Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) in my garden

Identification
Hawfinches are very elusive birds, spending much of their time in the tops of trees and disappearing when humans are still some distance away. To find them you have to learn their ticking calls, know where to look and be able to approach without alarming them. As finches go, this is a real monster, almost as big as Redwing, and with a huge bill capable of cracking cherry stones. They are basically orangey-brown in plumage with one massive white wing bar and a white tip to the tail. The bill is grey-black in summer, horn-coloured in winter and has a distinctive black surround.
Habitat
Breeds in broad-leaved woodlands and parks. Winters in woodlands, particularly those with hornbeam, plum, cherry or yew.
Behaviour
Finch bills vary in both size and 'pointedness' so that each species is able to feed on different types of seed and therefore avoid competing with others. In Hawfiches this has been taken to the extreme, creating a huge bill capable of cracking seeds as large as cherry stones which other finches couldn't cope with. The large head is testament to the size of the muscles needed to operate such a bill.
Migration
Hawfinches are sedentary although those from Scandinavia and eastern Europe will migrate south and west and some of these occasionally reach Britain. Usually though, they concentrate around the Mediterranean where flocks of several hundred have been noted in Porrtugal, Gibraltar and the Nile Delta.