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Wood Pigeon

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Stock Dove

It can be quite difficult to sort out Stock Doves from Feral Pigeons, less so Woodpigeons. They are smaller than…

Stock Dove

Pigeons and Doves

There are three very familiar visitors to gardens, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove and Feral Pigeon, all distinctive as the pictures show.

Female Siskin

Siskin (Female)

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

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…