Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) garden bird, perched on a tree stump, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), on a tree log, Slovenia, Europe

European greenfinch (Chloris chloris) on a sunflower seed bird-feeder in a Chilterns garden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on squirrel-proof sunflower seed bird feeder, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Goldfinch perched on a birdfeeder, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Schlitters, Zillertal Valley, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Zillertal Valley, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on flowering blackthorn branch, Solms, Hesse, Germany, Europe

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Solms, Hesse

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Solms, Hesse

European goldfinch on moss, France

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), on the ground, drinks from a water hole, private property, Province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain, Europe