The Lesser Redpoll can occur in decent numbers in the winter and I have seen flocks of several hundred on occasion and have had them visiting the garden feeder in the late winter.
In the summer, however, it is much scarcer and breeds only in small numbers, favouring new growth birch woodland.
Today, whilst close to Beeley Triangle I heard a repeated unfamiliar call which was reminiscent of Yellowhammer but proved to be a recently fledged juvenile Lesser Redpoll. This is the first time I've managed to confirm breeding locally although it is doubtless a regular breeder in small numbers.
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| Lesser Redpoll - juvenile |
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