The Greenfinch is also known as the European Greenfich and is a member of the Finch family. It can be seen throughout England in woods, orchards, gardens and also close to farmlands. The Greenfinch can often be seen taking food from garden tables and it can also be seen perching on hanging feeders in gardens. Its sharp trill-like songs can be heard between March and July.

The Greenfinch is a small plump-looking bird with a large head and a short, ivory coloured beak which is cone-shaped. The male is an olive-green colour with a yellow-green breast and the female is a grey-brown colour with a yellowy brown breast. Both the male and the female have yellow feathers on their outer wings.

Greenfinches take food from the ground and from trees. They eat a variety of food such as dandelion seeds, chickweed seeds, sunflower seeds, buds, berries and grain from cereal crops. They are quite sociable birds that often join other finch flocks, especially in winter. Greenfinches also roost communally in large groups in winter.