House Finch? UK (3 Viewers)

[vwxyzen]

Apparently photographed on a garden bird table in Methley, West Yorkshire on 29th April. Looks like a House Finch but can it be confirmed by this one pic? No mention of rings and it was only seen the once.

Dave

 

[LowellMills]

Crossbill?

 

[KC Foggin]

Well, I'm not seeing any streaking mid-chest so maybe a Purple Finch? If it is the lighting and there is striping that I'm not seeing, then it sure fits the House Finches I've got here.

 

[KenM]

It's a Housefinch.

Cheers

 

[DarkFireFalcon]

Well, I'm not seeing any streaking mid-chest so maybe a Purple Finch? If it is the lighting and there is striping that I'm not seeing, then it sure fits the House Finches I've got here.

That obviously curved culmen is wrong for Purple Finch, which show a pretty straight culmen. Plus, I'm not sure how many times Purple Finch has been recorded in the UK, if at all.

 

[DarkFireFalcon]

Just out of curiosity, why do people on the other side of the pond call them "Housefinch". in the US, we call them House Finch (two words).

 

[dantheman]

Just out of curiosity, why do people on the other side of the pond call them "Housefinch". in the US, we call them House Finch (two words).

Don't think we do as a rule. It's called a House Finch, after all!

(Maybe 'laziness' on part of earlier poster? Most of our finches are single-worded - Greenfinch, Bullfinch etc)

That obviously curved culmen is wrong for Purple Finch, which show a pretty straight culmen. Plus, I'm not sure how many times Purple Finch has been recorded in the UK, if at all.

O times I believe.

House Finch assumed to be ship-assisted, or escapes (some may beg to differ )

 

[KenM]

Just out of curiosity, why do people on the other side of the pond call them "Housefinch". in the US, we call them House Finch (two words).

I suppose because...all our birds carrying "finch" in the name, are pre-fixed with Green, Gold, Chaff, Bull and Haw. Of course you are correct in an American context, and as such, it should be expressed accordingly...after all you named it! Apologies

 

[DarkFireFalcon]

That makes sense. Next time I'm in the UK, I'll try not to call them Green Finches.

 

[lou salomon]

That makes sense. Next time I'm in the UK, I'll try not to call them Green Finches.

:-O:-O:-O

 

[andrew_s]

It looks like a crossbill to me (one word)

 

[tittletattler]

:-O:-O:-O

:-O

Indeed.

Clearly (yet another) House Finch.

But still none on the Azores

Or.......

Bramb Ling

Tw ite

Chaf Finch

Red Poll

Etc......

 

[mags1967]

my all this grammar has made me forget the bird in question housefinch or house finch,sound the same to me no matter what country.:t:

 

[Nutcracker]

Ditto to House Finch; presumably an escape.

:-O
Bramb Ling

That should of course be Bram Bling, named from what they wear o

 

[KenM]

That makes sense. Next time I'm in the UK, I'll try not to call them Green Finches.

Perhaps when Americans ID a House Finch...the ''pause'' between the two words represents a brief uncertainty? Whereas with Europeans, there is no doubt...thus it becomes one word.

 

[stonechat1]

Male House Finch, no doubt.

But, DFF, why do some people over the pond call hummingbirds just humming birds, blackbirds only black birds, etc. ?
Most likely because they aren´t birders or not familiar with the correct spelling of bird names.

Jm2c ;-)

 

[Andy Hurley]

Male House Finch, no doubt.

But, DFF, why do some people over the pond call hummingbirds just humming birds, blackbirds only black birds, etc. ?
Most likely because they aren´t birders or not familiar with the correct spelling of bird names.

Jm2c ;-)

Often black birds aren't Blackbirds just a black bird someone does know

 

[chris butterworth]

Often black birds aren't Blackbirds just a black bird someone does know

.. and even when they are Blackbirds they're not really Blackbirds. o

 

[coal tit]

House finch

That makes sense. Next time I'm in the UK, I'll try not to call them Green Finches.

Green linnet.