Hello, I’ve been a member for four years and this is my first post. I’m an amateur birdwatcher/photographer that has traveling in Spain and Portugal for the past four years. One my way back to the UK I stopped at Serta in central Portugal on Thursday 19-Aug-2021 and while walking next to the river I spotted a few of these strange birds that looked and sounded like a type of canary. I managed to get some photographs and a video/sound recording but there was a lot of background noise. They were small about 10 cm and having a duet. Please help.
I'm a novice at bird watching but I thought of a young goldfinch too. The shape of the bird is very much like the juvenile goldfinches I have seen in my garden. Below is a (not very good) photo of one.
Welcome with your first post, and like the others, I'm inclined to say juvenile goldfinch, the mottled yellow/black/white plumage patches give it away.
I'd agree- looks similar to the juvenile goldfinches I've seen