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Old Tuesday 24th April 2012, 11:14   #1
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Anyone got any idea on the identity of this bird photographed in April in Devon, United Kingdom. Is it a Wheatear or possibly a Winchat?


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Old Tuesday 24th April 2012, 11:21   #2
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Juvenile Stonechat?
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Old Tuesday 24th April 2012, 11:24   #3
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Looks like a stonechat to me, as a result of a lack of super, and prominant white patch on the wing coverts.
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Old Tuesday 24th April 2012, 12:59   #4
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Old Tuesday 24th April 2012, 13:00   #5
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Many thanks.

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Old Tuesday 24th April 2012, 14:25   #6
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April? Got to be a female, as it's far too early for juvs to be around.

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Old Tuesday 24th April 2012, 20:12   #7
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Can't be a Juv bird surely? Looks like a bog standard female Stonechat to me. Cracking birds though love watching them on my patch
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Old Wednesday 25th April 2012, 11:02   #8
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April? Got to be a female, as it's far too early for juvs to be around.

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Not sure how relevant this is, but I was in Ireland 2 weeks ago and saw (and photographed) a family of 6 stonechats. I thought it was very early but maybe not in Ireland?
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