And to complete this beautiful day, the bird that we especially want to see has arrived in pair, singing for us during long minutes. The Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea), endemic species to Tenerife is well present in the island, whereas the species of Gran Canaria is rare and threatened. It is sedentary and usually remains in montane forest, but it can perform some altitudinal movements in order to find food in cultivated areas, when weather is too bad.

It seems to be slightly larger than our Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), and shows stronger, conical, powerful bill. Its soft blue-grey colour is stunning and we enjoyed it. Its eyes are surrounded by two fine bright white crescents, one above and the other behind. It stays perched in small leafless branch, at short distance, and sings. The sounds remind us those of our Chaffinch, but with more brief and low series.
Female is very similar to ours, but much duller. The broken eye-ring appears rather buffy-white.