Comment from nikman
Not sure that I have heard of brambling birds before! Your four reasonable photos provide us with useful looks at this somewhat rare bird. Well done overall!

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2019

Nik.
Thanks a million for your complementary review on this Brambling.
It was the first time I've ever seen one. They only winter on our two Islands. Breeding in Scandinavia.
Apparently they are usually seen with Chaffinches which was what happened in my case.
Susan

Comment from Miranda Langston
this is an excellent collage and i really think you captured quite a lot of detail in these pictures. i've never seen this kind of bird before and i'm grateful that now i have :) thank you for sharing

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2019

Miranda,
Thanks a million for your complementary review on this Brambling Collage. They are native to Europe.
Susan

Comment from alaskapat
This is another beautiful bird that has visited your yard, such a rich rust tone of its breast and picked up again in its wings, this is a good storytelling collage to show this birds very first visit, I am glad you were able to capture these shots and share them. I am impressed at how well you know the various birds! Well presented!

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2019

Pat,
Thanks a million for your complementary review on the Brambling Collage.
When I was 16 my Mother gave me a pair of bioculars & by way of "Payment" I had to keep a daily Bird Diary recording all the Birds I'd seen & of I did not know them I had to look them up in a large Bird Book. Now it so much easier I just Google Birdwatch Ireland to confirm the idenity.
Susan

Comment from michiganmike
It is always a treat to see a new bird. This one looks quite a bit like a bird I sometimes see in winter called a pine siskin. I like the variety of views of this beautiful little bird.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2019

Mike,
Thanks a million for your complementary review on the Brambling.
I'm hoping the Siskins will return from the mountians before long for winter They have more green in their plumage than the Brambling.
Susan

Comment from supergold
it looks like one of the common birds we have but looking closely, it is more colorful;
the two pics at the bottom are very sharp and well framed; not sure the the two others are necessary,;

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 Comment Written 09-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2019

Fred,
Merci beaucoup mille fois for your complementary review on this Brambling.
It's similar to a Chaffinch ~Fringilla coelebes which I think in French is Pison des arbres
Susan.