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CONTRARY to the normal habits of the linnet (Acanthis cannabina) this species has been found nesting annually in clumps of rushes (Juncus effusus) on a hill pasture in north-east Cheshire, grid reference SJ 956925. The rush sites are apparently chosen in preference to more normal sites of which there is no shortage. The habit has so far not been observed elsewhere in the district and would appear to be unusual anywhere.
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ORFORD, N. An Unusual Breeding Habitat of the Linnet. Nature 184, 650 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184650a0
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