Nightingale or Thrush Nightingale from Al Ain, UAE, 30.08.2016. (1 Viewer)

peterarras

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #1

Hi all,
is this a Nightingale or a Thrush Nightingale, what do you think?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Peter.

 

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Nutcracker

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #2

Thrush Nightingale for me - mottled breast, and almost no rufous tones on tail.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #3

Does the extent of mottling and what appear to be pointed rectrices, indicate a juv, so tail may not be such a clue? It is very dark overall though so I agree with Thrush.

Nutty, brighten the pic and count primaries, 7 for Nightingale 8 for Thrush.

Andy

 

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Simon Wates

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #4

Nutcracker said:

Thrush Nightingale for me - mottled breast, and almost no rufous tones on tail.

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Agree - and what a cracker!

 

Nutcracker

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #5

andyadcock said:

Nutty, brighten the pic and count primaries, 7 for Nightingale 8 for Thrush.

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Here you are, give it a go! I'm not very good at counting :-O

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #6

Nutcracker said:

Here you are, give it a go! I'm not very good at counting :-O

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Not easy to see is it............

Andy