1 White wagtail
2 Accipiter?
3 Black redstart?
4 Blackbird
5 GSW?
the woodpecker is middle spotted - pale unedertail, streaking on breast, head pattern
my first thought too, but pale undertail as good for juvenile GSW, streaked underparts far from clear (just messy feathers), head pattern ok for GSW but strange view from below but above all far to heavy bill for Middle-spotted
more comments most welcome
my first thought too, but pale undertail as good for juvenile GSW, streaked underparts far from clear (just messy feathers), head pattern ok for GSW but strange view from below but above all far to heavy bill for Middle-spotted
more comments most welcome
Agree the bill is far too heavy for MSpW, compare the pic on Opus: http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Middle_Spotted_Woodpecker
What about GSpW x Syrian W hybrid, if it doesn't quite match either?
There's a lot of white on the tail, as pointed out by Tconzemi, otherwise I agree. Feather wear, moult or something else?just juv syrian woodie, imo. position of head makes moustacial look bulging towards hindneck.
just juv syrian woodie, imo. position of head makes moustacial look bulging towards hindneck.
That's an awful lot of white in the wing, which usually points to MSW. IIRC I've also seen MSWs (maybe immatures?) with more black extending into the back half or so of the crown. The only feature that doesn't seem to fit is the bill. Couldn't it just be that some of the feathers around the bill base are pulled back or have fallen out, making it appear larger than normal? Just saying.Agree the bill is far too heavy for MSpW, compare the pic on Opus: http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Middle_Spotted_Woodpecker
What about GSpW x Syrian W hybrid, if it doesn't quite match either?
In that case though, why not a MSW hybrid? Or is that genetically impossible somehow?
One might bear in mind that the GSW is far more common in Hungary than the MSW; not to say this means it cannot be a MSW