Super market car parks can be a good place for birds. There are often hedges for Sparrows and trees with berries for spectacular sightings of winter visiting Waxwings, with these attracting flocks of birders that often make the news due to their numbers.
The header image is of a male Siskin feeding on cones, the round female catkins of the Alder tree.
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Siskin
The Siskin, Carduelis spinus, is resident in several parts of the UK but in West Yorkshire it is recognised as a Winter visitor. They like eating the seeds from the Alder.
These photos were taken from the path on Jenny Lane and from the Co-op car park next to the steps. The ones with the black crown to the head are male.
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