Chaffinch (Female)
The female has similar markings to the male with all the colours washed out and can look very much like…
Chaffinch (Male)
A common visitor to gardens, the colourful male is pretty easy to identify. See a video about them, courtesy of…
Finches
A colourful group of small birds, most of which regularly visit garden feeders, particularly in winter. If you get a…
Thrushes
We have 2 regular resident species of thrush that can be seen in gardens, Blackbird and Song Thrush while in…
Robin
The Robin is actually in the thrush and chat family so has been included here, but as it’s the nation’s…
Mistle Thrush
The largest of the thrushes, it is similar to a Song Thrush but is greyer than brown on the back…
Song Thrush
Dark brown on top with heavy spotting on the breast, turns over vegetation on the ground looking for grubs, especially…
Redwing
Very similar to Song Thrush, often comes to your garden in small flocks whereas Song Thrushes are generally on their…
Fieldfare
Like Redwings, Fieldfare come to gardens in midwinter searching out berries and fruit. It’s grey head and rufous brown back…
