A bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
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A bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 7 Dec 2010
This male bird is feeding on the catkins of a small silver birch tree in a narrow strip wood at Tweedbank. The male has a jet black cap and striking pink-red underparts.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.601666
Longitude
-2.774466