Stephen Dunstan
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Jane Turner said:Told you my memory was dodgy..... must have been Pom then!
Jane,
I'll PM you, this thread has taken quite a major wandering OT already.
Best wishes,
Stephen.
Jane Turner said:Told you my memory was dodgy..... must have been Pom then!
Darrell Clegg said:Mine have all gone!
I'm down to four birds - including my old friend who is looking quite smart at the mo. Ever seen an eye ring like this?
Jane Turner said:Would you describe this as squared off or tapered?
http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=18283
CJW said:One thing that we should mention is that the 'strength' and shape of a bird's super changes depending on the angle of viewing. i.e. if the bird is in 'full profile' then the super tends to lose intensity and become more tapered at the rear, whereas if the bird is even slightly looking toward the viewer then the super becomes whiter/more obvious and and also becomes squarer-ended.
Ghostly Vision said:One would think that in middle England, spinoletta (spin from now on)would be regular in spring, whilst petrosus/littoralis (pet/lit) would be less common, being supposedly a coastal bird.
This is not, however, the case. There are hundreds of records of "Rock pipit"
Nutcracker said:Seems reasonable - if there's so many littoralis wintering in IoM, Lancs, Cheshire, etc., it stands to reason they have to cross England overland to get there. I don't think they'd be so 'foolish' as to go the long way round along the coast via either northwest Scotland, or Cornwall.
I wonder if many go through the Tyne Gap too? - probably yes, but because it is a narrow crossing, they may not need to stop to feed up. Maybe a good candidate for a Vis Mig watch in the next few weeks?