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Birds seen in parks and gardens in the UK: Bullfinch

ARKive - Bullfinch
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Pyrrhula_pyrrhula/more_still_images.html
Really begin to understand the form and colour of this common UK bird with thirteen colour images. Covers male, female, juveniles, and eggs. 

ARKive - Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Pyrrhula_pyrrhula/
Browse description and learn about this colourful bird that is mentioned in the UK Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern. Colour image of its especially large beak.

BBCi - Bullfinch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/256.shtml
Download audio clip to listen to a sample of their simple chirping song or see images of them in a typical forest perch. 

BioImages: Virtual Field-Guide (UK)- Bullfinch
http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P1/P16639.HTM
Find page offering links to other pages containing colour photos of dead bullfinch. Individual links to face, head, three-quarter view, underside, and breast.

Birds of Britain - Bullfinch
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/bullfinch.htm
Study the beautiful dark red plumage of the male and learn why the species’ population has declined across Britain.

First Nature - Pyrrhula pyrrhula, Bullfinch
http://www.first-nature.com/birds/pyrrhula_pyrrhula.htm
Research this predominantly European and Asian bird that rarely touches the ground. Read about diet and look at two colour photographs.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Bullfinch
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/b/bullfinch/
Gain an insight into bird with the brightly-coloured breast and the very sad call. Study distribution map of UK and illustrations of both male and female.

RSPB - Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
http://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/guide/atoz/b/bullfinch.asp
Pore over description of bird, what it eats, and how it builds its nest, from The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. See colour picture of male.

Tiscali Reference - Bullfinch http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007477.html
Get to understand the handsome thick-set bird that does damage to UK gardens. Read description, diet, and nest construction. 

UK Biodiversity Action Plan - Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
http://www.ukbap.org.uk/UKPlans.aspx?ID=542/
Investigate the reduction in numbers of bird sighted across UK although it is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Read possible causes and current action.

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