UNION TWP. — A European finch that caused a big stir among area birdwatchers appears to have moved on. A Common Chaffinch was first seen on Dec. 20 at the home of the Rehman family. The finch was last ...

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 ...

‘FROM your lofty perch atop the leafy tree… You pipe your tunes… The tunes your father piped in days gone by'. The words of Irish-born poet Francis Duggan, now living in Australia, on our much-admired ...

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 ...

21 February 1922: These early chaffinches are not striving to lure a hen bird to admire their voices, but are warning other males to keep clear from their territory On Sunday, when it was mild though ...

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. John Aitchison presents the chaffinch. The name chaffinch refers to its habit of flocking ...