Steven Astley said:no rump, no mantle, no undertail coverts, no comparison and people are declaring it a mealy! On what basis? lesser redpolls can have white flanks especially males
wrexile1 said:........ small (how is it bull-necked and flat-faced?!) etc.
However, for complete certainty, it would be nice to see the back/rump etc.
martin kitching said:How is it small? Admittedly it's still a common beginners mistake to believe that the size of an individual bird, with no other birds or anything of known size alongside for comparison, can be accurately judged. It can't.
martin
Ruby said:Hi Guys,
Would welcome any views on this Redpoll - seen today in Surrey.
Thanks.... Ruby