Fringilla montifringilla · Icelandic: Fjallafinka

An orange-breasted finch that mixes with Redpolls and Snow Buntings in winter.

Habitat: Birch scrub, farmland and gardens | Season: Oct–Apr (passage and winter)

Identification

• Orange breast and shoulders, mottled black-and-brown back
• White rump visible in flight

Behaviour

Often seen alongside Redpolls and Snow Buntings at winter feeding areas. Distinctive nasal "tswayk" call.

Did you know?

Bramblings can form some of the largest songbird flocks in the world on their main wintering grounds in continental Europe, though Icelandic visitors are usually in much smaller numbers.

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