The sheer scale of the thefts has sparked unprecedented publicity that is already helping law enforcement officials investigate the case, Chaffinch said.
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Its large numbers and huge range mean that chaffinch is classed as of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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The chaffinch is one of the many birds depicted in the marginal decoration of the 15th century English illuminated manuscript the Sherborne Missal.
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In early summer the lake offers an abundant number of birds including thrush nightingale, common chaffinch, garden warbler, and blackcap.
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The disease is uncommon : in a 1973 study undertaken in the Netherlands, of around 25, 000 chaffinches screened only 330 bore papillomas.
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In Belgium, the traditional sport of vinkenzetting pits male chaffinches against one another in a contest for the most bird calls in an hour.
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Birds including song thrush, chaffinch and magpie are commonly seen as well as butterflies and mammals such as squirrel, hedgehog and wood mouse.
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Introduced species include the common blackbird, song thrush, house sparrow, European goldfinch, common chaffinch, common starling, and Australian magpie.
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The area is fairly low lying, with the Chaffinch Brook running north through it, meaning that drainage problems can arise in very wet weather.
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Desperate for some cash, Reggie agrees but is cheated out of the money by Chaffinch, who takes the money and runs off to New York.
