Female chaffinch

This is the female chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs gengleri). She’s not as obvious as the rust-coloured male, and it’s easy to mistake her for a sparrow. Female chaffinches are a little bit smaller than sparrows, though, and have that grey swoop behind the ears that the male has. Another not-a-sparrow giveaway is the white on the wing, which are more obvious in flight.