Chloris chloris · Irish: Glasán Darach

A stocky, olive-green finch with a wheezy song.

Habitat: Gardens, parks, hedgerows and woodland edges. | Season: All year

Identification

• Olive-green overall with yellow flashes in wings and tail
• Stout, pale conical bill

Behaviour

Feeds at hanging feeders, often in small groups. Numbers have been hit by trichomonosis disease at feeding stations — keep feeders and baths clean.

Did you know?

Greenfinches use their stout bill to crack open tough seed husks other birds can't manage; sadly, numbers have fallen sharply since the mid-2000s due to trichomonosis, a disease spread at dirty feeders and bird baths.

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