Ficedula Flycatcher, Greece (1 Viewer)

Hello,

These photos of this male Ficedula sp. were taken today (April 5th) in Thessaloniki city, northern Greece.
Although when i saw the bird taking flight it seemed like having a lot of white in tail, there were a lot of branches, the view very brief and the weather bad so i cannot be sure and unfortunately these two are the only photos i managed to take.

Although i have some experience with Semicollared and Pied Flycatchers i didn't see the bird for enough time and i am rather confused.
The narrow white stripe on side of the neck forming "semi-collar" and the large white prim-spot seem ok for Semicollared but the bird seems to lack the white bar over median wing coverts. Also the white prim-spot seems too large for Pied.

Any help please?

Semi-collared Flycatcher for me, despite the apparent absence of white on median coverts.
Jean

Jean FRANCOIS said:

Semi-collared Flycatcher for me, despite the apparent absence of white on median coverts.
Jean

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Agreed, anterior wing-bar may be absent altogether, the white tips to retained (old) mc's completely worn off.

Grahame

Thank you,
i found the bird again the next day and i had good views. It is indeed a Semicollared.