Strait Hey, and a Siskin

Took a walk over Strait Hey before the rain started yesterday morning and it was a superb morning with the sun shining and high white clouds. There was the usual chilly wind blowing to make sure you didn't enjoy it too much - we are after all, high in the West Yorkshire Pennines!

In the garden at home we had a Siskin on the feeder. This is the first Siskin we've seen in the garden in September of any year.

A Redpoll also visited the feeders briefly but it didn't stay long. The Redpolls desert our garden for about 6 weeks each year after the breeding season and I still don't know why, or where they go. More research needed here.