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sammi
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 903 Location: Cornwall

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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject: New to the garden |
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Hi there
Just had to share my excitement at having seen my first siskin (a pair in fact). They were feeding alongside a few greenfinches and goldfinches. I too have bullfinches around. Such a lovely sight. I have been feeding sunflower hearts and these seem to be the all time favourite. |
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minijoan
Joined: 06 Mar 2011 Posts: 297 Location: Northampton

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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Sammi
Yes sunflowerhearts certainly bring the birds into the garden. I've never seen a Siskin (lucky you) although I have a pair of Bullfinches who last year bought their three youngdster into the garden to feed.
The only downside to feeding hearts is they only seem to eat a small amount and the rest falls to the ground and leaves a terrible mess and during this wet weather I have also noticed a yeast like smell so had to use a watering can (can you believe) to try and wash the remains away.
I suppose this is something we have to put up with if we encourage the birds into the garden.
Joan  |
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ChrisB
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 30 Location: notts

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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Sammi, I very rarely get siskins but had one visit my garden for the first time in months yesterday too. I wonder if the rain is bringing different visitors into the garden. When it snowed much earlier in the year I had a yellowhammer for the very first time. It came every day for a week or so and then disappeared, but now a couple of months later I have a pair of them appear several times each day. Just beautiful - little rays of sunshine!
Hope your siskin pair keep coming back for you. |
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sammi
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 903 Location: Cornwall

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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Yes I think this strange weather does affect them. I think maybe they are birds coming over from the continent to breed here and going off course with the bad weather. I could have sworn I saw a Twite with a flock of finches but as it was only a fleeting visit I couldn't get a picture and some experts say that it would be almost impossible I have never seen a yellow hammer. Lucky you  |
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