Birds of the Leningrad region of the family of finch

A lot of birds nestle and feed in the Leningrad Region. Especially attracting the attention of people is a rather motley and sonorous family of finch. What kind of birds of the Leningrad Region are this family?

Finch

Until the middle of summer you can hear the beautiful song of the finch, which flies to Russia from March to April. The time of arrival depends on what the spring turned out to be. From the middle of May, birds arrange masonry and start hatching chicks. Nests of finches are most often found on spruce, pine, birch and alder. However, they can settle on other trees. However, finches sometimes have to rebuild the nest several times, because it is often ruined. Nestlings are fed by insects, which are easy to locate (spiders, larvae, sometimes flies), seeds and small grains. From the second half of August to September, many birds of the Leningrad Region, including finches, fly away in search of food and warmth.

Greenfinch

This bird by voice can be confused with a bullfinch, a tit, or a sparrow. She loves to dilute her trills with phrases borrowed from other pichugas. Zelenushka is also included in the list "Birds of the Leningrad region of the family of finches" and occurs quite often in the south and west of the region. And in the north and east meetings with her are quite rare. Love these birds to settle near people. Therefore green can be seen in old parks. But it also occurs on forest edges near fields. Selects a shabby place where there is a fir-youth. Since it feeds on seeds of various weeds, it flies from one area to another in the course of summer in search of fresh food. At the end of April and in May the males sing for a long time, sitting on the tops of trees.

Sizh

And what other birds of the Leningrad Region belong to the finch? Of course, everyone knows chizh! These songbirds of the Leningrad Region are amazing, even we can say, special. And all because if there is enough forage, they can stay for the winter. When food is not enough, they behave like migrants - they fly away in the fall, but arrive only in the spring. Sometimes marked birds make rapid flights, overcoming 160 km per day. At the same time ringed, for example, in Finland, jeans can be registered in almost all countries of Europe. The main diet of sushi is made with seeds of birch, alder and spruce. Shizhi are public birds. Not only do they look for food together, but also nest in large families, having nests like a hostel. The first song of chizha can be heard already in February. And in May, the female begin to breed offspring, which is fed with seeds.

Goldfinch

Shcheglov in the Leningrad region can be found almost all the year round. But still most birds of this species prefer to fly to the more food-rich areas for the winter. Selitsya pelt in open places, rich in burdock and other weeds. From April to the end of August you can hear the singing of males. But in good weather, they can sing until October. Goldfinchs manage to withdraw two broods during the summer, feeding juveniles mainly with thistle seeds, ovary flowers, and also the elm and elm. In passing, adults are collected for the younger generation and small larvae of flower flies, caterpillars. If someone interested in birds of the Leningrad region with a photo, then, considering the pictures, he will definitely draw conclusions: the merits of goldfinches are also in their bright beauty