Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on ground, Caldera de Taburiente National Park, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on moss covered rock, Los Tilos National Park, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on a person's hand, Los Tilos National Park, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched on branch, Los Tilos National Park, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on moss covered rock, Los Tilos National Park, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Alan Williams / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on ground feeding on scattered bird food, Kent, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) singing on Gorse, Suffolk, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on Gorse, Suffolk, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched on Gorse, Suffolk, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) singing on Gorse, Suffolk, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) singing on Gorse, Suffolk, UK, April

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male bathing, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male bathing, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male bathing, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male taking off from water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male, perched, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male bathing, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male bathing, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male landing at water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Andy Sands / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched in pine tree, Scotland, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) adult perched on snow, Zug, Switzerland, December

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) adult perched on fence, Zug, Switzerland, December

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male reflected in water, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male reflected in water, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) female on lichen covered branch at water, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male reflected in water, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) female, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) female, Alicante, Spain

Roger Powell / Female Chaffinch {Fringialla coelebs} with seed kernel in beak, Northumberland, UK

Dave Bevan / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male sunbathing with feathers fluffed up in early morning light, Wales, UK, May

David Kjaer / Female Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs) on wooden post, Wiltshire, England

Jose B. Ruiz / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) standing in pond with reflection, Pla de Xirau, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) feeding, Pla de Xirau, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) feeding, Pla de Xirau, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched on mossy tree stump, Pla de Xirau, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched, Pla de Xirau, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on tiny mossy rock in pond, Pla de Xirau, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) female, Alicante, Spain

Roger Powell / Female Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} in breeding plumage, Northumberland, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} adult on Spruce branch in snow, Switzerland, December

Roger Powell / Female Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} Northumberland, UK

Steve Knell / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Male, Norway, 2006

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} rear-view of male, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Male Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} at waters edge, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Female Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} rear-view of female, Spain

Roger Powell / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched on branch, Northumberland, UK

David Kjaer / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), Wiltshire, UK

David Kjaer / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Wiltshire, UK

Pete Cairns / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) adult male on cotoneaster branch, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK

Kim Taylor / Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} cock and hen, Surrey, England. Digital composite.

Robin Chittenden / Rear view of male Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} Norfolk, UK

Brian Lightfoot / Chaffinch {Fringella coelebs} male, Loch Garten, Aviemore, Scotland

Jose B. Ruiz / Female chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) at nest with chicks beaks just visible, Spain

Dave Watts / Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} female on ground amongst grass, UK.

David Kjaer / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male on ling heather, Deeside, Scotland, UK

Jose B. Ruiz / Portrait female chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Spain

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} drinking from bird bath, Vester Husby, Denmark

Pete Cairns / Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} male perched on Cotoneaster branch, Scotland.

Jorma Luhta / Male Chaffinch in snow {Fringilla coelebs} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Male Chaffinch in snow {Fringilla coelebs} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Male Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} Finland

Philippe Clement / Female Chaffinch on ground {Fringilla coelebs} Belgium

Jorma Luhta / Male Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Male Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} Finland

Mike Read / Chaffinch male in winter {Fringilla coelebs} Devon, England

Nigel Bean / Male Chaffinch perched (Fringilla coelebs) Kent, UK.

Duncan Usher / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) drinking, Europe

Flip de Nooyer / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched on fence, Europe

Dave Watts / Male Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} on willow catkins in snow. Pyrenees, France

WILLIAM OSBORN / Chaffinch female feeding on ground {Fringilla coelebs} UK

Colin Varndell / Chaffinch male {Fringilla coelebs} UK

WILLIAM OSBORN / Female chaffinch perched in apple tree, Wiltshire, UK.

David Kjaer / Male chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on ground. Scotland, UK, Europe

Markus Johannsen/ BIA / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male, Lower Saxony, Germany

Walter Soestbergen/ BIA / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male, Utrecht, Netherlands

Robin Chittenden / Male Madeiran chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs madeirensis) on rock, Madeira, Portugal, May

Mike Read / Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on snowy branch, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, April

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male landing at water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Jan Vermeer / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male on snow covered branch, Europe

David Kjaer / Female Chaffinch at water edge {Fringilla coelebs} Wiltshire, England, UK

Nigel Bean / Male Chaffinch perched. (Fringilla coelebs) Kent, UK.

Jim Hallett / Female Chaffinch feeding young at nest {Fringilla coelebs} England UK

Mike Wilkes / Male Chaffinch sunbathing. (Fringilla coelebs) UK

Brian Lightfoot / Chaffinch with unusual pale coloration {Fringilla coelebs} Aviemore Scotland UK

Paul Hobson / Chaffinch on peanut feeder {Fringilla coelebs} UK

Mike Wilkes / Chaffinch male perched {Fringilla coelebs} UK

Mike Read / Chaffinch female {Fringilla coelebs} Wales UK

Mike Read / Chaffinch male in rose {Fringilla coelebs} Devon UK

Mike Read / Chaffinch male {Fringilla coelebs} UK

Michel Poinsignon / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) and female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) fighting on branch in the snow, Lorraine, France, January