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[KittenCreature]

Hello everyone, just moved to Mid-Wales and looking forward to seeing all the different types of birds on my feeders. Mostly Blue Tits, Great Tits and Chaffinch at the moment but we think we saw a Meadow Pipit on the peanuts and in the seed tray this morning. The bird we saw had some white flashes on its wings but these are not shown on the image in my bird book. It was the wrong kind of beak for it to be a finch. At first we thought it was a nuthatch from a distance but managed to get a look at it through the binoculars and it certainly looked like a Meadow Pipit. Anyway, will watch out for it and try get a photo next time we see it.

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum. I hope you enjoy your visits.

 

[delia todd]

Hi KittenCreature and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. Meadow Pipit would be an unusual bird to find on a garden bird feeder but I'd never say never LOL. Just wondering if it was something like this: Yellowhammer though I'm sure there's other possibilities among the females, which I may think of shortly.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[delia todd]

which I may think of shortly

So... this is another thought: Common redpoll

 

[KittenCreature]

Hi KittenCreature and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. Meadow Pipit would be an unusual bird to find on a garden bird feeder but I'd never say never LOL. Just wondering if it was something like this: Yellowhammer though I'm sure there's other possibilities among the females, which I may think of shortly.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

Thank you for the welcome!

 

[KittenCreature]

No, it wasn't a Yellowhammer, had the white flashes on the wings like a Pied Flycatcher (female brownish/yellowy speckled belly).

 

[Lisa W]

Hi, welcome to the forum. I think you will find us a friendly and helpful group.

 

[KittenCreature]

Thank you, I'm sure I will! Great to be here!

 

[Chris G6 UXU]

Hello and welcome to the forum, enjoy and all the best.

 

[Jos Stratford]

Maybe a female Chaffinch - they will sometimes use a peanut feeder (which a Meadow Pipit will not) and they have the white flashes on the wings.

 

[KittenCreature]

Yeah, thanks for that, it's just that it didn't look like a finch's bill, it was longer and more pointed. Hoping it will come back tomorrow and we'll see if we can photograph it

 

[KC Foggin]

Hi KittenCreature and welcome aboard