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  1. J

    ID Request, North Devon

    I hadn't thought of that. What I took to be the bill could well be a branch and the bird's head could be turned to its right.
  2. J

    ID Request, North Devon

    Thanks very much, everyone. Happy to go with wet Robin (or Chaffinch).
  3. J

    ID Request, North Devon

    Good call. I agree about the apparently bluish cap.
  4. J

    ID Request, North Devon

    Yes, you're probably right. I have seen Meadow Pipits with slightly pinkish throats before now. My correspondent adds, "I thought it was a young Robin, but it had a very speckled breast". I'm sure we can rule out Robin, but the orange/pink seems to have been real. I must admit my immediate...
  5. J

    ID Request, North Devon

    A non-birder friend who is on holiday near Bideford, north Devon sent me this phone pic to identify. She described the bird just as "orange head and speckled breast". I'm stumped. I'm thinking it's a male Chaffinch, but what's with the heavy streaking? It's not caused by tree branches and I...
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