Lesser whitethroat race - North Wales (1 Viewer)

AFeather

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• Oct 31, 2017

• #1

A friend send me a video of a lesser whitethroat taken today in North Wales, it should be accessible via the link below.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4w2aldx6fv8o14g/lesser_whitethroat1.mp4?dl=0

Can anyone confirm first that this is a actually lesserwhite throat? and if so, any ideas on race?

Thanks

 

C

coaltit

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• Oct 31, 2017

• #2

Hi there, Yes I,d say that is a lesser whitethroat and probabily the first I,ve ever seen on a feeder, race wise I,m not sure of but It would be quite a late record here in derbyshire thou it would not
be the latest record, sorry I can,t help you with the race.

 

Last edited: Oct 31, 2017

AFeather

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• Nov 1, 2017

• #3

Thanks for the confirmation

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Nov 1, 2017

• #4

The blythi Lesserthroat that wintered in Tynemouth a few years ago was a regular bird table visitor. But to get the subspecies ID of this bird - pick up some pooh and send it off for analysis. That's how the Tynemouth bird was confirmed (tho' strong suspicions beforehand).

 

Last edited: Nov 1, 2017

AFeather

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• Nov 2, 2017

• #5

Thanks, over wintering lesserthroats are brand new to me.

 

Jane Turner

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• Nov 3, 2017

• #6

Being trivial - I love the chaffinch that changes into a goldfinch! Sound recording of the LW is almost as much use as DNA if you can get one

 

AFeather

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• Nov 14, 2017

• #7

Jane Turner said:

Being trivial - I love the chaffinch that changes into a goldfinch! Sound recording of the LW is almost as much use as DNA if you can get one

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I didn't spot that, magic birds.

FYI this bird attracted some attention and has now had metrics measured and DNA samples taken /sent off.