The Lesser Redpoll is a small, brown stripy-looking song bird that belongs to the Finch family. It can be found in most places in England, although it is more commonly seen in the north and in the east in birch and alder woods. It is an energetic and active bird that often hangs upside down when it feeds.

The Lesser Redpoll has brown feathers streaked with darker feathers and can easily be recognised because it has a crimson-red patch on its forehead. It also has a black patch under its beak which gives it the appearance of wearing a bib. Its yellow beak is small and almost triangular-shaped and its tail is quite long and fork-shaped at the end. The male Lesser Redpoll also has a crimson-red patch on its breast around April to late May.

Lesser Redpolls are quite sociable birds that often form small flocks. They also join flocks of Siskins. They sometimes sing in flight and as they fly they glide, circle and loop in the air. Lesser Redpolls can also be seen in small groups looking for food such as birch seeds, alder seeds and grass seeds. Sometimes they eat insects found in larch trees.