Eurasian Siskin

A small agile finch often feeding acrobatically in alders or at feeders.

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Finding guide

Habitat first

Choose the season, find the habitat, then watch patiently. Search guidance is not a measure of rarity or conservation status.

When to go: All year; additional autumn and winter visitors
Where to start: Watch foliage and trunks from public paths through mature woodland.
What to do when you arrive: In autumn and winter, check alder and birch flocks for yellow-green finches feeding acrobatically. Make repeated quiet stops rather than chasing a mobile flock.

Habitat and behaviour reference: BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · The practical steps are editorial advice based on the references, not live sightings.

SPECIES NOTESSpecies notes

How to identify it

Small with a pointed bill, yellow wing-bars and yellow tail sides. Males have a black crown and chin; females are paler and streakier. Finer-built than Greenfinch.

Habitat

Woodland, mature trees, wooded edges and gardens.

Behaviour

Flocks extract seeds from alder, birch and conifer cones.

When to look

All year; additional autumn and winter visitors

Where to look

Watch foliage and trunks from public paths through mature woodland.

Reference photos do not show every sex, age, season or geographic form; use the identification notes too.

Further reading:BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · Wikipedia ↗

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