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bullfinch Definition

bull·finch (-finc̸h′)

noun

any of various finches of Europe, Asia, and North America; esp., a European species (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) with a black head and white rump

Etymology: bull- + finch

bullfinch Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Species in the national and local BAPs include bullfinch and common pipistrelle while habitats include lowland heathland.
  • see: Saw a bullfinch on the way up and moored on the flash just past the railroad bridge.
  • keep: Net crops to reduce pigeon damage and to keep bullfinches off fruit buds.
  • spot: The 2nd was dull and drizzly but I spotted some bullfinches in one of the wild areas of the garden.
  • hear: We set off on some walks along the forest trails and a little later we heard two bullfinches calling.

Preposition: on

  • feeder: Thursday 27th July A male Bullfinch on a feeder in a garden at Findon Valley.

Adjective modifier

  • male: I was able to photograph the male bullfinch from the same window.
  • female: I am glad to hear reports about the ferocious female bullfinch.
  • Eurasian: In a chestnut wood we added some more familiar birds: European Robin, Winter Wren, Song Thrush and Eurasian Bullfinch.
  • northern: They then moved to a hanging feeder alongside Brambling, Siskin, and a stonking northern Bullfinch.
  • more: We saw many more bullfinches as well as at least three Grenada Flycatchers and another Bare-eyed Thrush.

Modifies a noun

  • pyrrhula: Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula RED W, S Decline noted nationally has affected Essex particularly during late 1980s and early 1990s.