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	Hawfinch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
		The 16.5-18 cm long Hawfinch is a bulky bull-headed bird, which appears very short-tailed in flight.
		Its head is orange-brown with a fl eyestripe and bib, and a massive bill, which is fl in summer but paler in winter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hawfinch (213 words)

	Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothrautes
		Hawfinches spend the summer in dense tree foliage.
		Whenever I have been fortunate to watch a party of Breckland hawfinches they were very wary, taking flight at the first alarm and rocketing into the treetops.
		During April hawfinches delight to perch on the topmost branches of tall trees.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /bird-guide/hawfinch.htm (575 words)

	Recent Status of Hawfinch in Lincolnshire
		Hawfinches are usually to be found in mature woodlands but also occur in old orchards and even gardens where the species is numerous, in fact in any woodland with a suitable food supply.
		Hawfinches occur at a wide variety of sites throughout Norfolk and in the southern counties of England but their true status in Lincolnshire always seems to have been clouded in mystery.
		In May 1990 while checking out a report of Hawfinch in a small wood on the edge of Scunthorpe, in preparation for a bird race, I was delighted to see two birds land in the top of a small dead spruce.
	www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk /articles/hawfinch.htm (2241 words)

	Hawfinch - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Always shy and difficult to see, the hawfinch has become even more enigmatic in recent years with a decline in many of its traditional breeding areas.
		Hawfinches are now mostly restricted to England in the UK, and have declined in many areas.
		Hawfinches may perch high in trees, but also feed on the ground and much more inconspicuously among the foliage.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/h/hawfinch/index.asp (299 words)

	British Garden Birds - Hawfinch
		The Hawfinch is a large, heavily built finch with a large head, "bull-neck", and a powerful, conical shaped bill.
		Hawfinches are similar in size and colour to Waxwings, but these are winter visitors and have a crest.
		Hawfinches use their powerful bills to crack open cherry stones for the cherry seed, which they are particularly fond of, and other large tree seeds, such as hornbeam and beech, as well as hips and haws of hedgerows.
	www.garden-birds.co.uk /birds/hawfinch.htm (377 words)

	The Hawfinch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although able to glean a fair amount from county bird reports, she is also seeking to raise the profile of the species at a local level.
		Hopefully, the Cumbria Breeding Atlas will do much to show the current status of Hawfinch in the county (provided that everyone has submitted all their Supplementary Records!) but, in the meantime, it is important that all records of the species should be sent to the Regional Recorders for inclusion in the annual bird report.
		Subjective opinion among Cumbrian birders with whom I‘ve discussed the matter is that Hawfinches have declined both in range and numbers, and this seems to be borne out by the records printed in Birds in Cumbria in recent years, i.e.
	www.cumbriabirdclub.freeserve.co.uk /CBCnews/hawfinch.htm (321 words)

	Hawfinch records in Pleasington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hawfinch records in Pleasington / Witton Park, Blackburn.
		The Hawfinch is in my opinion one of the most evocative and mysterious breeding residents that our area is blessed with.
		Additional details such as the species of Tree they were frequenting if feeding would be much appreciated, as well as any other comments observers feel should be included.
	www.eastlancashirebirding.nstemp.net /Hawfinchappealforrecords.htm (139 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Eventually a Hawfinch was seen briefly seen by me, but dropped out of sight before anyone else could see it.
		A few of the group managed to see it, but at the same time another Hawfinch had been found in a nearby tree, which added to the confusion as everyone tried to work out which bird was where.
		The Woodpecker soon flew off, as did the Hawfinch later, but with patience everyone had great views of Hawfinches as several birds reappeared on prominent branches.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /alan.crawford1/bewl.html (477 words)

	VOLUME 1 (1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Hawfinch has been recorded in almost every area in Scotland, notably North-East Scotland, Perth and Kinross, Forth, Lothian, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway.
		It was in 1903 that the Hawfinch first bred in Scotland and it now breeds regularly in small numbers around Perth with the first proved breeding in 1974.
		There are several places in Scotland that the Hawfinch is seen on a regular basis, but none more reliable than Scone Palace, near Perth.
	www.wildlifeweb.f9.co.uk /birdscot/docs/article2-1.htm (562 words)

	Hawfinch-Photos - Digital-Nature-Photography - Photo Hawfinch images image Pics
		Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) - Hawfinch - The bill - "A view into the Bill" This Hawfinch allowed me to take a shot of inside its bill, when it was eating some sunflower seed.
		Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) - Hawfinch - "Hawfinches..." are widely spreaded in Germany, but they are very timid, too.
		Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel Songbird Songbirds Kernbeisser Hawfinch Hawfinches Fink Finken Finch Finches Gerd Rossen!
	www.digital-nature-photography.com /nature/voegel/hawfinch-photos.php (317 words)

