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Linnet male
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
A male Linnet (Linaria cannabina) perching on a bush near the Cumbrae ferry slip. The Linnet is widely distributed and it once very popular as a cage bird because of its melodious song.
24 July 2009
Linnets on wire
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Linnets (Linaria cannabina) on a telephone wire, near the Cumbrae Water Sports Centre.
24 July 2009
Linnet, Cholsey Meadows
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sanda
Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) in a typical gorse (Ulex europaeus) habitat, Sanda. This individual was probably ringed on the island.
