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Bird call
Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) call
A soft, low, piping 'pew' whistle, given quietly from deep in hedges.
Listen to the Eurasian Bullfinch call
A field recording of the Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) by Sara Scorey, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Eurasian Bullfinch in woodland, garden and hedgerow habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Eurasian Bullfinch
These birds belong to the finch family, like the Eurasian Bullfinch, so their calls can sound alike.
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Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
A short accelerating rattle that ends in a flourish.
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European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Liquid tinkling twitters, usually given in flight.
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European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
A long wheezy dzweee among canary-like twitters.
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Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
A pleasant, rapid twittering of trills and buzzes from hedges and gorse.
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Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
High, thin 'sssit' contact calls from busy flocks.
Questions
Questions about the Eurasian Bullfinch
What does the Eurasian Bullfinch sound like?
A soft, low, piping 'pew' whistle, given quietly from deep in hedges. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Eurasian Bullfinch?
Common Chaffinch, European Goldfinch, European Greenfinch, Common Linnet and Red-browed Finch sound similar.
Where can I hear the Eurasian Bullfinch?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of England course.
How can I learn the Eurasian Bullfinch call?
In SongLark's Birds of England course, it comes in Level 3: Woodland. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
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SongLark teaches the Eurasian Bullfinch in its Birds of England course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of England, the Eurasian Bullfinch comes in Level 3: Woodland. That Level is about woodpeckers, jays and the voices of old trees.
Learn it with these birds in Level 3 of Birds of England
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Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
A sharp, explosive 'kick!' call and a short, fast drum on dead wood in late winter and spring.
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European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
A loud, laughing 'yaffle', a ringing 'kyü-kyü-kyü' that carries across parks and woods.
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Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Loud, liquid whistles, 'twee-twee-twee', and an emphatic 'chwit' call from the treetops.
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Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
A harsh, tearing scream, 'skaaak!', from the woodland canopy; a shy, pinkish crow with blue wing patches.
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Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Loud, far-carrying fluty phrases from a treetop, often in wind and rain; a dry rattling alarm.
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Britain's smallest bird; a very high, cyclical 'seedly-seedly-seedly' ending in a flourish.
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Tawny Owl Strix aluco
The hooting 'hoo-hooo' and the sharp 'ke-wick' of the night, together the classic 'twit-twoo'.
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Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
A mewing 'pee-yow', like a cat, from a broad-winged hawk circling overhead.
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