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    Red-breasted or Red-throated ?

    Don't know if you know Sumit but albicilla has recently been split as a new species by our BOURC. The first ever claim of albicilla in the UK (as far as I'm aware) came from the Scilly Isles in 1999 but was dismissed by some due to the fact that the bill was not all dark - your photo seems to...
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    Red-breasted or Red-throated ?

    Hi Sumit, A feature recently suggested for albicilla has been the presence of white tips on the inner webs of the tertials creating a pattern likened to that of Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler. This seems to fit your bird and so along with the uppertail covs and colour of the upperparts I'd say...
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