Greenfinch
Taken at Ardmore Point on 6th June 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm lens.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 9th April 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm lens.
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Taken at Vane Farm on 14th April 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm lens.
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Taken at Lochwinnoch on 26th May 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Female
Taken at Troon on 5th December 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Leighton Moss on 15th July 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm  lens. Fact File
Juvenile
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 28th July 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Greenfinch.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names:
Carduelis chloris.
Passeriformes.
Fringillidae.
Green Linnet

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Eggs:
In colonies in dense shrubs.
The nest is made from twigs and grass, and lined with fine roots and hair, and built by the female.
Seeds, buds and berries
Mainly green, with yellow in the wings and tail. The female and young birds are duller and have brown tones on the back.
14-16 cm
April. 2-3 clutches.
3 to 8 eggs.
White to pale beige with blackish markings.

Voices: