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Hawfinch 46
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
The Forest of
Dean where I live must be the best place anywhere for the
beautiful but elusive Hawfinch. They arrive in some
numbers about February each year and stay on until April.
At first their beaks are pink, but they soon mature into
breeding adults with characteristic metallic blue-grey
beaks. Once you have learnt their song, you may start to
think you can hear them just about everywhere, but the best
places to go are best kept a secret!
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Hawfinch 02 (S)
A pink beak - an image from my pre-digital days!
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Hawfinch 08 (crop)
Hawfinch 40 (crop)
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Hawfinch 53
Hawfinch 24
Hawfinch 31 in Hornbeam Tree
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