Today I went looking for the Siskin that were seen at Cosmeston on Sunday (and had been heard by another birder earlier in the month). They’re not birds I’m familiar with as they’re not common locally and I’ve only seen them a couple of times when I’ve been on bird club trips (oh, and once very high in the trees at Forest Farm). My heart skipped a beat when I heard a flock of Goldfinches in the trees ahead of me (the Siskin were associating with Goldfinches on Sunday) and saw a few flashes of yellow and green in the birds with them. Unfortunately, they weren’t Siskin but Greenfinches – I’m not complaining though, as Greenfinches are also birds I don’t see very often.
Have also checked for those Siskins and had the same as you – a few Goldfinch in Alders near the cafe, although no Greenfinch. The only green thing today was a Green Woodpecker in W paddock [and another heard]. Sadly Siskin are not as regular at Cosmeston as they used to be.,
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I don’t go near the cafe very often & assumed the birds would be moving around so I’ve been looking elsewhere. The flock I saw were in trees on either side of the path at the northern end of the east paddock, near the exit to Byrd Ave – often lots of birds up there.
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