Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Species
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris). Male. Taken at Otmoor, Oxon., on April 13th 2017.
Male. Taken at Otmoor, Oxon., on April 13th 2017.
(1/250th sec at f13. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris). Juvenile. Taken at Farmoor, Oxon., on August 17th 2019.
Juvenile. Taken at Farmoor, Oxon., on August 17th 2019.
(1/160th sec at f9. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 14 - 16 cm; WS: 26 cm

The Greenfinch is a rather stout finch. The male is unmistakable with a yellowish-green breast and yellow edges to the primary feathers. The female is rather duller, with less yellow on the wings and tail.

It found throughout the British Isles, but is only a summer visitor in north-west Scotland.

It breeds at woodland edges, in wooded pasture and copses, and in parks and gardens.

Some British birds spend the winter in southern and western Europe, but most are resident.

There are about 1.7 million pairs in the UK.

Sightings

22-Mar-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
15-Mar-2024 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (h)
18-Feb-2024 : Aston, Oxon (1)
10-Feb-2024 : Aston, Oxon (3)
01-Feb-2024 : Aston, Oxon (1)

20-May-2023 : Cholsey Marsh, Oxon (h)
20-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (1)
19-Mar-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (1)
27-Feb-2023 : Aston, Oxon (1)
22-Feb-2023 : Aston, Oxon (2)
12-Feb-2023 : Aston, Oxon (1)
07-Feb-2023 : Aston, Oxon (1)

06-Dec-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon (1)
27-Oct-2022 : Flamborough Head, E. Yorks (2)
03-Jul-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon (1)
20-Jun-2022 : Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria (2)
03-May-2022 : Builth Wells, Powys (2)
17-Apr-2022 : Chimney Meadows, Oxon (1)
15-Apr-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon (h)
11-Apr-2022 : Chimney Meadows, Oxon (h)
05-Apr-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1m)
23-Mar-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (3)
21-Mar-2022 : Chimney Meadows, Oxon (1)
12-Mar-2022 : Aston, Oxon (h)
27-Feb-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon (h)
24-Feb-2022 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (h)
11-Feb-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
28-Jan-2022 : Abingdon STW, Oxon (1)
16-Jan-2022 : Lower Radley, Oxon (1)

29-Dec-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
01-Sep-2021 : Abingdon, Oxon (1+)
13-Jun-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (h)
10-May-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (2)
28-Apr-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
22-Apr-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
04-Apr-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
29-Mar-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
27-Mar-2021 : Abingdon, Oxon (1f)
17-Mar-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
28-Jan-2021 : Eynsham, Oxon (1m)
17-Jan-2021 : Standlake Common, Oxon (1)

01-Dec-2020 : Lower Radley, Oxon (1)
13-Oct-2020 : Overy Marshes, Norfolk (1)
11-Oct-2020 : Branthill Farm, Norfolk (1)
29-Jul-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon (1juv)
12-Jul-2020 : Banbury, Oxon (h)
15-Jun-2020 : Chimney Meadows, Oxon (2)
02-Jun-2020 : Culham, Oxon (1)
20-May-2020 : Cholsey Marsh, Oxon (h)
17-May-2020 : Abingdon, Oxon (h)