Help in ID Confirmation Please

big bill · #1 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 03:13 PM

According to the books they do not come to the feeders at feeding stations this is why I am querying this ID ,can you help is this a Linnet or not taken today in the garden at the feeders ,feeding on sunflower hearts also niger seed then went to the tray were there is a mix of everything .

thanks for any help guys in this

Fieldfare95 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 03:18 PM

It's a hen siskin,
a great garden bird

RockHopper · #3 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 03:19 PM

Looks like it to me, maybe a female? though I am no expert!

We have just identified a male Linnet at our feeders. Seems to prefer the niger seed feeder to any of the others.

Never seen one in our garden before.

Jenny W · #4 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 03:27 PM

Juvenile Siskin. Siskins will regularly come to feeders.

Linnets are very much ground feeders and unlike other farmland ground feeding passerines, such as Tree Sparrows, they have not taken to using feeders as much - although it has been known for them to do so.

RockHopper · #5 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 03:27 PM

Guess my posting must have crossed with Fieldfares

As i said i am definately no expert on bird id's

big bill · #6 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 05:38 PM

Thanks for the answer guys have been back out watching them,and there are quite a few coming to the feeders at various stages of age and I now agree that they are Siskins on watching them again they must be this years fledglings as the are like I stated at various stages in growth and plummage of feathers.
You learn something new every day so easy to confuse if going by books alone .
Once again thanks for the help guys.