I'm discovering that the the answer to "is it a Linnet or Twite" is pretty much always "It's a Linnet"
I'm discovering that the the answer to "is it a Linnet or Twite" is pretty much always "It's a Linnet"
They're really only found in any numbers in places where humans aren't found in any numbers.
I agree - most of the Twite I’ve seen in Scotland have been in the Western Isles - I’ve also seen non-breeders on the South Coast of England but in very low numbers - so there is still a higher possibility of seeing Twite in Scotland than the rest of the UK even though population size difference means the probability of a Linnet sighting is much higher anywhere in the UK (perhaps that didn’t come across very well in my post? but the Atlas speaks for itself in this respect.)
More a matter of inland / coastal, than England / Scotland. Plenty of English coasts get wintering Twite too, from Northumbs down to Norfolk and also the Lancs coaststs.