Redpoll and Pipit (?)on Berwickshire coast. (1 Viewer)

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Martin16

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• Jan 26, 2018

• #1

The attached photos were taken on the Berwickshire coast yesterday. The first was thought to be a Redpoll and was seen at Burnmouth. The second (2 photos was at St Abbs lighthouse. It was thought to be a Rock Pipit but there is more white below the beak and the breast and belly are much paler than normal. Comments are welcomed.

Martin

 

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nbalblas

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• Jan 26, 2018

• #2

Not burning my fingers on the Redpoll, but the pipit's a Rock Pipit, just pale one..

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Jan 26, 2018

• #3

I think I'd call that a Common Redpoll [aka. Mealy Redpoll], because of the white 'tramlines' down its back, but it's a borderline case with Lesser (so probably a hybrid / intergrade 8-P)

 

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jobbuq

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• Jan 26, 2018

• #4

Why not a Twite for number 1?

 

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Original PaulE

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• Jan 26, 2018

• #5

i'm with twite, coastal location yellow bill but i'm often wrong

 

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SteveClifton

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• Jan 26, 2018

• #6

I can only see a Lesser Redpoll and Rock Pipit here. One of my pics of a Lesser with slightly less defined tramlines than the one in pic #1

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Jan 26, 2018

• #7

Lesser Redpoll and Rock Pipits. The Redpoll has a brownish rump.