The larvae feed on various shrubs and herbaceous plants, including Vaccinium species such as Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium uliginosum as well as Aster tripolium, Alnus and Salix.
All the common finches can be seen throughout the year, but numbers increase dramatically in winter when large flocks feed on the seed heads of sea aster (Aster tripolium) and other saltmarsh plants.
In the lowlands along the river Godel, plants like salicornia and sea aster can be found.
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