LINNET
(Vlasvink)
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This cache forms a part of the YWP Bird series.
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I DECIDED TO DO THIS BIRD TRAIL IN YELLOWWOOD PARK, SEEING THAT ALL STREETS ARE NAMED AFTER BIRDS. I HOPE PEOPLE WILL BECOME MORE AWARE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS WHICH WE SEE EVERY DAY AND TAKE FOR GRANTED... IT OPENED MY EYES.
Don't forget to treat this birdie like you would like your cache to be treated.
Please Bring your own Pen
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A birdie with a difference.
A log with a difference.
Every geocacher is special like this log!!!!!.
QUICK FACTS
I BELIEVE THIS BIRDIE IS NOT FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA ONLY THE STREET.
Slightly smaller than a sparrow, the linnet) is an attractive finch, which was highly sought after as a cage bird in the 19th century for its pleasant melodious song. Males have chestnut backs and grey heads and during the breeding season they develop a striking pinkish-crimson crown and breast. Males, females and juveniles have white edges to the wings and tail
Linnets tend to form groups of up to 20 individuals during the breeding season, which lasts from mid-April to the beginning of August. Nests are built in dense hedges, scrub or thorny trees. A typical clutch consists of four to six eggs and two to three broods can be produced in a season. The female incubates the eggs for 11 to 13 days, after which both parents provide food for the chicks.
Linnets are seed-eaters, feeding on over 46 types of seeds, a large proportion of which are from the cabbage family . The species gets its scientific and common names from its feeding habits; the generic name Carduelis derives from the Latin for thistle and 'linnet' derives from the Latin 'linum', which is flax, a seed plant that this bird once fed on.
The linnet is common and widespread throughout the UK countryside, but there was a 56 percent reduction in numbers between 1968 and 1991 The species is widespread and common throughout much of Europe. Most of the UK linnet population is resident (they stay in the UK all year round), but some migrate to Spain and western France for the winter, and breeding birds from northern Europe spend the winter in the UK with the resident birds.
You will not find this bird in the Roberts Bird Guide
HOPE YOU ENJOY THE CACHE