stuart white
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Arctic Redpoll
Here are some more pictures taken yesterday by Dave Holman,
they clearly show a single thin dark shaft on the white undertail coverts
frosty upperparts, fairly fine streaking on a white flank
biscuit buff coulour round face and throat and bold white wing bars
the white unstreaked rump is just about discernable.
There is a second bird which I believe is shown in Sean Nixon's pictures which is very similar but has 2 dark shafts on the UTC's
slightly bolder streaks on the flank and a slightly longer bill. The two have been seen side-by-side today
at the moment its easy to pick up the couse's as its got a half grown tail, but when its fully grown you will proabbly need to see the UTC's to be certain you are looking at the right bird.
Don't you just love redpolls !
Here are some more pictures taken yesterday by Dave Holman,
they clearly show a single thin dark shaft on the white undertail coverts
frosty upperparts, fairly fine streaking on a white flank
biscuit buff coulour round face and throat and bold white wing bars
the white unstreaked rump is just about discernable.
There is a second bird which I believe is shown in Sean Nixon's pictures which is very similar but has 2 dark shafts on the UTC's
slightly bolder streaks on the flank and a slightly longer bill. The two have been seen side-by-side today
at the moment its easy to pick up the couse's as its got a half grown tail, but when its fully grown you will proabbly need to see the UTC's to be certain you are looking at the right bird.
Don't you just love redpolls !
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