My Scunthorpe Garden 2024

Delighted you still have Siskins on your feeders.  From over 40 years of ringing experience I suggest that these may well be different birds every time you see them!  They certainly move through our Market Rasen garden and I rarely re-trap them.  One tip for those who have other finches on the feeders as well - Siskins usually are with there heads down!

Today slightly different I got up at 08:10 and saw the male Siskin on feeder nearest house, at 11:30 spotted two males on feeder at bottom of garden but no females today, and very few birds bar two Greenfinch, two LT Tit, a dozen Goldfinch, four Common Gull, a few Feral Pigeon, a Magpie and that's it at back, at front was lots of Spuggies as usual.

John 

The Siskins been here a week but can they beat the seventy days that Bramblings stayed, probably not but am more than pleased have had them a week in fact one day was well happy. Today got up 1pm and the male was feeding next to two Goldfinch and later the female was doing same but on another feeder, very few birds seen today. 

John

This afternoon a male Sparrowhawk (not seen one for ages) flew down garden at head height putting fear of god up the small birds, it landed in the conifer where the male Siskin was, not sure of outcome. The male and female Siskin were here yesterday as well as today:

Siskin - 1 pair.
Sprawk - 1 male
LT Tit - 2
Coal Tit - 1
Great Tit - 2
Blue Tit - 2
Spuggies - loads (c36)
Blackbird - 3
Greenfinch - 2
Goldfinch - 10
Magpie - 1
Jackdaw - 2
Feral Pigeon - 12 ( yesterday saw two biggish flocks half way up hill, hope they don't come here)
Dunnock - 1
Wood Pigeon - 1
Common Gull - 4

John

Goldcrest a good spot mate. 

Good photos John, we are extremely envious. However, we did have a Goldcrest in the garden this morning. 

Pete and Jackie