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3 ids requested Paderborn Germany (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Andy Hurley
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lou salomon
the birdonist
dunnock, blackbird, chaffinch
Thanks Lou
Its probably the light that made me think fieldfare and 5 had to be chaf or brambling but again the light made it difficult to decide, I'm going to have to learn how to adjust the lighting when I put the pictures into the pc.
Andy
Its probably the light that made me think fieldfare and 5 had to be chaf or brambling but again the light made it difficult to decide, I'm going to have to learn how to adjust the lighting when I put the pictures into the pc.
Andy
Jonny721
Well-known member
agree
birding maniac
Michael M
The Hairy Highlander
Well-known member
I'm surprised you think Blackbird Lou, what makes you think this?
I agree Ola
It does not have what i can see, any streaking on the chest that maybe the over exposed photo takes away. / Fred
It does not have what i can see, any streaking on the chest that maybe the over exposed photo takes away. / Fred
mäkpe
Well-known member
For me too, f.e. grey back would be weird for Blackbird.
phil baber
Clipped Wing
An over-exposed female Blackbird, in strong sun-light, would probably be the safest option here. 
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Jan-Paul Charteris
Sussex birder and budding moth enthusiast
An over-exposed female Blackbird, in strong sun-light, would probably be the safest option here.
I agree.
Jan
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
I'd go along with over-exposed female Blackbird with that finely streaked throat, but where do the eye-ring and very black lores fit? The other two are Dunnock and Brambling/Chaffinch.
Chris
Chris
mäkpe
Well-known member
An over-exposed female Blackbird, in strong sun-light, would probably be the safest option here.
Color of back seems quite real, not over-exposed like chest. Back is also in shadow and not in strong sunlight. Atrogularis for me.
Jan-Paul Charteris
Sussex birder and budding moth enthusiast
Not to mention the belly the same shade as the upperparts, and darker than the throat! It is a Blackbird
Jan
Ok, I agree that it doesn't look perfect for Black-throated but that comment was uncalled for. You still have to admit that it doesn't look like a "normal" overexposed Blackbird? To me it has clear features of Black-throated but I fully agree with the features that point away and points towards Blacbird instead.
mäkpe
Well-known member
I don't see where this is coming from. I am not trying to do every bird a rarity.
As said before, breast is overexposed. See this Finnish bird which has relatively pale malar area and only faint breast-streaking:
http://tarsiger.com/gallery/index.php?pic_id=linto1235242714&lang=fin
Subject bird seems to have clear wingpanel which would be weird for a Blackbird. Also, if it is a Blackbird, it should be probably young female and in that case bill color is wrong IMO.
DaveJones
Well-known member
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
what I said wasn't aimed at anybody in particular - it was a comment on how much 'commoner' major rarities seem to be on the id forum. The likelihood that the OP stumbled across a black-throated thrush is so remote that the main concern would be to categorically rule out blackbird, which we can't.
