Stock Dove
It can be quite difficult to sort out Stock Doves from Feral Pigeons, less so Woodpigeons. They are smaller than…
Pigeons and Doves
There are three very familiar visitors to gardens, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove and Feral Pigeon, all distinctive as the pictures show.
Siskin (Female)
Another green finch but smaller than a Greenfinch, the male has black on the head and is much more streaked…
Siskin (Male)
Another green finch but smaller than a Greenfinch, the male has black on the head and is much more streaked…
Greenfinch
The bright green male with the yellow stripe in the wing is very striking while the female is similar looking…
Bullfinch (Male)
A beautiful bird that is increasingly visiting more gardens, not always easy to see, despite its bright scarlet red breast…
Goldfinch
Brightly coloured with bright yellow flashes in the wing and red faces makes this unmistakeable, though in the late summer…
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…









