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Deb335077 · Friday 8th November 2019, 21:24

Please help with these,

1 & 2 I’m thinking Barthelot’s Pipit
3 I’m thinking the African Blue Tit
4 a guess would be Serin
5 is this the Canary Island Chiffchaff again

Please confirm or correct my guesses
Thank you

arodris · Friday 8th November 2019, 21:42

Yes, I agree with all identifications.

HH75 · Friday 8th November 2019, 22:17

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Yes, I agree with all identifications.

Agree with them all except that the Serins are Atlantic Canaries.

arodris · Friday 8th November 2019, 22:25

Oh sorry, I didn'l look them carefully. I agree, they are canaries

Nutcracker · Saturday 9th November 2019, 00:26

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Originally Posted by HH75

Agree with them all except that the Serins are Atlantic Canaries.

Can I query how sure you are on that? The bills look quite small to me, more a Serin character. Serin is introduced & feral on Tenerife, so ID can't be done simply by its location on the Canary Islands.

THE_FERN · Saturday 9th November 2019, 08:57

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Originally Posted by Nutcracker

Can I query how sure you are on that? The bills look quite small to me, more a Serin character. Serin is introduced & feral on Tenerife, so ID can't be done simply by its location on the Canary Islands.

Can we tell from tail length? These are quite long relative to wing length which I think suggests canary but I agree the bills are stubby.

Simon Wates · Saturday 9th November 2019, 09:34

These are definitely not Serins, head pattern is a lot more contrasting and the white ground to the lower underparts would be obvious, also tails look too long. Basically, I'm seeing Serins every day down here and no, they are not Serins

KenM · Saturday 9th November 2019, 10:01

Unequivocal Canaries.

Cheers

**ClarkWGriswold** · Saturday 9th November 2019, 10:21

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Originally Posted by KenM

Unequivocal Canaries.

Cheers

That would be a great name for a pub - The Unequivocal Canary

Larry Sweetland · Saturday 9th November 2019, 10:25

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Originally Posted by ClarkWGriswold

That would be a great name for a pub - The Unequivocal Canary

Or a species of bird. Though maybe it would better suit something like Unequivocal Antshrike

rollingthunder · Sunday 10th November 2019, 07:06

Agree Canaries not Serins, the look is subtley different - i like the dark Blue of the Canaries Tit similiar to the ultramarinus i have seen in Maroc

Laurie -

Friday 8th November 2019, 21:24	#1
Deb335077 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Preston Posts: 1,327	More from Tenerife Please help with these, 1 & 2 I’m thinking Barthelot’s Pipit 3 I’m thinking the African Blue Tit 4 a guess would be Serin 5 is this the Canary Island Chiffchaff again Please confirm or correct my guesses Thank you Attached Thumbnails

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arodris Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 248 My location	Yes, I agree with all identifications. __________________ Antonio Rodriguez Web page: http://sites.google.com/site/arodriguezsinovas/ Blog: http://arodris.blogspot.com/

Friday 8th November 2019, 22:25	#4
arodris Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 248 My location	Oh sorry, I didn'l look them carefully. I agree, they are canaries __________________ Antonio Rodriguez Web page: http://sites.google.com/site/arodriguezsinovas/ Blog: http://arodris.blogspot.com/

Sunday 10th November 2019, 07:06	#11
rollingthunder Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: stourbridge west midlands Posts: 4,493	Agree Canaries not Serins, the look is subtley different - i like the dark Blue of the Canaries Tit similiar to the ultramarinus i have seen in Maroc Laurie - __________________ Chance favours the prepared mind

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Saturday 9th November 2019, 09:34	#7
Simon Wates Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Algarve, Portugal Posts: 6,294	These are definitely not Serins, head pattern is a lot more contrasting and the white ground to the lower underparts would be obvious, also tails look too long. Basically, I'm seeing Serins every day down here and no, they are not Serins

Saturday 9th November 2019, 10:01	#8
KenM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 11,593	Unequivocal Canaries. Cheers

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