Which Redpoll ? (1 Viewer)

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COLG

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• Mar 16, 2011

• #1

This Redpoll was on my feeders today . Can anyone tell me if it's Lesser , Common or Mealy ?

 

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John P

Usually on a different wavelength

• Mar 16, 2011

• #2

Lesser for me.

 

Espen

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• Mar 16, 2011

• #3

COLG said:

This Redpoll was on my feeders today . Can anyone tell me if it's Lesser , Common or Mealy ?

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lesser for me too, common and mealy are the same thing

 

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Michael M

• Mar 16, 2011

• #4

Lesser- Ginger and brown colours.
Mealy is simply a race of Common, but as its is the most regular in the UK we call it that. Like Pied Wagtail- its a subspecies of white wagtail.