Redpoll sp Yorkshire UK (1 Viewer)

Pitvar

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• Jan 6, 2011

• #1

Saw a flock of Redpoll today - sadly as the light was fading, but I think I have a Lesser, a Lesser with more pink to the chest [as it would in summer] and finally a Mealy/Common?

All three were photgraphed within a few minutes, in the same tree so the colder, grey colouration of the last bird, white wing bars and its slightly bigger size is leading me to Mealy?

Confirmation/comments would be most welcome!

 

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Jane Turner

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• Jan 6, 2011

• #2

That's a really quite convincing Mealy

 

JohnZ

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• Jan 6, 2011

• #3

In my humble opinion the first three are Lesser Redpolls and the last is a Common Redpoll. I know because they usually appear in my back garden both Lesser Redpolls and Common Redpolls.

 

Last edited: Jan 6, 2011

KenM

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• Jan 6, 2011

• #4

Grey and a touch frosty too! :t:

 

wolfbirder

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• Jan 7, 2011

• #5

In my humble opinion number one is a lesser the second one throws me, 3 and 4 mealy.

 

Pitvar

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• Jan 7, 2011

• #6

Thanks very much all, it is good to have confirmed a Mealy after searching through hundreds of individuals [I think its the third time I've checked Redpoll ID on here :eek!:]