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  1. Ian Byrnes

    Redpoll NE.London....

    Hi Ken, Here are a few shots of different birds...bit grainy as they have been lifted from a video. It looked like the Mealy Redpolls ( if they were) in the flock, foraged together away from the Lessers. The Lessers were noticeably smaller and brown. The reason for doubting myself ref. Mealys is...
  2. Ian Byrnes

    Redpoll NE.London....

    Deb/Ken.... your help again please. A sizing shot of a Lesser to the left, FChaff centre & variant to right. Does this help identifying - is the variant a Mealy or Icelandic may be? Many thanks... Ian
  3. Ian Byrnes

    Redpoll NE.London....

    I opened up the identification of my 2 on Twitter & the consensus was Lesser because the rumps weren't white. I thought they may have been Mealy as they seemed larger than the accompanying Lessers but it may only be because they had fluffed themselves up. In all honesty - I wanted them to be...
  4. Ian Byrnes

    Redpoll NE.London....

    Agree with Hotspot...Lesser. I have a flock of 20 near me & they vary quite a lot. Look at these 2 taken over last 2 weeks...look like Arctic, but both are most probably Lesser as both have beige rumps. Its even difficult to see the difference between Mealy & Lesser.
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