European Birds

Fringillidae : Finches

Coues's Arctic Redpoll

Carduelis flammea exilipes

Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005

Arctic Redpoll is a rare, but annual vistor to Britain (mostly on the Northern Isles) with the vast majority of records belonging to the race exilipes, the smaller and browner of the two subspecies.

Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005

Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005

Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005

Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005

Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005

Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005

The pure white rump is one of the major features that separate Arctic Redpoll from the very similar Common Redpoll.

Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005