	South East Essex RSPB Local Group - The Hadleigh CP Feeding Station
		The Hawfinch is the UK's largest finch, it has a massive, powerful bill.
		In the winter the Hawfinch remains in mixed or broadleaved woodland but also feeds in suitable areas nearby, such as tall hedgerows with scattered trees, mature avenues of limes, beeches and other trees and even some large gardens; hornbeam is a favourite tree.
		The Hawfinch eats Seeds, buds and shoots and has a sharp, thin ticking call; song thin and wheezy call.
	www.southendrspb.co.uk /feedstation.htm (2034 words)

	West Midland Bird Club: Picture Gallery - Vince Garvey, Hawfinch at Chase End Hill, The Malverns, 13 February 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hawfinch at Chase End Hill, The Malverns, 13 February 2004
		The light was poor, but I managed quite a decent picture.
		This is my fourth attempt to get this bird here in recent weeks and it was my wife who is a non birder who picked it out after walking ahead of me (would you believe it!!!).
	www.westmidlandbirdclub.com /gallery/GarveyV/Hawfinch20040213.htm (76 words)

	I can't help thinking... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		of the setitimer Hawfinch is on Foula International Reform University arrival apart from 2 in December, The latest ever arrival apart from 2 in December.
		Hawfinch is on Foula; Hawfinch is on Foula.
		Hawfinch and there is also a Common Rosefinch, Today are a Hobby and a Hawfinch and there is also a Common Rosefinch.
	jefferson.village.virginia.edu /~luoma/peace/dist/cdir/AaBcACNAOraauf.html (3424 words)

	Country Life : Country rural (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The nationwide map is hoped to raise awareness of the areas with highest and lowest risk and, at the same time, enable sufferers to seek early treatment, thus reducing the severity of the attacks.
		The decline of the traditional British orchard and the rise in the number of predators such as the grey squirrel are potential causes.
		According to the RSPB's Grahame Madge, the hawfinch is not the only woodland bird to see a fall in numbers recently: 'There have been great changes to wooded areas over the past few years, and numbers of other w
	www.countrylife.co.uk /home_rural_news_nature.php (5626 words)

	Birdwatching in the New Forest
		Whinchat, Woodlark, Nightjar and Tree Pipit are present, with Mandarin, Hawfinch and Lesser-Spotted woodpecker.
		In the winter, the open heaths and woodland can appear desolate, but this is far from the case.
		Woodland species such as Hawfinch and Crossbill are much easier to locate in the foliage-less trees.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /features/new-forest.htm (966 words)

	BirdForum - Hawfinch
		A BF member, James and his wife, kindly took me to Woodwell to find some Hawfinches in February or March but sadly there were none to be seen.
		I was happy though as close by there was a campsite with a large sign called Gibraltar Farm where my family stayed on the way up to Scotland.
		Congratulations on the Hawfinch but where abouts in halifax are the waxwings please.
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=26761 (1083 words)

	BirdForum - Elusive Hawfinch
		My first ever Hawfinch was in the Lynford Arboretum in Norfolk.
		We had all been looking along the tops of the trees for ages when someone spotted a movement under a bit of a tunnel created by a hole in a bush.
		It was a Hawfinch busily going through the leaf litter.
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=3389 (450 words)

	Hawfinch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fortunately, as is typical of the species, the bird did not move for some time!
		The site has held small numbers of Hawfinches for some years although they are not always present and are VERY elusive.
		Over the years this species has been recorded in several woods in South Buckinghamshire, mainly in the High Wycombe area, although any suitable woods in the Chiltern Hills may well hold birds.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /bucksbirds/mysite/Pictures/hawfinch.htm (152 words)

	hawfinch
		Grep of noun hawfinch hawfinch Overview of noun hawfinch The noun hawfinch has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1.
		hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes -- (a common large finch of Eurasia) Overview of noun hawfinch The noun hawfinch has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1.
		hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes -- (a common large finch of Eurasia)
	beetfoundation.com /words/h/alt.hawfinch.html (120 words)

	* Finch - (Bird): Definition
		Always shy and difficult to see, the hawfinch has...
		Although it was a chilling rainy day, we were lucky to see some winter migrants, such as Pale Thrush and Hawfinch.
		There were about 10-15 Hawfinches in the garden.
	en.mimi.hu /bird/finch.html (1102 words)

