Common Linnet
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Cultivated land is becoming overgrown, which has resulted in a smaller number of linnets.
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- Maximum age:9 years
- Eggs and clutches:Incubation 11 -14 days. 5 - 6 eggs, usually three clutches.
- Latin name:Linaria cannabina
Description
Cultivated land is becoming overgrown, which has resulted in a smaller number of linnets. It is the female who builds the nest, but while she broods the male feeds her with regurgitated seeds.
Appearance
A small finch with a marked white patch on the folded-up wing. The adult male has a red spot on his forehead and a fainter red breast.Similar bird
Different from the redpoll as its back is a soft cinnamon brown.Sounds and song
Its call switches between harsh and soft, and the song is a beautiful melodic twittering.| Song |
Food and bird tables
Its food consists largely of small seeds but sometimes insects in the summertime. It especially like hemp seeds and seeds of flax which linen is made of.The nest and hollows
The nest is built, as already mentioned, by the female, while the male watches over it. The nest is often placed low in a shrub or a smaller tree.Distribution
 Summer Resident Winter |  |