Ronda, Southern Spain last Week (1 Viewer)

[Deb335077]

Please help with these,
1. Is Sardinian Warbler the only option
2. Is this a rock sparrow
3. Not sure of this warbler
4. my only guess would be serin

All help apprieciated
Debbie

 

[KenM]

No.3 is a Garden Warbler.

Cheers

 

[Butty]

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. What Ken said.
4. Sound guess.

 

[01101001]

What is the other possibility for No. 4 (Linnet?, Siskin?)?

Regarding No. 2 (I haven't seen Rock Sparrow in the field), can we make out the streaking on the underparts from this perspective? Otherwise, which features make it different from a House Sparrow like the one below (photo taken where Rock Sparrow is out of range):

leave at once....

two days ago Vernon Baker posted how his birds politely ques for food in front of the feeder. well i should send some of my birds to his garden for some crash courses in politeness. Hope you like it.

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Is the lateral crown stripe darker enough and the supercilium paler enough to clinch the ID (what about the differences in lighting between the two photos)? Can we compare bill shapes between the two photos?

 

[THE_FERN]

What is the other possibility for No. 4 (Linnet?, Siskin?)?

Siskin is closest but this is surely serin (bill, overall shape etc)

Otherwise, which features make it different from a House Sparrow

Bill shape, supercilium (much thicker, not with thin border below separating it from the paler face), face (not contrasting paler) etc