It's a male Lesser Redpoll. House Finch is a North American species :)
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Thanks for the info Aiki
Nice visitor to get Joe, only had one once.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
yes your right. I do get lots of Chaffinches and Goldfinches along with Woodpeckers and lots of various Tits but this one was a bonus. Hopefully he'll be a frequent visitor.
Cracking little birds aren't they, Joe, specially the males. I've had them on my feeders for the past few years but no sign this winter - very disappointing.
I can see why you thought it might be a House Finch. I've made a screen capture of one on a webcam from Ithaca in NY State USA. Not a very good image but you can make out some detail.
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