Breeding Siskins in the County

Stuart Britton · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:39 pm

Siskins are recorded as a rare breeding species in Lincolnshire. The number of juvenile birds recorded in the Market Rasen/Wragby area in the last three years, including those trapped in very juvenile plumage leads me to challenge this assumption. Have any other observers any comments?

Malcolm Johnson · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:36 am

Hi

Can certainly agree that there are Siskins in the Wragby area as they have visited my feeders several times this year. Never had them before this year, so they must be on the increase.

Malcolm.

Nick Tribe · **Joined:** Thu May 31, 2007 11:06 am **Posts:** 62

Hi Stuart

I had a female gathering nesting material in a wood near Lincoln in March of this year and, if I recall correctly, 2 males singing. No subsequent observations though.

Nick

John Walker · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:00 am

Hi Stuart, Edmund mackrill and i had a singing male in a small conifer wood near Scamblesby about 8 or 9 years ago, and i heard 2 or 3 singing males in the willingham woods 3 years ago, (all during may or june) . cheers John.

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