I have been taking a lot of interest in the Siskins that are using the feeders near to the visitors centre at Haldon Forest at the moment. This is quite close to my house here in Alphington and I can drive there in about 7 minutes, very convenient.  Siskin do breed in Devon but they are far from numerous, however they on the increase I understand.  In the past I have even had them on my garden feeders which was a thrill to say the least. There is some real potential to take some great flight shots and then record the lovely wing bars, a very attractive feature of the species.  The only problem at the moment is that the feeders are in a dull area which is shaded by trees all around.  If these feeders were in an open area then I could adjust the camera to give me some real chance of a great photo or two.  As the title of this post says, this is my best effort so far but I am sure I can do so much better.   To that end I have set up a feeder in another part of the wood which is surrounded by tall conifers but in the open and if I can get the birds to come down to this feeding station which will be very rewarding. What's more, it is isolated so I will be on my own which is just what I enjoy.  As well as Siskins there are many Jays and Woodpeckers up there and if I hide myself carefully I would imagine that these two photogenic species will also come down to pick up peanuts. What's more, I have drilled a dozen or so peanut sized holes in to the remains of a dead conifer, each hole now contains 2 or 3 peanuts and I am very, very confident that Great – Spotted Woodpecker will come t take these as soon s they are discovered. A little bit to look forward to I think.