?interesting Redpoll (1 Viewer)

[DOC REED]

Thoughts welcome on this bird.Feeding in mixed flock of lessers and definite meallys.This bird very white, little in way UTC markings, rose wash as opposed red ,hint of white rump.Well marked meally..or something better?

 

[ben_lewis]

Interesting looking bird, not sure its punched in the face enough for arctic, long wings, few utc mstreaks and pale appearance look good for Mealy to me, however if it really stood out to you....

 

[Bananafishbones]

Cant help you on nailing the ID sorry, but the 3rd image is superb.... really atmospheric mate.

 

[TWM]

I'd go with Mealy/Common Redpoll

 

[David Norgate]

Although there are few ut streaks, there are more than one!
Isn't the oink wash to extensive for arctic (as is the colouration of the upprparts)

 

[Hotspur]

I think you can see a streaked rump in pic 3 so
Mealy for me. The utc streaks aren't extensive enough to rule out arctic but are definitely pro mealy. Keep going Paul, you will get one soon.

 

[mäkpe]

Mealy for me also, too red for Arctic and too many straks in utc.

 

[DOC REED]

Mealy for me also, too red for Arctic and too many straks in utc.

thanks all...the palest/whitist individual yet...but agree...i thought meally too.

 

[yew]

Well then I have Mealy and Lesser Redpolls in my garden in Newry as I have ones exactly like this one with rosy pink wash (as well as ones with red wash) and also the clear white mark in its back. I knew I had two different sizes of Redpolls and some were different so this has cleared it up for me too.......... thanks. Super photos.

 

[JohnZ]

I would also go for Common/Mealy Redpoll. The second shot that is.

 

[The sniper]

i am no expert but i am trying to come to terms with the id of redpolls,i looked at the images and thought mealy but don't take my word for it