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Spotted Flycatcher or Mipet? UK (1 Viewer)

bluesinlondon

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At the time I thought this was a Spotted Flycatcher, but looking at these pics I'm not so sure.

Farlington Marshes, near Portsmouth (not very typical Flycatcher country it must be said)... Sat 19th May.

Thanks in advance for any pointers...
 

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Definitely a spot fly! Shape of the forehead with the 'spots' on it is the clue.

And they have a much finer bill too, than a mipit.
 
Definitely a spot fly! Shape of the forehead with the 'spots' on it is the clue.

And they have a much finer bill too, than a mipit.

Sorry I have to disagree. It is a (rather overexposed) Meadow Pipit. It also has spots on the forehead but further much more defined streaks on whiter underside and a very short primary projection/very long tertials.
 
Err, sorry, nope, Mipit is correct :t:


Head pattern with that fine dark lateral throat line; Spot Fly doesn't have that, nor the sharp flank streaks. Fine bill is right for Mipit too; Spot Fly has a distincive flat, broad-based bill for catching flies. Finally, the long tertials almost completely covering the primary tips is a pipit character, Spot Fly has obvious long primaries extending well beyond the tertials.


Edit: cross-posted with Roland
 
Are you 100% sure Delia? I am leaning towards Meadow Pipit or as sometimes referred to "Mipit".

Cross posted too with two.
 
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