The Hawfinch has a distinctive heavy silhouette with a huge, powerful bill and bulky head.
Their huge bill varies in colour, typically black in summer but paler blue/brown in winter.
It appears very short-tailed in flight, yet its white wing bars and tail tip are striking in flight.
Male and female Hawfinches look similar but the plumage of the female is slightly paler than that of the male.
The Hawfinch breeds across Europe and temperate Asia.

The first 2 photos show a female who was caught by our cat Morris and taken to our bathroom where she screamed until my attention was drawn to her.
When I entered the bathroom, I found the cat next to the bird, but she was making so much noise that the cat no longer dared to touch it.
A few minutes later she flew out the window, luckily unharmed and happily with the waiting male.

1st & 2nd photo: In my bathroom (!), Hilversum, The Netherlands, 24 April 2021
3rd & 4th photo: Dwingelderveld National Park, The Netherlands, 16 April 2020
5th photo: Quite a distant photo, but the huge beak is obvious. Almelo, The Netherlands, 6 February 2010