	Glamorgan Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Forsetry Commission Wales is asking for help to locate the distribution of hornbeam trees locally and report any sightings of hawfinches whilst walking your local woodlands and parks, (these birds are the least known about and most under-recorded in Wales).
		The Forestry Commission, Glamorgan Bird Club and the Cardiff and Caerphilly County Council Ecologists are now working on a project to increase the abundance of communities of hawfinch for the future by linking their habitat across local landscape.
		At the moment the hawfinch are classed as ‘amber’ on the ‘at risk’ list; you can help to change this by looking for their favourite haunts on your door-step.
	www.glamorganbirds.org.uk /news.htm (9552 words)

	February 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Feb. : 10 Hawfinch at Caerhun churchyard, 50 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in Holyhead Bay, redhead Smew at Pont Croesor, Porthmadog
		Feb. : 10 Hawfinch at Caerhun churchyard, Black-throated Diver at Aberdesach
		Feb.: 14 Hawfinch at Llanbedr-y-cennin, near churchyard, 5 Slavonian Grebes at Beddmanarch Bay
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /cambrianos/birdnewsfeb04.htm (264 words)

	Greenways Travel Club - Bird Watching Tour - Discover South Moravia and South Bohemia abound with bird reserves and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The call of the Syrian Woodpecker can be heard even in town; the other species of woodpecker (Black, Grey-headed, Green, Great-spotted, Middle-spotted, Lesser-spotted and Wryneck) together provide the full collection of European species of lowland woodpeckers.
		Hawfinch is one of the commonest species, as well as the Serin, the Collared Flycatcher and the Black Redstart.
		The Lednice fishponds and Nove Mlyny water reservoirs are two distinct habitats, with high numbers of northern species of geese (Bean, White-fronted), wintering White-tailed eagles, Smews and already-displaying Red-crested Pochard.
	www.gtc.cz /tour_bird.htm (684 words)

	More Feeder Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A pair of bullfinches visited often, usually in the evening.
		A pair of hawfinches came often this April.
		At first, the male was the bold one, and the female would sit on the nearby gutter and "tik, tik, tik" constantly in warning.
	members.aol.com /kalakot2/1/birdsggf2.html (187 words)

	Wildlife on the Elan Estate
		Of the 36 rarest ("Red Listed") bird species in Britain named by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology, 8 breed annually on the Elan Estate.
		The rarest breeding birds include the Merlin, Hawfinch and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
		Of the 110 species "Amber Listed" (declining, some now uncommon) by the RSPB and BTO, 21 breed regularly here and a further 47 have been seen on the Estate.
	www.elanvalley.org.uk /birds.html (348 words)

	FAVORITES FROM ADAK, ALASKA
		A Hawfinch had just been found in town.
		It was only a couple of hundred yards from where we were staying.
		Much to our surprise, the Hawfinch stuck around until the end of the tour, and we saw it everyday after the initial sighting.
	www.birdtreks.com /highlites/akad.html (5146 words)

	Conwy 2005
		Then two birds flew between trees and an almost simultaneous cry from David and Graham signalled that the target was again in view.
		Graham managed to get his 'scope on one perched hawfinch for a few seconds before it disappeared.
		A bit later two more were seen in flight, and most people got at least a glimpse.
	www.macclesfieldrspb.org.uk /rspb/programme/2005outdoorevents/conwy2005/conwy2005report.htm (506 words)

	Bird Race 2001
		As always the clock is our enemy and time will not wait.
		Luck is always required, as illustrated the first year when Reg and I arrived at Harlech bang on high tide with a flat calm sea and perfect light, lots of ticks.
		The hot-spot was not so hot this year and we failed to get our Hawfinch but that is the big dilema of the day - how much time do you give one tick?
	www.gigrin.co.uk /birdrace2k1.html (805 words)

	PBC gallery: Hawfinch, Castor Hanglands NNR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The extensive blue in the wing and smart contrast between the chestnut of the head and grey nape make it a male.
		Hawfinches are notoriously shy, quiet birds, so Josh Jones did a great job to get these digiscoped photos.
		It allowed us to get within 20 feet, though it did stay in the middle of the hawthorns.
	pbc.codehog.co.uk /gallery/hawfinch_feb_04.htm (130 words)

	British Birds - Back Issues 2002 - April 2002
		The status of the Hawfinch in the UK 1975-1999 Rowena Langston, Richard Gregory and Roy Adams
		The Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes is poorly monitored in the UK.
		Male Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Kent, May 1990, J., Hollis/Windrush
	www.britishbirds.co.uk /april2002.htm (574 words)

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