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Recent content by Deborah Hanna

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    Icelandic or Eurasian Redwing?

    Thank you for taking the time to reply and for all your effort Alexander and others. I really appreciate being able to ask questions as I'm keen to learn. Unfortunately I'll have to get the papers interpreted but I have some good German friends who can help ☺️
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    Icelandic or Eurasian Redwing?

    Thanks for this. The white bar below the eye is more defined on the Eurasian bird and the breast is paler so I'm thinking Eurasian matches my photos best
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    Icelandic or Eurasian Redwing?

    Oooh right. I have no idea then. They are so similar. It's hard to tell from a distance.
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    Icelandic or Eurasian Redwing?

    Great. Thank you. The ones I saw were definitely paler so most likely Eurasian I think
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    Icelandic or Eurasian Redwing?

    Thanks for the reply. I just wondered because Merlin mentioned both but that's good to know. Appreciate your advice ☺️
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    Icelandic or Eurasian Redwing?

    This is my first siting of a Redwing and I'm not sure which it is, Eurasian or Icelandic. I'm in Northern Ireland so I'm presuming Eurasian but just checking. Thanks
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    Eurasian Blackbirds?

    I didn't notice a yellow bill but apparently young males can have a dark bill for a while. I didn't know that. It was the heavy bill that threw me too but yes, it could be soil stuck to it I suppose. Thanks for all the responses. Very interesting. I'll have to go back and try and get some better...
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    Eurasian Blackbirds?

    Thank you. Looking forward to learning ☺️
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    Eurasian Blackbirds?

    Thank you! You're not far out. Northern Ireland ☺️
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    Eurasian Blackbirds?

    Hi there, this is my first post on here and I'm relatively inexperienced so I hope this isn't a silly question. I spotted around 6 of these birds on the ground foraging together in a coastal field. The dark chocolate brown colour caught my eye and the fact that they seemed larger than the...
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