Been watching these Mt. Finches the past couple of weeks.   They flock together, split up, land, take off and make an even bigger flock dancing in waves across the sky.

 

The Mt. Finch is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.  It has also known as the Brambling.

花鶏  The kanji is “flower bird”

学名：Fringilla montifringilla

The scientific name “fringilla” means Finch.