where are all the siskins ? (1 Viewer)

terryeyre

Well-known member

• Apr 5, 2005

• #1

not had any siskins around here for over a month the last ones i saw were on alder trees early march normaly garden full of them till end of may here plus a few residents till july .

 

Valerie

Val

• Apr 6, 2005

• #2

I saw my first siskin here in the North-East about 1 - 2 weeks ago.... they were around for about a week but not seen them since.... hope they come back!

 

Stewart J.

Well-known member

• Apr 6, 2005

• #3

Hi All, plenty of natural food for them this year so most still in forest, like you in past years have 20-30 visting feeders, they have been absent this last week but 4 turned up today.

Stewart

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Geoff Pain

Rural Member

• Apr 6, 2005

• #4

Had 2 in the garden today,first this year.

 

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helenol

Well-known member

• Apr 6, 2005

• #5

I also had the first siskin ever in the garden today.

 

david2004

Well-known member

• Apr 7, 2005

• #6

Never had any Siskins around here...ever! I've actually never even seen one! My Goldfinches have gone AWOL too...

 

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barry robson

Well-known member

• Apr 8, 2005

• #7

Plenty of Siskins on the feeders here on the north Pennine fells - been around for a while - first singing male 21 February, numbers increased to around 12+ birds since then and numbers seem to have steadied. Only a few Bramblings though against the reguklar 40+ at this time last year. 4 Regular Goldfinches.

Cheers

B

 

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songbird6666

Registered User

• Apr 11, 2005

• #8

I've got about 8 here now, five males and three females, they only arrived about 10 days ago though, and have been steadily increasing in numbers. It's the most I have ever had , wonder if I shall get any more.?

 

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Hardboiled

Member

• Apr 15, 2005

• #9

they're all on the feeders at the whinlatter forest park between derwentwater and bassenthwaite, (near the osprey viewing station)
Hardboiled

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Apr 16, 2005

• #10

Three and a half months of the year gone and I have yet to see a Siskin, despite being out and about most days. Heard one in March, thats all. And my ex-in-laws usually have 20+ visiting their garden feeders in March, but none at all this year.

steve

 

Lucky Birder

Notts Birder

• Apr 16, 2005

• #11

This is mirrored by Nottinghamshire.
In March 2004 there were 33 reported localities with Siskin. In March 2005 there were four.

 

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songbird6666

Registered User

• Apr 16, 2005

• #12

I had 7 on one set of my feeders yesterday, and there were two more in another part of the garden. Most I've ever seen in one go.