Key information
Similar in size and shape to the chaffinch, the male brambling has a black head in summer, and an orange breast with white belly. In flight it shows a long white rump. Gregarious in winter, it may form flocks of many thousands and often joins with chaffinches. Numbers can vary between winters depending on food supplies. It is a Schedule 1 species.
What they eat:
Seeds in winter; insects in summer.
Measurements:
- Length:
- 14cm
- Wingspan:
- 25-26cm
- Weight:
- 24g
Population:
- UK breeding:
- 0-2 pairs
- UK wintering:
- 45,000-1,800,000 birds
- Europe:
- 13-22 million pairs
Identifying features:
Brambling
