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Yellow Wagtail race (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Jon Turner
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Bismarck Honeyeater
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Was it heard to call? Head looks a bit dark. Looks a long hind claw, any other shots?
Jon Turner
Well-known member
I'll look through the others, what do you need to see most?! Didn't hear it call.
Bismarck Honeyeater
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Any other angles on head? Better views of hind claw?
Jon Turner
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Bismarck Honeyeater
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RBA putting this out as hybrid Blue-headed x Grey-headed.
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Struck me as a possible ‘dombrowski’,not unlike this bird in Cornwall in 2008: http://www.cornwall-birding.co.uk/articles/blue-headed-wagtail-gwithian-5th-may-2008/
Andy Adcock
Worst person on Birdforum
Looking at Alstrom et al, it looks most like tschutschensis to me, even the small white area at the base of the lower mandible is shown?
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Jon Turner
Well-known member
Thanks for the inputs all. I asked because it didn't quite fit any of the Yellow Wagtail pics in the Collins guide. So interesting to see what others think.
lou salomon
the birdonist
looks like flava x thunbergi indeed. does not look like flava x feldegg.
Jon Turner
Well-known member
Just had an email from my friend who was with me - he has ears that can hear high pitched calls, and said thus:
but the bird did call, a distinctive high pitched tseep,
So, sorry for not including this last night. Hope it helps.
but the bird did call, a distinctive high pitched tseep,
So, sorry for not including this last night. Hope it helps.
lou salomon
the birdonist
...which again is in favour of both flava and thunbergi. :t:
