Paphos Life

They're goldfinches, one of the loveliest birds I think.

Definitely Goldfinches [ European ] we used to get a lot of them in our garden back in Scotland.

Most definitely Goldfinches!

Lincoln wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:23 am Thanks to all the replies Goldfinches it is then.

This is my rescue finch which recovered very well after a crash against the window. (broke it's leg) I wonder which crossbreed this is. It is singing ever so nice with a wide variety of songs copying a lot of different birds like a green finch does.


after growing up it looks now quite different, but what breed were his parents? Maybe Shane knows it?


Max

It's another Goldfinch Max. The 2nd photo shows an adult bird in fresh plumage, the 1st photo looks to be a worn version of it but it could just be in a distressed state, when was the 1st photo taken?

Here is a recording of a male Goldfinch singing : https://www.xeno-canto.org/390605


Shane

ApusApus wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:23 pm It's another Goldfinch Max. The 2nd photo shows an adult bird in fresh plumage, the 1st photo looks to be a worn version of it but it could just be in a distressed state, when was the 1st photo taken?

Here is a recording of a male Goldfinch singing : https://www.xeno-canto.org/390605


Shane

The first photo was from May 16, just 2 weeks after the rescue. The second photo was from yesterday. Regarding the singing: It is very different
to the link you have kindly sent, copying a lot of other bird songs... I love it. It is more like this record but not exactly:
https://www.deutsche-vogelstimmen.de/stieglitz/

Max

That's another one of their songs, usually sung from high up in the tree tops!


Shane