'Just a dunnock?' Lincs, UK - id help plse (1 Viewer)

Tim Taylor

work in progress

• Oct 25, 2007

• #1

I thought this was a dunnock but it seems a little less grey and a bit more speckly and I wondered if it might be something like a tree pipit. No other shots unfortunately.

Thanks

Tim

 

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Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #2

No, you were right first time. Its a Dunnock.

john

 

Tim Taylor

work in progress

• Oct 25, 2007

• #3

Thanks John - I live in hope!

 

IanF

Moderator

• Oct 25, 2007

• #4

Dunnock. You'll find they change markings slightly over winter, especially the head. Young birds are more streaked below as well.

 

Macswede

Macswede

• Oct 25, 2007

• #5

Agree with the others - definitely a Dunnock.

 

KnockerNorton

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #6

IanF said:

Young birds are more streaked below as well.

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Only in juvenile plumage. They're indistinguishable from adults after the post-juv moult (like this one), and you can't reliably age them by autumn.

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #7

Poecile said:

Only in juvenile plumage. They're indistinguishable from adults after the post-juv moult (like this one), and you can't reliably age them by autumn.

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But its still just a Dunnock so who cares.

John

 

Lucky Birder

Notts Birder

• Oct 25, 2007

• #8

A very interesting species.

 

KnockerNorton

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #9

Farnboro John said:

But its still just a Dunnock so who cares.

John

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Pedants perogative.

 

Cristian Mihai

Cristian Mihai

• Oct 25, 2007

• #10

As everbody said, Dunnock.

 

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grahamB

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #11

Nice picture Tim! Also worth noting most Tree Pipits have headed south by this time of year (assuming the picture was taken recently).

Best wishes
Graham

 

Tim Taylor

work in progress

• Oct 25, 2007

• #12

Thanks all. I seem to have got to grips with Meadow and Rock pipits but alas the tree pipit still eludes me...

 

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Robin Pearson

Herts irregular

• Oct 25, 2007

• #13

Lucky Birder said:

A very interesting species.

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Agreed, polyagamous if I remember correctly.

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #14

Poecile said:

Pedants perogative.

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or prerogative even? :t:

Tim

 

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Steven Astley

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #15

Farnboro John said:

But its still just a Dunnock so who cares.

John

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Me for 1

 

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grog

Member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #16

Me too. Dunnocks are great.

 

dafi

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #17

I would be happy enough. They are not that comon place here!!

 

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grog

Member

• Oct 25, 2007

• #18

You should take a day trip to Caerphilly. Come see the castle and the Dunnocks!

 

Thing

Idiosyncratic

• Oct 26, 2007

• #19

Can't 'Dunnock' be roughly translated from the anglo-saxon to mean 'Little Brown Job'? Or was this some flim-flam that I heard many moons ago?

 

JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Oct 26, 2007

• #20

Dun is certainly another word for brown (hence all those Dun Cow pub names), so it's feasible.

James