Birds and wildlife
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaGroup: FinchesUK Conservation status:AmberCommon Redpoll
How to identify
The Common (or Mealy) Redpoll is a small finch. It is larger and paler than the very similar Lesser Redpoll. It is streaky brown above and whitish below with black streaks, and shows two white lines on the folded wing. It doesn't breed in the UK, but is a passage migrant and winter visitor, particularly to the east coast.Key
- Resident
- Passage
- Summer
- Winter
- Jan
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