Lesser Redpoll in Lewis Crescent

A small group of up to seven Lesser Redpoll has made a welcome return to Andy's garden on 20 December, after an absence of almost three years.  The group seems to comprise 1 male (bright red forehead, small black bib and distinctive diffuse red breast patches), 3-4 females (red forehead and black bib) and 2-3 juveniles (black bib, but no red). They are moving around with a flock of Goldfinch. All are noticeably smaller and slimmer than the Goldfinches, and seem to have a strong preference for feeding on the Niger seed.