New bird in my garden this morning; like a Siskin but not as green. Juvy or Female Siskin??

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  • Susan H said:

    ...., and I was hoping they might stay a while.

    You, madam, are just getting plain greedy!!!!!!! [hug]

    The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.

    The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!

  • Yellowhammer!

     

        Coal

    Birding , Birding, Birding !

  • Or probably Siskin.

    Birding , Birding, Birding !

  • Wow! Fabulous photos everyone - and when I can see Sarah's I will doubtless be saying the same about hers but for the moment you will have to pretend I can see that set!!!!!

    The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.

    The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!

  • Squirrel B said:

    Wow! Fabulous photos everyone - and when I can see Sarah's I will doubtless be saying the same about hers but for the moment you will have to pretend I can see that set!!!!!

    I have tried uploading the pics again to see if they stay this time.  Fingers crossed

    Sarah

    I've learned that I still have a lot to learn...

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  • Hi Sarah, got them this time. That is an incredible number of siskins - I am lucky to see one or two. And I was right - your photos are brilliant!!! Well done.

    The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.

    The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!

  • Wow Bramble, what a lot of siskins in your mum's garden! Does she get this many all the time, or was it a one off? Brilliant photos.

    Cheers, Linda.

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  • In 2004  some siskins discovered the niger seed I'd started putting out - and the numbers gradually increased until there were 72.  I assumed that they would be back the next  year - but we didn't see a single one.  Then in 2006 they were back, totalling 96 altogether!!!!!! In 2007 the most we had was two - so I hoped perhaps they were only visiting much  in even numbered years - but this year we've only seen one (on a few occasions).

    http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g182/Elizabeth_Bigg/Siskins3.jpg

    http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g182/Elizabeth_Bigg/Siskins4.jpg

     

  • Bramble - lovely to see your Mum's siskins, I still haven't seen any at home yet but I did see two on a feeder at Blashford Lakes reserve yesterday in the Woodland hide.  The number of bramblings more than made up for it though as there were about 30 of them!

    Elibee - Wow!  That's fantastic to see so many at once.  Lucky you.

     

    There is something new to learn everyday...

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  • Wow Elibee, that is a lot of siskin. I know when we lived on the coast, we were on their route and we would have an invasion for a few weeks. As one lot left, the next group would arrive, but I can't remember seeing that many in one go. I think about 40 was our biggest count in one visit and I used to find that very noisy. We have never seen such numbers in this house.

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