Henfield Birdwatch

A community website for Henfield’s Birdwatchers

Year: 2025

Male Siskin

Siskin (Male)

Another green finch but smaller than a Greenfinch, the male has black on the head and is much more streaked…

Greenfinch

Greenfinch

The bright green male with the yellow stripe in the wing is very striking while the female is similar looking…

Male Bullfinch

Bullfinch (Male)

A beautiful bird that is increasingly visiting more gardens, not always easy to see, despite its bright scarlet red breast…

Goldfinch

Goldfinch

Brightly coloured with bright yellow flashes in the wing and red faces makes this unmistakeable, though in the late summer…

Female Chaffinch

Chaffinch (Female)

The female has similar markings to the male with all the colours washed out and can look very much like…

Male Chaffinch

Chaffinch (Male)

A common visitor to gardens, the colourful male is pretty easy to identify. See a video about them, courtesy of…

Male Chaffinch

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…