Finches (Fringillidae)
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Length
- 15.5 cm
- Weight
- 21 g
- Clutch
- 4–5 eggs
- Incubation
- 14 days
- Fledging
- 15–17 days
- Broods
- 2 per year
- Nest box
- Does not use enclosed boxes
Identification
- Male rose-pink breast and black cap
- Female buff-grey
- Stubby black bill and white rump
Soft, piping 'peu'.
Diet and garden feeding
Buds, seeds and berries.
- Best foods: Sunflower hearts.
- Shy; feeds near thick hedges and eats ash keys and bramble seed.
Nesting
Flimsy twig cup in dense shrubs.
Bullfinchs by country
England
Resident all year · nests April–July
Scotland
Resident all year · nests May–July
Wales
Resident all year · nests April–July
Northern Ireland
Resident all year · nests April–July
Ireland
Resident all year · nests April–July
Netherlands
Resident all year · nests April–July
Belgium
Resident all year · nests April–July
Germany
Resident all year · nests April–July
France
Resident all year · nests April–July
Denmark
Resident all year · nests April–July
Sweden
Resident all year · nests May–July
Norway
Resident all year · nests May–July
Finland
Resident all year · nests May–July
Spain
Resident all year · nests March–July
Portugal
Winter visitor
Italy
Resident all year · nests March–July
Austria
Resident all year · nests April–July
Switzerland
Resident all year · nests April–July
Poland
Resident all year · nests April–July
Sources
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.