On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:07:56 +0000 (UTC), "Essjay001"
wrote:

June Hughes scribbled:

Can you please tell me what is the dirty-green, finch-type bird with a
narrow yellow stripe on its wing and a beak like a Roman nose? We
have them in our garden and the sparrows are extremely rude to them.
TIA

Does it look like this Jane
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/birds/birdpages/51.html

Steve R

My guess, either Greenfinch or female Chaffinch...