ON May 18th, 1924, my father and I found the nest of a Siskin (Carduelis spinus) at Acharacle, Argyll. It was about twenty feet up on the spreading bough of an exotic fir (species not recorded) in a large garden. When my father climbed to it, both birds came very close to him and he was able to identify them clearly. The nest was built of twigs and moss, lined with wool and hair, with several fea...

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