European Serin
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: South coast scrub.
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Yellow with streaky flanks; jingling song.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Balearic ShearwaterRare · South coast (autumn)
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- TwiteRare · Uplands (summer); coast (winter)
- Black RedstartRare · Industrial sites
- BluethroatRare · Wet scrub
- Common Grasshopper WarblerRare · Rough grassland
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