Danny Green / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) feeding on teasel in falling snow, Leicestershire, UK, February.

Marie Read / Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) perched amid apple blossom, New York, USA

Guy Edwardes / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) fighting in snow, Bulgaria

Markus Varesvuo / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in flight, Kuusamo, Finland, March.

Andres M. Dominguez / Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) Ivalo, Finland. March

Andres M. Dominguez / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) feeding on berries, Sierra de Grazalema NP, Spain. February.

Andres M. Dominguez / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) perched on branch amongst Hawthorn (Crataegus sp) berries. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Cadiz, Spain. February.

Marie Read / Common redpoll (Carduelis flammea), male perched in alder (Alnus rugosa) during a snowstorm in winter, New York, USA, January.

Loic Poidevin / Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male on a branch feeding on Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Leon, Spain, February.

Loic Poidevin / Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male on a branch feeding on Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Leon, Spain, February.

Ernie Janes / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) feeding on thistle flowers, England

Markus Varesvuo / Pine Grosbeak male (Pinicola enucleator)and traffic light Oulu, Finland, December

Ben Hall / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) pair, one perched on branch and one hovering in snowfall, Derbyshire, February.

Andy Trowbridge / Male Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on flowering European bird cherry (Prunus padus). Southern Norway. May.

Marie Read / American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in breeding plumage, perched in Eastern redbud flowers in spring, New York, USA May.

Ben Cranke / Arctic Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) perched on frosty plant, Finland. February.

Bence Mate / Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris) and House sparrows (Passer domesticus) blurred long exposure photograph, Hungary, February.

Bence Mate / Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) drinking, reflected in water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

Dong Lei / White-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus thura) with Tibetan prayer flags featuring the 'wind horse'. Pamuling mountain, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China,

Kim Taylor / Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) male landing on Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Surrey, England. February

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) in flight. Southern Estonia, December.

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) in flight. Southern Estonia, December.

Markus Varesvuo / Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) male feeding on berries with traffic light behind, Oulu, Finland, December

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) at water's edge, Scotland, UK. February.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Two Crossbills (Loxia curvirostra) drinking at water's edge, Scotland, UK. February.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) at water's edge to drink, Scotland, UK. February.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) at water's edge to drink, Scotland, UK. February.

Jussi Murtosaari / Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) eating frost-covered Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Finland. December.

Jussi Murtosaari / Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) eating Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Finland. November.

Jussi Murtosaari / Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) eating frost-covered Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Finland. November.

Jussi Murtosaari / Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) eating frost covered Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Finland. December.

Jussi Murtosaari / Male Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) eating frost covered Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Finland. November.

Jussi Murtosaari / Male Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) eating frost-covered Rowan (Sorbus Aucuparia) berries, Finland. December.

Stephen Dalton / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on a branch with spring blossom and buds, Sussex, UK. April.

Aflo / Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula Pyrrhula) on ground, Nagano, Japan.

John Cancalosi / House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) perched on Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in flower, Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

Paul Hobson / Crossbills (Loxia curvirostra) pair in tree, silhouetted against a rainbow. The male is on the right. Sheffield, UK. May.

David Tipling / European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) feeding on teasel seeds, Norfolk, UK. November.

Mateusz Piesiak / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) and Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) fighting in snow, Poland. February.

Marie Read / Male Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) perched on branch among Crabapple (Malus sp) fruits, near Scenectady, New York, USA.

Marie Read / Male Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) perched among Crabapple (Malus sp.) fruits, near Scenectady, New York, USA.

Marie Read / Female Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) perched among crabapple (Malus sp.) fruits in falling snow, near Scenectady, New York, USA.

David Pike / Lesser redpoll (Carduelis cabaret) perched on a twig, Dumfries, UK, June.

David Tipling / Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) feeding on Burdock seeds, North Norfolk, UK. December.