Ghostly Vision
Well-known member
Hi all
This is a bit of a long shot. Someone has sent me the attached pic, taken on a phone, of a bird on St Ives Island on 6th October.
It was described only as "larger than a Wheatear" and "pale yellow all over with white on the wings when it flew". This person is a non-birder who has seen quite a few birds over the years when out and about with me, hence the slightly odd description. It flushed easily when she tried to get pictures, so this is the best one.
Scale is hard to detect from the picture, and there is almost no detail to my eye.....however, my best guess is perhaps an escaped canary, perhaps? Or is a partially albinistic/leucistic common wild bird? I'm not sure there is enough on the photo to get close to be honest.
Any ideas welcome.
This is a bit of a long shot. Someone has sent me the attached pic, taken on a phone, of a bird on St Ives Island on 6th October.
It was described only as "larger than a Wheatear" and "pale yellow all over with white on the wings when it flew". This person is a non-birder who has seen quite a few birds over the years when out and about with me, hence the slightly odd description. It flushed easily when she tried to get pictures, so this is the best one.
Scale is hard to detect from the picture, and there is almost no detail to my eye.....however, my best guess is perhaps an escaped canary, perhaps? Or is a partially albinistic/leucistic common wild bird? I'm not sure there is enough on the photo to get close to be honest.
Any ideas welcome.
