
Goldfinch – Highly coloured finch
Key information The goldfinch is a highly coloured finch with a bright red face and yellow wing patch. Sociable, often breeding in loose colonies, they have a delightful liquid twittering song and call. Their long fine beaks allow them to extract otherwise inaccessible seeds from thistles and teasels. Increasingly they are visiting bird tables and feeders. In winter many UK goldfinches...
Kingfisher facts you may not know
Blink and you may miss the fantastic kingfisher! This beautiful bird is easy to recognise thanks to its bright blue and metallic copper colours. It darts along the riverbank or sits patiently on a low branch over the water waiting for its next meal to swim by. Statistics Length: 15-17cmWingspan: 25cmWeight: 40gAverage lifespan: 2 years Conservation status Classified in the UK as...Take a virtual tour of Lochwinnoch – Extract from RSPB Notes on Nature.
The following is an extract from a recent article taken from the “RSPB Notes on Nature”. In my view, it is certainly a project that will help to produce greater access into the countryside – “a new way to be in Nature”. Shelduck “Join warden Dan Snowdon for a wander along the brand-new accessible boardwalk at RSPB Scotland’s Lochwinnoch nature...