Standlake
Siskin: f. At my feeders. Are siskins noteworthy in Oxon? I've been hearing them occasionally in various places in west oxon but not entered in notebook. But I note that some of Oxon's most active birders often submit records of siskin: are they relatively scarce in oxon ( there seem to be more around this autumn since I moved here 2017). 21:43.
Mick Cunningham
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ReplyDeleteHi Mick, the OOS has it down as reporting code D, 'All records required'. I'd say they were hugely variable in numbers. I'm not aware of any permanent breeding population but juvs can be seen in late Aug/early Sep so who knows? As you say, it seems to be a good winter locally. On a personal level this means I'll probably not be so diligent in reporting ones and twos as the winter goes on but would probably always report double figure counts. Pretty much the same as Lesser Redpoll as it goes!
ReplyDeleteHi Mark - thank you very much. I wasn't aware of an OOS reporting code.
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