Common Linnet

A sociable finch of scrub, farmland and coastal rough ground.

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Finding guide

Habitat first

Choose the season, find the habitat, then watch patiently. Search guidance is not a measure of rarity or conservation status.

When to go: All year
Where to start: Watch exposed perches on gorse and field-edge scrub from paths.
What to do when you arrive: Scan small finch flocks around gorse and seed-rich grassland, looking for pale wing edges. Females and non-breeding birds need not show a bright red breast.

Habitat and behaviour reference: BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · The practical steps are editorial advice based on the references, not live sightings.

SPECIES NOTESSpecies notes

How to identify it

Fine grey bill, chestnut back and white edges to wing and tail feathers. Breeding males have red forehead and breast; females and winter birds are browner and streaked, without Redpoll's black chin.

Habitat

Gorse, scrub, hedges and rough grassland edges.

Behaviour

Takes seeds from the ground and standing herbaceous plants.

When to look

All year

Where to look

Watch exposed perches on gorse and field-edge scrub from paths.

Reference photos do not show every sex, age, season or geographic form; use the identification notes too.

Further reading:BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · Wikipedia ↗

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