Henfield Birdwatch

A community website for Henfield’s Birdwatchers

Finches

A colourful group of small birds, most of which regularly visit garden feeders, particularly in winter. If you get a good view you can usually identify them though some of the females can look similar to each other. 

Male Siskin

Siskin (Male)

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

Female Siskin

Siskin (Female)

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...

Goldfinch

Goldfinch

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

Male Bullfinch

Bullfinch (Male)

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

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...