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Definition of brambling in English: bramblingnoun ˈbramblɪŋ A northern Eurasian finch with a white rump, related to the chaffinch. The male has a black head and orange breast in summer. Fringilla montifringilla, family Fringillidae Example sentencesExamples - Nearby, the rough grass and scrub contain large stands of teasels and thistles, which provide seeds for finches - goldfinch, chaffinch, bullfinch, brambling and siskin are frequent winter visitors.
- As I write, the old Bramley apple in our garden is occupied by a variety of finches: greenfinches, chaffinches and bramblings.
- Like bramblings, siskins tend to winter in widely different areas in succeeding years.
- In another area, he sows seeds to attract birds like linnets, reed buntings and bramblings.
- The roost site selection of bramblings can be evaluated at four different levels.
Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps from or related to the obsolete German synonym Brämling, related to bramble, or a variant of brandling (because both are streaked). |