Greenfinch

🔍 Overview

A stout, seed-eating finch common at Sussex feeders, especially in winter and spring.

🪶 Key Identification Features

Size: Small (16 cm)

Plumage: Olive-green with yellow wing and tail bars

Distinctive Marks: Yellow patch at wing edge

Bill: Thick and conical

Tail: Medium

Flight: Fast with bursts

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Present in gardens, woodlands, and hedgerows. Woods Mill is a good place to see them

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

Chattering song and nasal “dzwee” call.

🍴 Diet

Seeds (sunflower, thistle), green buds.

📸 Birding Tip

Use nyjer feeders—they love them. Watch for flocks in hedges and feeders.