Common Linnet adult female

Common Linnet adult female

This female Common Linnet was photographed at over 2,600 metres above sea level. The bird was standing on rocky terrain at some distance and I took a few record shots assuming at the time that it would be a Northern Wheatear. It was later when I was processing the image that I discovered it to be a female Common Linnet. Further investigations indicate that Common Linnet can be found in alpine meadows and rocky hillsides but this sighting may be above its normal altitude range. Source: BirdLife

Country: Switzerland
Location: Blauherd
Family: Finches (Fringillidae)
Species: Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Date taken: 21/09/2015