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  1. Tom St

    Short-toed or Eurasian Treecreeper in the Netherlands--Drents-Friese Wold

    I guess this has to be the takeaway from this thread. Though I have to humbly disagree about the image quality not being good enough to judge the wingbar.
  2. Tom St

    Short-toed or Eurasian Treecreeper in the Netherlands--Drents-Friese Wold

    Thank you for all the answers! Certainly an educational thread for me. Conclusion: this is a Short-toed Treecreeper. It really makes me wonder why the wingbar is presented as an ID feature by some sources. Meadow/Tree Pipit flank streaking did indeed come to my mind too.
  3. Tom St

    Short-toed or Eurasian Treecreeper in the Netherlands--Drents-Friese Wold

    Photos taken on 27th Feb 2021 in Drents-Friese Wold, Netherlands. I usually only ID treecreepers by voice. But in this instance, I happened to snap photos of one. Out of curiosity, I tried to confirm Short-toed (which is the default species in the Netherlands and which I heard singing on that...
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