What Are These Birds

[Kazal]

Last week in a Times garden magazine they showed pictures of about 15 birds commonly seen in the garden (although they omitted the dreaded wood pigeon ) I have seen nearly all of them in my garden, but there was one picture of a small bird with a greyish face and breast that had 2 lighter stripes on the breast that I did not know. Today I noticed a pair of birds visiting the bird bath that fitted that description and had yellow and black bars to the wings. Having recycled the magazine I cannot remember their name. I have looked through 2 British bird books that I have and cannot find one with that description. It was the 2 lighter stripes that I recognised. Can someone please enlighten me?

[Tilly2]

Dunnock?

[dunnitall]

Would help if we had link to photos then peeps might be able to answer you.

[Sam1960]

you might find them in here
http://www.uksafari.com/

[Tilly2]

http://www.worldbirds.co.uk/images/oakes0/photos/image1210.jpg

[Toorak]

I think maybe dunnock too

[Chipchopper]

Goldfinch ?

[Kazal]

Dunnocks do not have coloured wings and goldfinches have gold and black heads

[Tilly2]

https://www.gardenbird.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/662x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/g/o/goldfinch.jpg

[Kazal]

These birds have a pale greyish head and breast

[Chipchopper]

What about a juvenile goldfinch ?

[Toorak]

I think you are right chipchopper

[gness]

Siskin?

[Toorak]

http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/wildlife/m/wildlife/37139.aspx

[Kazal]

You may well be right chipchopper but I wouldn't have thought the Times would show a juvenile bird as a regular garden visitor

[4candles]

Female siskin ?

[rowanwitch]

Sounds very much like a siskin,