The Red nut bag phenomenon. (Siskins in the UK) (1 Viewer)

[Surreybirder]

I had some siskins in our garden a day or two ago, but they were feeding on the alders at the bottom of the garden. I've now put out a red peanut feeder, so I'll be interested to see if that brings them in. I wonder whether redpolls ever come to feeders in the UK?
By coincidence I just noticed that the 'random photo' on the home page at the moment is of a common redpoll at a feeder in the US
See HERE

 

[Mikko]

I've heard of Siskins coming down onto a busy high street to feed on red bags hanging outside a pet shop.... they are definately conditioned to the visual signal

I have a bright yellow niger seed feeder, available cheap off eagerbay. The Siskins and Goldfinches both like it. There were 2 Siskins on it today, 6th Feb. Have used the same feeder for 3 years, yellow is a definite bird-puller, possibly triggers some sort of Sunflower seed memory inside them?

 

[EK_Birds]

20 years must be a forum record for a thread bump ?

 

[Andy Adcock]

'Red nutbag phenomenon' sounds like a problem a cyclist might have

 

[pppppvvvv]

I'm finding Siskin quite hard to find lately, in Test Valley and New Forest.
I'm seeing more Redpoll than Siskin, which is very weird round here.