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| Species of the Month - January 2012 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla With no end in sight to the stormy weather and little incentive to venture outdoors, this month's species is one you may see from your living-room window - if you're very lucky. The Brambling is a winter visitor from Scandinavia that sometimes comes to garden bird feeders. Away from gardens you are most likely to find it in beech woods.
I don't have any Brambling photos but Terry Robilliard has kindly provided this one. The bird has a white belly and orange breast, with the orange extending onto the shoulders and wing-bars. On a Chaffinch the breast is pinkish merging to greyish on the belly, and the wing-bars are white. The Brambling is easily picked out in flight by its long white rump. (Bullfinches also have a white rump) Bramblings are often found in the company of Chaffinches, so if you have a group of Chaffinches in your garden look out for any that are a bit different.
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Carl Farmer
Judith had one in the garden on 12 Dec and says she has had a few every year since about 2001 1 Jan: Tina saw one in birch woodland at Kilmore, says they have been there for a while. 3 Jan: Tina had 3 in the garden. 9 Feb: One on the peanut feeder here in Taynuilt - Carl 18 Mar: Judith had one in the garden.
Dec 2011
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