marsh Harrier which I showed you just a week before, in the same tree. I'd not zoomed in so much though LOL.
    • delia todd
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    • 2024 blairgowrie common chaffinch fringilla coelebs june mause perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. Battle for top dog

    Battle for top dog

    Now it's a Great Tit wanting to beat up a male Chaffinch, for feeding rights over the peanuts (or the seed which I put on the shelf!
    • delia todd
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    • 2024 angus common chaffinch fringilla coelebs great tit june kinnordy rspb kirriemuir parus major perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. If I time it right....

    If I time it right....

    .... she may not notice!!? A cheeky Blue Tit, photo-bombed my attempts to get a picture of a Chaffinch, on a feeder at Kinnordy reserve! Saturday Fun,
    • delia todd
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    • 2024 angus blue tit common chaffinch cyanistes caeruleus fringilla coelebs june kinnordy rspb reserve kirriemuir nikon coolpix p900 saturday fun
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Common Chaffinch (m)

    Common Chaffinch (m)

    I know these are common for many of you, but this is the first time this Connecticut boy has had the pleasure of spotting chaffies in the wild. Woo hoo, an oddly exciting lifer. :)
    • Fowl Mouth
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    • chaffinch common chaffinch new zealand
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  9. Common Chaffinch

    Common Chaffinch

    Another introduction from the UK in 1862 and common everywhere.
    • peterday
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    • common chaffinch fringilla coelebs new zealand stewart island
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  10. Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas Chaffinch December 2023 A happy Chaffinch from my Mause feeders greets you this year. I hope you all enjoy the holiday.
    • delia todd
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    • 2023 blairgowrie christmas 2023 common chaffinch mause merry christmas november perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Common Chaffinch taking a bath

    Common Chaffinch taking a bath

    • Cristian Mihai
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    • cinteza common chaffinch fringilla coelebs
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Common Chaffinch

    Common Chaffinch

    • Cristian Mihai
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    • cinteza common chaffinch fringilla coelebs
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. chaffinch (male)

    chaffinch (male)

    • bievreJJ
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    • common chaffinch france fringilla coelebs isère
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Chaffinches and sprouts (Fringilla coelebs)

    Chaffinches and sprouts (Fringilla coelebs)

    During the spring migration also the Chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) stop on the poplars to eat the shoots, unlike the brambles they are more dynamic and often go to the ground.
    • Ornitomania
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    • chaffinch common chaffinch fringilla coelebs fringilla coelebs - chaffinch - fringuello fringilla coelebs chaffinch fringuello video
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  15. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

    Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

    Calm in the days of the Coronavirus. This Chaffinch female (Fringilla coelebs) remained in the same place for practically an hour. A video that conveys her calm, with nothing, and nobody to disturb her.
    • Ornitomania
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    • common chaffinch fringilla coelebs fringilla coelebs - chaffinch - fringuello fringilla coelebs chaffinch fringilla coelebs common chaffinch fringuello video
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  16. Male common chaffinch

    Male common chaffinch

    • katastrofa
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    • common chaffinch coniferous forest fringilla coelebs lommedalen male norway
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  17. Female common chaffinch

    Female common chaffinch

    • katastrofa
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    • common chaffinch coniferous forest female fringilla coelebs lommedalen norway
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  18. Chaffinch take-off

    Chaffinch take-off

    A female Chaffinch a split second after picking off a seed from a post.
    • Andy Hall
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    • common chaffinch finches fringilla ceolebs passerines
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  19. Female chaffinch

    Female chaffinch

    • katastrofa
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    • common chaffinch female fringilla coelebs garden lommedalen norway
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  20. Common Chaffinch

    Common Chaffinch

    A very common species, but while I'd see them from my windows nearly every day in the 1980s, they've vanished in recent years. This is an extremely heavy crop from a 2019 shot at another location (I haven't seen the species at all since, but one lives in hope!). Thank you for your comments on...
    • Jonno52
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    • bough beech common chaffinch fringilla coelebs
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. Male chaffinch in the forest

    Male chaffinch in the forest

    • katastrofa
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    • bærumsmarka common chaffinch coniferous forest fringilla coelebs male norway
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  22. Where's the ladies then

    Where's the ladies then

    A very handsome looking guy sitting watchfully in the trees, but no sign of the girls. Just hope he's got a lady friend on a nest somewhere.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie common chaffinch craighall fringilla coelebs nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  23. 250- Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch-16 mai 2012.jpg

    250- Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch-16 mai 2012.jpg

    Pinson des arbres - Fringilla coelebs - Common Chaffinch
    • nanus
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    • common chaffinch fringilla coelebs pinson des arbres
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. Colorful

    Colorful

    Common Chaffinch, however humble the name might seem, is one of the most colorful birds we have in Norway.
    • Doc Duck
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    • common chaffinch fringilla coelebs
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  25. You spoke?

    You spoke?

    She was heading for the tube feeder that I'd re-positioned to the 'new perch' branch. Couldn't resist that inquisitive look! TTTW
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie common chaffinch female fringilla coelebs garden nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland snow tttw
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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