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The UK Bird Atlas

Siskin (Spinus spinus)Where and when to see it in the UK

Resident · reporting peaks February to March · Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · BOU category A

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Peak months
Siskin: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.

Siskin has been recorded in 2,583 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (87%) in records to 2026. Resident in the UK. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in February to March.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
28% or more of visits
High
12% to 28%
Moderate
5% to 12%
Low
under 5%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 73%9%Very high
February 87%11%Very high
March 97%12%Very high
April 55%7%Very high
May 44%5%Very high
June 46%6%Very high
July 38%5%Very high
August 20%2%Very high
September 39%5%Low
October 100%12%High
November 91%11%Very high
December 67%8%Very high

Squares with the highest reporting rate in February

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
C62Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland100%Very high
C92Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland100%Very high
D14Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland100%Very high
D23Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland100%Very high
H24Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland100%Very high
J02Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland100%Very high
J05Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland100%Very high
J48Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland100%Very high
J49Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland100%Very high
NB43Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland100%Very high

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