An impossible task for you to speculate on... (1 Viewer)

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Apr 9, 2005

• #21

Fingers crossed for the morning then...

 

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Jurij Hanžel

Registrirani uporabnik

• Apr 9, 2005

• #22

You can even age them based on song. The song in BirdSong database is that of a 2-year old male. In the adult's song, the whistling is even more pronounced.

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Apr 9, 2005

• #23

Common Rosefinch is common here and usually announces its spring arrival by its loud and distinctive song - in fact, if the bird were a Common Rosefinch, the song woulld have been so distinctive and 'different' that I think your writer might have mentioned something about this and not said "when i first heard it i thought it was a linnet" .

Additionally, though they certainly do sometimes, Rosefinches also tend to not sing from such exposed song posts ...indeeed often sing from within vegetation.

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Apr 9, 2005

• #24

Two pictures don't look like the same bird, though I assume they are! Picture one has a vague resemblance to a Lilac-breasted Roller!!! Picture two to one of the forest wood-doves!!! Of course, it ain't either of these!!!

 

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Tim100

Well-known member

• Apr 10, 2005

• #25

And Rosefinch are about same size as Robin (not bigger) but I guess size is difficult to judge.

 

jurek

Well-known member

• Apr 11, 2005

• #26

Chaffinch fits best (all except green on body). The bird could well be an escape, too.

I would not go for Rosefinch, because the red seems not to extend to the cap, and Rosefinch arrives only in May.

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Apr 11, 2005

• #27

It's academic now - I went yesterday and saw nothing other than Chaffinches and Robins.