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Originally Posted by Guy F
However, I was amazed that both a pair of Siskins and a Grey Wagtail chose this day to reappear in the garden. I hadn't seen the Siskins since mid summer and the Wagtail hadn't been around since early winter.
Guy
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We use to have siskins regularly throughout the winter months, but last year they never arrived and nor again this year
. Its such a shame as they were such tame little things and were never bothered by my presence as long as there were peanuts to be had.
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Originally Posted by paul m
No crows and we seldom see a starling or hedge sparrow.  |
Did you mean House Sparrow, because you mentioned Dunnocks?
Hedge sparrows was another name for Dunnock (Prunella modularis). Although dunnocks are not actually members of the sparrow family at all, and are infact members of the Accentor family.The proper English name for them was Hedge Accentor before Dunnock became the new common name
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