THE chaffinch sings almost throughout the year in this locality. The male bird never leaves us in winter like the female, and can be seen in large flocks daily. A singular circumstance that occurred ...

Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: The chaffinch’s chest is dawn-lit, his head grey, the heraldry of his flash-feathers signalling the breeding season to come For a brief moment, a cock chaffinch owns the ...

I first encountered species as a boy, when it was the commonest bird in Britain – now they are very scarce in my Somerset garden I must have been about eight, and on a school trip to Hampton Court ...

Chaffinches are around 14-16cm in length with a wingspan of 26cm. They live here all year around and are typically found in woodland, farmland, and gardens across the whole country. These birds are ...