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Yellowhammer? North of Stockholm, Sweden (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter satyachil
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Deb Burhinus
Used to be well known! 😎
I think you have got this the wrong way round Cirl have grey rumpsYellowhammer
jackowacko
Well-known member
Yes yellowhammer
Deb Burhinus
Used to be well known! 😎
Female cirl/female Yellowhammer can be confusing -
female cirl have more olive brown rumps (cf to male cirl and the rufous rump on Yellowhammer)
cf to female Yellowhammer have much more yellow on the head cf to your bird which has dark cheeks with just a bright yellow spot behind the ear coverts.
The fringes to the flight feathers are paler on Female Yellowhammer - Cirl reddy brown
all giving an impression of a female Cirl being much brighter bird
female cirl have more olive brown rumps (cf to male cirl and the rufous rump on Yellowhammer)
cf to female Yellowhammer have much more yellow on the head cf to your bird which has dark cheeks with just a bright yellow spot behind the ear coverts.
The fringes to the flight feathers are paler on Female Yellowhammer - Cirl reddy brown
all giving an impression of a female Cirl being much brighter bird
