brambling

American  

[bram-bling] / ˈbræm blɪŋ /

noun

1. an Old World finch, Fringilla montifringilla, the male of which is black and white with a reddish-brown breast.

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brambling British  

/ ˈbræmblɪŋ /

noun

1. a Eurasian finch, Fringilla montifringilla , with a speckled head and back and, in the male, a reddish brown breast and darker wings and tail

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Etymology

Origin of brambling

1560–70; earlier bramlin ( bram- (variant of broom ) + -lin -ling ¹ ); akin to German Brämling

Example Sentences

The chaffinch and the brambling, he said, give the spit a distinctive tart taste that he has not savored for 10 years.

From New York Times

Outside the breeding season we play sound recordings of the birds that we're particularly keen to trap - if there's a sighting of bramblings, then that goes on the player.

From BBC

Over the years, the survey has documented the boom in sightings of wood pigeons and long-tailed tits, as well as influxes of bramblings and waxwings.

From BBC

Over the years, the survey has documented the boom in sightings of wood pigeons and long tailed tits, as well as influxes of bramblings and waxwings.

From BBC

Fewer sightings of bramblings and waxwings may have been because of good conditions on the continent over the winter, reducing the need for these birds to migrate to Scotland.

From BBC