Samuel Perfect
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Taken earlier this week (17/7/13) on the edge of some heather moorland in west Wales.
My first assumption was juvenile Whinchat as it was closely accompanied by a pair of Whinchats.
1st CY birds look relatively easy to separate from Stonechats after their post-juvenile moult but I'm struggling to find reliable features for separating fledglings at this age.
A supercilium seems to be coming through but it's not as clear as on other pictures of Whinchats of the same age that I've been looking at.
Any help as always much appreciated,
My first assumption was juvenile Whinchat as it was closely accompanied by a pair of Whinchats.
1st CY birds look relatively easy to separate from Stonechats after their post-juvenile moult but I'm struggling to find reliable features for separating fledglings at this age.
A supercilium seems to be coming through but it's not as clear as on other pictures of Whinchats of the same age that I've been looking at.
Any help as always much appreciated,