Specie's Page                                               Garden and Hedgerow - Eurasian Bullfinch

European Bullfinch:

UK Status: Resident and native.

Habitat: This is a bird of light woodland including woodland fringes and rides. It readily comes into parks and domestic gardens, especially where there are feeding stations.

Breeding: Nesting takes place from early spring through to early summer, depending upon season conditions. Nest are made of reasonably fine intertwined twigs, with the interior of the cup being made of very fine twigs, sometimes they are sparsely lined with animal hair. There are two to three broods of chicks each year, and about four to five eggs in a clutch. Eggs hatch in about twelve to fourteen days, and chicks fledge in about sixteen to eighteen days.

Comment: This species is sexually dimorphic, that is to say the male and female differ in appearance. As you can see from the pictures on this page, the males are much brighter in colour, whereas the female has lighter more pastel tones. Was a very common species once, but has since declined, which is concerning.