I spotted this single bird, mixed with some Brown Accentors, Eversman's Redstarts and Tits. Initially I thought it must be a Twite, but it appeared a bit odd. So my second guess was a female Linnet. The bird was spotted near Altit village (36°19'32" N 74°41'41" E), Hunza in the northern Pakistan. It appeared quite tired and confused, but active. Here are some of the pictures I managed to capture, hope these are fine for a positive ID.
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Twite or Linnet? from Northern Pakistan (1 Viewer)
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StuartReeves
Local rarity
The pictures are fine for a positive ID as linnet.
dantheman
Bah humbug
Bit fluffed up from the cold presumably.
Although there are 7 subspecies, looks like it is the same nominate as majority of UK -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_linnet
(Pretty shocked to see there is a separate subspecies in Scotland though!)
Although there are 7 subspecies, looks like it is the same nominate as majority of UK -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_linnet
(Pretty shocked to see there is a separate subspecies in Scotland though!)
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
In northern Pakistan, I'd think most likely Linaria cannabina bella, from Middle East to Mongolia and nw China :t:
dantheman
Bah humbug
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Easy done!duh, think I just skimmed past that too quick ...
Like the Scottish ssp., I'm not aware that any of them are anything very strikingly distinct.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Nice! In Britain it is the other way round, Linnet is very common and Twite is rare, so people usually hope they will be Twite and they are usually wrong :king:Thank you everyone for the identification. I was truly hoping it to be Linnet, as Twite is quite common inn the region.
