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Shriek of the Week: Chaffinch
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Shriek of the Week: Chaffinch

Cheery descender, pink ‘pink!’-er

Alongside the woodpecker’s drumming and the great tit’s squeaky bicycle pump, the bouncing ball cascade of the chaffinch is a welcome soundtrack to later winter.

The sound is sometimes likened to the rhythm of a bowler running in to deliver a cricket ball.

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