Birding The Nothe
(Eurasian) Siskin Carduelis spinus
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JDM records :
2003 : Just autumn records as usual: six on 4 Oct followed by two on 9 Oct, and one on 16 Oct. Two were going E with the big finch passage on 8 Nov, with one on 27 Nov. 12 bird-days: an average year.
2002 - Just autumn records again: three on 11 Oct followed by one on 12 Oct, then two going E on 18 Nov. 6 bird-days: a rather poor year.
2001 - No spring records. Passage migrants noted on 9 dates from 21 Sep to 1 Nov, with 21 bird-days, max 6 on 20 Oct. A good, but not exceptional year.
2000 - One on 28 Apr is the only spring record to date. In autumn, passage migrants noted on 7 dates from 6 Oct to 3 Nov, with 17 bird-days, max 6 on 22 Oct.
1999 - one on 2 Nov.
1997 - 10 on 11 Oct.
1985 - Autumn migrants, the first records for The Nothe, noted as follows : one on 26 Sep, three on 27 Sep, 12 on 1 Oct, six on 14 Oct and eight on 25 Oct. 29 bird-days.