A twite, Linaria flavirostris, eats nyjer or niger seed on moorland in the high Pennines in Yorkshire, UK. Twites, also known as Pennine finches, have suffered serious declines in numbers in recent years and are on the UK`s conservation red list. The seed is being provided under a scheme by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or RSPB to boost twite numbers. This bird has been fitted with four different coloured identification rings to help researchers keep track of twite numbers and movements.
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