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?Whinchat Today in Gloucestershire
Yes, definitely a Stonechat, though I can see why Whinchat was an option, John- John Cantelo
- Post #110
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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?Whinchat Today in Gloucestershire
Don't trust everything you read on wikipedia. The first recorded use of the term 'jizz' was in 'Bird Life at Home and Abroad' (1927) by T.A.Coward. I can't find the exact passage, but as i recall the term was used by an Irish countryman to explain how he recognised a bird. I understand that...- John Cantelo
- Post #71
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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?Whinchat Today in Gloucestershire
If I'm honest about it, I have to admit that I chuckled in disbelief that anyone could mistake a perfectly normal Reed Bunting for a Whinchat. But then it's a very long time since I started this birding lark (50-ish years if you include my earliest pre-binoculars attempts). And do you know...- John Cantelo
- Post #64
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A