Shriek of the Week: Bullfinch

Sad-whistle, modest mimic

The quiet whistle of the bullfinch is a subtle sound, but distinctive once it’s lodged in your ear. Bullfinches use this plaintive call to keep in touch with one another in the woodland, dense hedgerows and tangled corners they call home. 

This is one of easiest bird calls to mimic, as it’s so like a human whistle. Imagine you’ve just experienced a minor…