Field guide to the most commonly encountered mammals and birds

Here, we provide some basic information regarding commonly observed species (plus some others about which we have had queries).  

Feel free to contact us by email if you have any questions regarding species you have encountered on the site.

For more information about mammals, we recommend the Mammal Society's species hub, here. For birds, excellent resources are available from the RSPB (here) and the BTO (here).

 

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Bullfinch (Eurasian)

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Scientific Name: Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Appearance: Bill short and thick. ‘Hood’ formed by black cap, bill and chin. Wing and tail feathers black with bluish gloss. White rump and thick grey-white wing-bar obvious in flight. Body plumage differs in sexes. Male; pure, pale grey back, and vivid red-pink from ‘cheeks’ to chest and underparts. Female; dull brownish back and beige-grey underparts.

Song: Song infrequently used. Most commonly heard calls are low, soft whistles peuuw, deu or phiu produced by both sexes.

When heard: Resident. Contact calls described above heard year-round.

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