Richard Gunn wrote:
Is Carduelis chloris too mundane a bird to warrant a response?
No, of course not, it just shows that you're a keen birder. 
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| Author: | Richard Gunn [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Greenfinch |
We have had a winter roost of Greenfinch from Dec'08 to the present(early March) of up to 90 birds. They roost in a laurel thicket(approx.70m lengthx2.5m depth)to the front of our house. The flock have a regular routine of continually circling the roosting area, spasmodically perching in nearby Birch trees and then dropping into the laurel stand in groups of 10/15 until roosting is complete. The flock is now decreasing with a roosting count of c.50 on 3.March. Although the Migration Atlas, published by T and AD Poyser states that winter 'site fidelity' does not appear to be strong, my counts displayed a remarkable roosting consistency between late-Dec./Feb. Have any LBC members had similar Greenfinch roosts? |
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| Author: | Richard Gunn [ Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Greenfinch |
Is Carduelis chloris too mundane a bird to warrant a response? Richard.. |
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| Author: | Stuart Britton [ Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Greenfinch |
I have not found a Greenfinch roost in this area since the late 1980's despite looking - they are ideal for ringing large numbers in a short space of time. From memory, it only lasted about a month but during that time we caught over 300 birds but only a handful were re-trapped. This tends to suggest a fairly transient population. |
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| Author: | Alastair Carr [ Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Greenfinch |
Richard Gunn wrote: Is Carduelis chloris too mundane a bird to warrant a response? No, of course not, it just shows that you're a keen birder.
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| Author: | Richard Gunn [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Greenfinch |
Still c.50 roosting Greenfinch 18.March. Richard.. |
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