I do wonder if mine have arrived and been more visible the last couple of years because the weather has been so bad for beech tree yields. If one jackdaw finds a particularly good supply of food, it will regularly come back to the same area, sometimes encouraging other jackdaws to ‘tag’ along. The female chaffinch builds the nest in a fork of a tree or concealed bush using moss, grass, lichens, roots and moss to make a … UK Breeding population 6,200,000 breeding pairs, with this number greatly increasing in the winter months as birds migrate into the UK from mainland Europe.
Male birds are very distinctive, with a rosy pink-red breast and cheek patches, bluish grey crown and nape, white shoulder patches and black wings.
In fact, 80% of the UK human population lives in England and the England population is ten times that of Scotland (the next largest). U.S. scientists studied 723 male chaffinches in …
Chaffinches will breed in woodland, particularly coniferous plantations, although they will also nest in gardens and parks with trees and bushes. Chaffinches are the commonest and most widespread of New Zealand’s introduced finches, and are found in a wide range of habitats from sea-level to 1400 m. They are self-introduced to many off-shore islands. Chaffinches can catch trichomonosis, which can be as deadly to chaffinches as it can to greenfinches. With its patterned plumage, the male Chaffinch is well-adapted for camouflage whilst eating on the ground, only displaying its bright, prominent pink breast during flight; its arctic-white streaks on the wings form a brilliant contrast to the remaining black of the wings. Adult chaffinches are sparrow-sized birds from 14cm – 18cm (5.5 – 7 inches) long, with a wingspan of 24.5cm – 28.5cm (9.7 – 11.2 inches) and weighing between 18g and 29g (0.6 and 1 ounce). These birds are often also seen feeding alongside rooks and carrion crows. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Of all finches in the UK, the Chaffinch is the one whose colourful plumage outshines them all. Birds of a feather sing together: Male chaffinches develop different 'accents' depending on where they live.
However, most UK Chaffinches live in England I guess, just like most UK people live in England. Do jackdaws live alone or in groups? As well as breeding in colonies, jackdaws also roost and feed together.
Keep the feeders clean to help your chaffinches.
The recent declines seen in Chaffinch populations, as revealed through the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and BTO Garden BirdWatch, show a change in fortunes for a species whose populations had increased over recent decades.We know that Chaffinch populations were hit by the 2006 outbreak of finch trichomonosis (see the BTO research papers on this disease outbreak), with a … Chaffinches are adaptable to different habitats, which include woodland, edges of commercial conifer plantations, hedgerows and gardens.