Lesser Redpoll
Taken at Lochwinnoch on 13th June 2010 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens.
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Female
Taken at Lochwinnoch on 19th May 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Taken at Lochwinnoch on 23rd June 2013 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Breeding Plumage
Taken at Lochwinnoch on 28th October 2012 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens.
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Lesser Redpoll.
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Also Known As: 		Carduelis cabaret.
Passeriformes.
Fringillidae.
Common Redpoll
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Usually in a shrub or tree.
It is made of twigs and plant stems with an inner layer of roots, grass, moss, leaves and other vegetation and a lining of feathers, wool and hair.
Small seeds such as those of Birch, Alder and grasses. Fruit buds and invertebrates.
The adult male is largely brown above with darker streaks. It has a red forehead, a black chin and, during the breeding season, pink on the breast and face. The flanks are buff with dark streaks and the belly and
undertail-coverts are whitish. There are two pale bars on the wing. The adult female is similar but lacks the pink on the breast and face and has
less streaking on the flanks. The juvenile has a pale head with no red forehead and less black on the chin.
11.5-12.5 cms.
20-22.5 cms.
Breeding pairs form in late winter.
2 to 7. Pale bluish or greenish with reddish
or brownish blotches and streaks.
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