Siskins everywhere.

A new hatch of mottled baby siskins have been descending on the bird table regularly now and quickly devour everything in sight. The male of this species has bright yellow-green plumage with a distinct black patch on the head and some other dark streaks. It was once admired so much it was kept as a cage bird under the name of 'aberdevine'. They are present all year round in Scotland and thrive here mainly because of the abundance of their favourite habitat of coniferous woodland.The female of the species is less brightly coloured and rather drab.The siskin is a member of the finch family and is closely related to the goldfinch.