I think so?
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No, there is no rufous rump that is shown by Pine Bunting for starters... I'd say thats a Corn Bunting.....
OK, thanks, wahat about the lower bird in this photo ?
The bird in question appears to have a contrasty pale central crown stripe, a modest relatively speaking all grey bill, and contrasting lines to the mantle....strange Corn Bunting?
Cheers
Am I getting way too old? When I was twitching in the 90's I don't remember any of this. Admittedly there were almost no cameras but the thought of someone retrospectively ticking anything from a photograph confirmation - well lets face it, I never saw it happen?
No offence to those that do as most of you probably weren't born when I saw my first Pine Bunting in Dagenham - different times, different rules?
Luv Dave
Well said Dave! It's all a bit 'fake' to me too. Take photos and get someone else to identify everything for you later. The old field skills are dying; next stop virtual reality birding, so you don't even have to leave your comfy front room!
RB
Well said Dave! It's all a bit 'fake' to me too. Take photos and get someone else to identify everything for you later. The old field skills are dying; next stop virtual reality birding, so you don't even have to leave your comfy front room!
RB
Well said Dave! It's all a bit 'fake' to me too. Take photos and get someone else to identify everything for you later. The old field skills are dying; next stop virtual reality birding, so you don't even have to leave your comfy front room!
RB
I can understand that viewpoint from a "common" species perspective, but the whole point of twitching something is often that you haven't seen that species before and thus don't necessarily have the confidence in your own skills to be positive in that identification. Surely far better that than going back to a point where when in doubt people can just think that they saw something and take that as read without review by more experienced people to confirm it?
Well said Dave! It's all a bit 'fake' to me too. Take photos and get someone else to identify everything for you later. The old field skills are dying; next stop virtual reality birding, so you don't even have to leave your comfy front room!
RB
I guess it works both ways. Two recent star birds, the Eyebrowed and Dusky Thrush were both posted by non-birders and identified online. Cyberspace does have its rewards.
Everyone who bothered to go certainly enjoyed the latter.
Don't you mean three with the Blue Rock Thrush?