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Linnet, Cholsey Meadows 17769 176 Oxfordshire and Berkshire Male Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), taken by David Palmar. During the breeding season, adult males can be identified by their slate grey head, red forehead and red breast. The red colour has a faded appearance during the non-breeding season. 18 April 2022
Linnet, Mull Head Local Nature Reserve, Deerness, Orkney 15643 291 Orkney - Deerness and Tankerness A male Linnet (Linaria cannabina), Mull Head Local Nature Reserve (LNR), Deerness, Orkney mainland. The Linnet derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds (from which linen is made). The male is characterised by a crimson forehead and breast, while females are browner. 07 July 2019
Linnet 05847 167 Coll Southwest Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), Totronald, Coll. The Linnet can be distinguished from the rather similar Twite by having a dark beak, whereas the Twite's beak is light coloured. The reddish breast of the Linnet is also a distinguishing feature, but is not always visible, and is not so strong in this young male as in the fully plumaged adult male. 27 April 2014
Linnet 05845 167 Coll Southwest A Linnet (Linaria cannabina) in Totronald, Coll. The Linnet can be seen on farmland and heathland across the UK. But, like so many other farmland birds, linnets are declining rapidly, mainly due to agricultural intensification. 27 April 2014
Linnet, Sanda 00426 36 Sanda Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) in a typical gorse (Ulex europaeus) habitat, Sanda. This individual was probably ringed on the island. 18 June 2006
Twite, Totronald, Coll 05829 167 Coll Southwest Twite (Carduelis flavirostris) which come to feeders at the RSPB nature reserve at Totronald, Coll. Male Twite can be distinguished from the similar Linnet by the red rump, light coloured beak, and generally streaky appearance. 25 April 2014
Goldfinch in a Hawthorn bush, Ardmore Point 19031 217 Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) taking off from a Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) bush at the North Bay, Ardmore Point, Firth of Clyde 26 October 2024
Goldfinch on Gorse, Gigha 18855 41 Argyllshire - Gigha and Sound of Gigha Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on Gorse (Ulex europaeus), taken from a garden on Gigha, Kintyre 27 April 2024
Siskin, Loch Garten 18171 307 Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge A male siskin (Carduelis spinus) having a drink from a small puddle at Loch Garten, taken by David Palmar 22 July 2023
Siskin and Chaffinch, Loch Garten 18170 307 Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge A male Siskin (Carduelis spinus) on the left alongside a group of Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) at Loch Garten, taken by David Palmar 22 July 2023

Linnet, Cholsey Meadows

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176

Oxfordshire and Berkshire

Male Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), taken by David Palmar. During the breeding season, adult males can be identified by their slate grey head, red forehead and red breast. The red colour has a faded appearance during the non-breeding season.

18 April 2022

Linnet, Mull Head Local Nature Reserve, Deerness, Orkney

15643

291

Orkney - Deerness and Tankerness

A male Linnet (Linaria cannabina), Mull Head Local Nature Reserve (LNR), Deerness, Orkney mainland.
The Linnet derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds (from which linen is made). The male is characterised by a crimson forehead and breast, while females are browner.

07 July 2019

Linnet

05847

167

Coll Southwest

Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), Totronald, Coll. The Linnet can be distinguished from the rather similar Twite by having a dark beak, whereas the Twite's beak is light coloured. The reddish breast of the Linnet is also a distinguishing feature, but is not always visible, and is not so strong in this young male as in the fully plumaged adult male.

27 April 2014

Linnet

05845

167

Coll Southwest

A Linnet (Linaria cannabina) in Totronald, Coll. The Linnet can be seen on farmland and heathland across the UK. But, like so many other farmland birds, linnets are declining rapidly, mainly due to agricultural intensification.

27 April 2014

Linnet, Sanda

00426

Sanda

Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) in a typical gorse (Ulex europaeus) habitat, Sanda.
This individual was probably ringed on the island.

18 June 2006

Twite, Totronald, Coll

05829

167

Coll Southwest

Twite (Carduelis flavirostris) which come to feeders at the RSPB nature reserve at Totronald, Coll. Male Twite can be distinguished from the similar Linnet by the red rump, light coloured beak, and generally streaky appearance.

25 April 2014