Common Redpoll
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Birch woodland (winter).
Diet: Birch seeds.
Best time to spot: Larger and frostier than Lesser.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Arctic Redpoll · Birch
- Hoary Redpoll · Birch (very rare)
- Lesser RedpollUncommon · Birch
- Northern Long-tailed Tit · Woodland (winter vagrant)
- Bean GooseRare · Damp fields (winter)
- Bewick's SwanRare · Wet pasture
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