brambling

[ bram-bling ]

noun

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

brambling

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of brambling¹

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

Example Sentences

In winter, it attracted thousands of different species of birds, mostly greenfinches, goldfinches and bramblings.

From BBC

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

On a smaller scale, the two Scandinavian thrush species, redwings and fieldfares, are starting to arrive, and they will be joined by other charming northern songbirds, such as bramblings and snow buntings.

From The Guardian

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