Blyth´s Pipit (1 Viewer)

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Eduardo Amengual

• Dec 8, 2005

• #1

Hi there,
At the end of November, a bird considered to be the first Blyth´s P. for Spain was found near the coast. There´s a couple of pics of the bird in "rare birds in spain" website. I don´t like the median coverts design for Blyth´s, looking more Richard´s. The bird has been seen by many competent birders and ided as Blyth´s. Bill shape looks good for Blyth´s but I´m not sure about those median coverts. What do you think?

http://www.rarebirdspain.net/irbss198.jpg

 

London Birder

Well-known member

• Dec 8, 2005

• #2

hmmn, with tonnes of caution I'd say they look ok to me for Blyth's, possibly wouldn't expect Richards to show the rounded centres on the covs to such extent (albeit there's a clear spike) ... but I need a lesson in overlap

minutia aside it feels more Blyth's to me also (though that's worth little with pics)

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Dec 8, 2005

• #3

What does it sound like?

 

JANJ

Well-known member

• Dec 8, 2005

• #4

Surely looks like a Richard´s on new adult, triangular, median covert pattern, and the strong buffish tips. The dark center looks rather clear-cut at the sides though, more in line with Blyth´s, which makes it difficult to ID it, from this single image for sure. Look at this Richard´s:
http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures/birds/Storpiber_Fanoe_20001102_PK_06.jpg
from Denmark on 2nd Nov. 2000. Look at the new ad covert!

From Norway:http://home.online.no/~ctiller/fugler/09/mongolpiplerke.jpg

http://home.online.no/~ctiller/fugler/09/tartarpiplerke.jpg

Finland:http://www.tarsiger.com/index.php?p...yth´s+Pipit,+Anthus+godlewskii&lang=eng

Blyth´s Sweden Oct:http://www.skof.se/rrk/bilder/Mongolpip021020-7_TH.jpg

Norway:http://www.fugler.no/bilder/spesial/20021008.htm

http://www.birdingzeeland.nl/foto/open_foto.asp?fotoid=358&taal=NL

http://www.birdingzeeland.nl/foto/open_foto.asp?fotoid=356&taal=NL

http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?
action=searchresult&Bird_ID=2092&Bird_Image_ID=4305&Bird_Family_ID=&p=5

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...=10&hl=en&hs=yb4&lr=&client=opera&rls=en&sa=N

JanJ

 

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Bubbs

Well-known member

• Dec 8, 2005

• #5

And here is a dfinite Blyht's...

www.dutchbirding.nl/

Go to pictures and scroll down to the ringed Blyth's.

John.