Jane Turner
Well-known member
I have little interest in travelling for birds that I should be able to find myself. Sorry!
Iam Confused whats all the fuss its only a very pale Mealy. (Or is it ?).:eek!:
Steve........
come on steve get down off that fence and join my side you know you want to???lol
Dave,
Your forgetting Lee J's Photo clearly shows a Common (Mealy) don't you think? o
Or is this the 2nd bird
Dave,
Your forgetting Lee J's Photo clearly shows a Common (Mealy) don't you think? o
Or is this the 2nd bird
Seen the bird twice now since those original pic's and still sure its the same bird. Even more pic's on my website now. Finally got it up dated after yesterdays round of pic's
Seen the bird twice now since those original pic's and still sure its the same bird. Even more pic's on my website now. Finally got it up dated after yesterdays round of pic's
Hi Lee good to see you again yesterday mate.
Steve..............
Hi Lee,
about time ive had a link on here for your page since this afternoon :t:
Birding World Vol 18 No2 page 76 shows a presumed Icelandic bird with a Pure white looking rump & undertail coverts & also the thicker flank streaking which the Marsh lane bird seems to show???
Dave
Redpoll identification is truly a mess, for example Svensson mentions (in the passerine guide) that some of the skins in museums labeled as Icelandic Redpolls are actually Arctic Redpolls that have been misidentified...
As two BBRC members have already accepted it (see Surfbirds forum) then if you want it on your "official" list you may want to get down there. No-one is infallible though no matter how high your regard for them may be.|
Hi Guys Marsh Lane is my local patch and I've taken some pics of the Redpolls but am now not certain if the pics below are Mealy,Arctic or Lesser.Can ayone advise please.
Max.
some will still question it as it is such an awkward bird that hasn't read the books on what it should look like!
HTH's
Gareth
it doesn't look like the books say it should, which is the problem
Aside from other comments, the utc streaking (the shape of the marks and extent) appears to be at odds with the BB2001 review of the identification. The lower rear flanks also appear heavily marked. It may be that the boundaries are being extended slightly on exilipes. But i presume people have looked at skins and studied known exilipes and found the streaking to be within acceptable parameters. This could be a minefield for county committees and it's one species that should go back on the list - with Dusky and Radde's, cough.