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Similar in size and shape to the chaffinch, the male brambling has a black head in summer, and an orange breast with white belly. In flight it shows a long whit...
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Similar in size and shape to the chaffinch, the male brambling has a black head in summer, and an orange breast with white belly. In flight it shows a long white rump. Gregarious in winter, it may form flocks of many thousands and often joins with chaffinches. Numbers can vary between winters depending on food supplies. It is a Schedule 1 species.

What they eat:
Seeds in winter; insects in summer.

Measurements:
Length: 14cm
Wingspan: 25-26cm
Weight: 24gPopulation:
UK breeding: 0-2 pairs
UK wintering: 45,000-1,800,000 birds
Europe: 13-22 million pairs
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