These finches were once very popular caged birds because of their tuneful song. Males are marked with crimson foreheads and chests, and females are much browner.
According to the RSPB web page, the Linnet numbers have dropped over the past few decades, with the UK population estimated to have fallen by 57% between 1970 and 2014.
( 1st picture is a male bird the second is a female).
This bird is a summer visitor to the UK from Africa, this small, warbler frequents hedgerow and scrubby areas and can be seen singing from the top of bushes. They are here from April to October this bird was on the coast near Portsmouth.
second year Juvenile.
A picture post.
Sunday afternoon bird watch. I spent a few hours with my brother at Mum’s house looking at the garden birds sometimes you do not have to go very far to get some good birding.
Goldfinch. Crab Apple tree.
Greenfinch. {male}.
Dunnock { fledgling }.
Blue Tit.
Great Tit.
Nuthatch
Saved the best for last. Mr & Mrs Bullfinch.
Yellow Hammer (male) – South Downs.
Gone tomorrow! We have the sun out this morning so up to the South Downs to see if the Hares are about. They did not let us down.
Can you see me said the mating Toad’s deep in the Forest? – Camouflage at its best.
Spitfire SM520 was built by Vickers Armstrong at their Castle Bromwich factory in 1944 as a single seat Mark H.F.IXe high level fighter and delivered to the RAF on 23 November of that year. With the war in Europe coming to an end she was placed in storage until 1948 when she was sold to the South African Air Force.
After a major flying incident, SM520 was scrapped but was saved and went into private ownership. Later she was converted to a two-seater.
Continued Reflections from my World. 