For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Aldwincle, Northants 19/05/13	Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk 08/05/13	Rayne, Essex 10/05/13	undisclosed site, Clyde 06/05/13	undisclosed site, Clyde 06/05/13
Hurleston Reservoir, Cheshire 03/05/13	undisclosed site, Clyde 05/05/13	undisclosed site, Clyde 05/05/13	Kingskerswell, Devon 02/05/13	Mull, Argyll 25/04/13
Wervin, Cheshire 20/04/13	Wervin, Cheshire 20/04/13	undisclosed site, Surrey 30/04/13	Aldwincle, Northants 27/04/13	undisclosed site, Clyde 28/04/13
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, Kent 25/04/13	St. Johns, IOM 27/04/13	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 25/04/13	Cromwell Bottom NR, W Yorks 22/04/13	Fairburn Ings RSPB, W Yorks 20/04/13
undisclosed site, Clyde 22/04/13	undisclosed site, Clyde 21/04/13	undisclosed site, Clyde 21/04/13	Landguard NR, Suffolk 21/04/13	Thurstaston, Cheshire 19/04/13

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Chaffinch breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Azores
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canary Islands
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madeira
Malta
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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	Some Greenfinch populations in England have declined by a third following the emergence of a new disease.   read on
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	Given good views these attractive finches are quite straightforward to tell apart. Find out what to look for with our latest identification guide.
	BBRC Assessment of African Chaffinch claims in Britain	Thursday 20th May 2004
	BBRC have recently completed detailed assessments of several claims of African Chaffinches Fringilla coelebs africana/spodiogenys.   read on

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