A pair of Siskins and a pair of Goldfinch have been visiting our nyjer seed feeder on a daily basis for several weeks now. Sometimes they arrive at the same time, sometimes separtley. Usually I see these birds at the top of our estate at the top of belmont road and with lots of patience and keeping the nyjer available, they have moved in on the feeders
John
Dave Thacker said
Wed May 13 7:53 PM, 2009
I got home early from work this evening to find a Siskin on my bird feeders
Steve Suttill said
Thu May 7 12:12 PM, 2009
Female Siskin on seed feeder in my back garden (Mossley) yesterday morning 6th May)
Steve
Kane Brides said
Sun Apr 26 3:47 PM, 2009
Hi Steve,
One visiting the feeders in the garden (Atherton) on Friday 24th. Remember, that there were quite a lot in BBW last week - I bet they are breeding in there...
Kane
-- Edited by Kane Brides on Sunday 26th of April 2009 02:48:23 PM
Steve Christmas said
Fri Apr 24 9:43 PM, 2009
May have been my garden pair Dave. I am about 100m from there.
Dave Thacker said
Fri Apr 24 9:07 PM, 2009
Steve
A pair of Siskins flew across Dales Brow in Swinton at 4.30pm this afternoon .They landed in a bush in the small wooded area on the right as you go up the brow, [ the area was called the "Dodgy Dell" in my youth] .I watched them from my car as I was stuck in the traffic waiting to turn on to Worsley road.
Matt Potter said
Fri Apr 24 1:35 PM, 2009
I know am in mid Wales, but we have a regular 2 males and a female on our black sunflower seeds and peanuts! Along with Green, Chaff and Goldfinches!!
At Ynys - Hir RSPB, there is about 4000 Siskins on the feeders!!!!!
Alan Rowley said
Thu Apr 23 5:44 PM, 2009
Peaked at about 10 regulars on nyger in garden over Winter. (Walkden). It was down to four at the weekend but I've not seen them since then.
Judith Smith said
Thu Apr 23 4:44 PM, 2009
They were breeding in or near an Egerton garden until 2003. Also I seem to remember one with a brood patch being caught in Botany Bay Wood a long time ago. When we used to get records from the nearby Worsley Hall Garden Centre (now closed), a birder who worked there often had them in summer, or flying over, presumably from BBW. They are gradually extending their range south, I think.
Steve Suttill said
Thu Apr 23 10:27 AM, 2009
Found a pair at a local farm yesterday (and hope that they are nesting) so I checked the last county report - last spring record in 2007 was April 22nd.
Steve
Dave Thacker said
Wed Apr 22 9:28 PM, 2009
Hi Steve
I had a pair on my feeders this weekend in Swinton. I have seen them regularly over the past 4 months in my garden.
Steve Christmas said
Wed Apr 22 8:45 PM, 2009
A pair of siskins were on my garden feeders this evening. Has anyone else been getting them this late in the year? In past years they have gone by early April.
Usually I see these birds at the top of our estate at the top of belmont road and with lots of patience and keeping the nyjer available, they have moved in on the feeders
John
Steve
One visiting the feeders in the garden (Atherton) on Friday 24th. Remember, that there were quite a lot in BBW last week - I bet they are breeding in there...
Kane
-- Edited by Kane Brides on Sunday 26th of April 2009 02:48:23 PM
A pair of Siskins flew across Dales Brow in Swinton at 4.30pm this afternoon .They landed in a bush in the small wooded area on the right as you go up the brow, [ the area was called the "Dodgy Dell" in my youth
At Ynys - Hir RSPB, there is about 4000 Siskins on the feeders!!!!!
Steve
I had a pair on my feeders this weekend in Swinton. I have seen them regularly over the past 4 months in my garden.