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Smallholding => Wildlife => Topic started by: Bodger on April 29, 2013, 04:42:35 pm

Title: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: Bodger on April 29, 2013, 04:42:35 pm

You tell me, we do get both species. 
I'm referring to the bird on the left, the other one is a hen Siskin.
 

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Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: HelenVF on April 29, 2013, 06:08:05 pm

My vote is redpoll.

Funnily enough, we got one in the garden at the weekend, which is a first.

Helen

Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: colliewobbles on April 29, 2013, 06:49:47 pm

I would definitely vote for redpoll too - we had our first this year too, was around for about a week.

Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: HappyHippy on April 29, 2013, 06:50:13 pm

I think Redpoll too  ;)

Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: Fleecewife on April 29, 2013, 07:06:09 pm

Yes - redpoll.  I've never seen one - lucky you.  Whereabouts are you?

Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: Bodger on April 29, 2013, 07:27:48 pm

The Lleyn Peninsular.

Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: Fleecewife on May 08, 2013, 11:52:29 am

Quote from: Fleecewife on April 29, 2013, 07:06:09 pm

Yes - redpoll.  I've never seen one - lucky you.  Whereabouts are you?

AHA - first time ever a female Common Redpoll appeared on our seed feeder this morning  :thumbsup: .      What a cute little bird - somehow I thought they were bigger than that.
 

Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: mwncigirl on May 10, 2013, 09:24:23 pm

Hi, redpoll. We get lots here in our garden near Bethesda.

Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: southernskye on May 24, 2013, 06:52:06 pm

Lesser redpoll (smaller than "common" redpoll aka mealy redpoll which is a winter visitor and less common!). Differentiated from Linnet by the small black bib and lighter beak.
 
Been researching this as we get both and, recently the L.redpoll has been a common visitor to our bird table. They seem to be having a good year and there is a profusion around.
 
For the female of the species, IIRC, L.Redpoll has a wee red hat (a jaunty red beret the wife tells me :thinking: ) but linnet female doesn't have a red beret ;D .
 
Rgds
Sskye

Title: Re: Red Poll or Brown Linnet?
Post by: Alicenz on July 07, 2013, 11:32:01 am

yes looks like a male redpole, where I live I have a lot of long grass and get them in massive flocks in the summer they join up with thousands of goldfinches, sparrows, greenfinches, chaffinches and yellow hammers - just georgous and the sound - amazing.  They love thistle heads ...yes i have plenty of them too:)   Its winter here now, and most of the seed eaters come for food I put out, but for some reason they and the goldfinches dont, preferring perhaps the pine forest.  But there was a goldfinch eating Nepeta (catnip) seedheads the other day out my window, its nice that they have discovered the new plants im bringing in- that diversifies their food source.  I could watch them for hours! But have to get back to my desk.. Im also feeding waxeyes and bellbirds, and tui -natives that eat nectar and have incredible songs, so am running out into the cold wet misery every few hours to top up the sugar water!