Spinus spinus
The Eurasian Siskin is a common finch that is found in forested areas, both coniferous and mixed woodland. It is distributed in most of Europe and Eurosiberia.
It feeds on all kinds of seeds, but prefers those of Alder trees and conifers.
It is a bird that likes to congregate in flocks, even very large flocks. It is also known that every few years, large numbers migrate southwards. These influxes are thought to be the result of various possible factors. Plausible factors include, climatic conditions, scarcity of food or even a very successful breeding season.
It is a bird which is not timid to human presence, as evidenced from these photos, which I took of this confiding bird, during autumn migration, in the Maltese Islands. However, it is very elusive to find during the breeding period.
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Very similar to our Pine Siskin, even down to the olive-tinged yellow.
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Yes. In fact they are two closely related species.
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This ones, as migrant, I can see 2 times a year in Korea, in Spring and Autumn.
The very shapen bill is very impressive.
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Here we see it mostly in autumn, some years massive influxes, but also in smaller numbers in spring
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