Greenfinch - 1949 status
Friday, July 26, 2013 at 9:28AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1949 BoP, Greenfinch

Chloris chloris chloris

Common resident, but not universally numerous.  Scarcer as a breeder in treeless country.  Abundant in winter, especially on coastal farms.  regular spring migrant at Skokholm, which it also visits in winter.

R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society

Article originally appeared on Birds in Pembrokeshire (http://pembsbirds.squarespace.com/).
See website for complete article licensing information.