Can you name this bird?

[Gerry69]

Hello everyone. I'm hoping for some help in identifying a bird I saw while on holiday in Conwy in Wales earlier in July. I've used the RSPB bird identifier, but I'm still not sure what I saw.

At the time I saw the birds, I was staying next to a farm about half a mile from the sea on the Conwy coast in North Wales. I saw three or four of the birds and would describe them as roughly about the size of a sparrow, a red crest on their heads, mainly beige in colour, but with attractive black and white flashes on their wings (I think). I can't describe any behaviour other than they flew around and landed on the washing line.

I'm not a bird spotter, but this wee fellow was very distinctive, and I'd like to find out what it was. Any ideas?

[Oy]

Lesser Redpoll?

[spokedistort]

If it looked like this bird then it was likely a Redpoll.

[Tursiops2]

Goldfinches?

T2

[aeshna5]

Linnets?

[Muggsy]

goldfinches for me too.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by Muggsy

goldfinches for me too.

If they were Goldfinches I would of thought the yellow on the wing would be more obvious than the black + white. Still without photos there's no way we'll be sure what they are.

[actionfinch]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

If they were Goldfinches I would of thought the yellow on the wing would be more obvious than the black + white. Still without photos there's no way we'll be sure what they are.

i thought the same ... im slipping towards a linnet...

[thewoose]

North Wales is a hotbed of Linnet activity - I'd go for Linnets meself

[scouse62]

without question a goldfinch scouse62