A few unsure id - Mallorca in March 2023 (1 Viewer)

[anetap08]

Hello,
I am not very familiar with European Birds so I don’t want to misidentify these birds and Merlin is giving me a few options per bird. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Bewick]

Linnet (1), Crested lark (2), Chaffinch x2 (3/6), Black redstart (4/5) and a Chiffchaff (7).

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,

welcome to Birdforum!

Agree with Bewick, but do you have more pictures of the Lark? Not a confident ID, but if forced, I would opt for a Theklas Lark:

• Crest seems short and only raises from the rear head
• bill seems stubby-rounded and quite short
• head-patten is on the strong side for a Crested Lark
• and is the alula quite long?

But thats a real tough ID issue and on many places in Europe only Crested Lark is present (but not on the Balearic Islands), and is identified as a Lark with a distinct crest, a bridled head-pattern, and regular by the distinct, ground-running action .

 

[Bewick]

Hello,

welcome to Birdforum!

Agree with Bewick, but do you have more pictures of the Lark? Not a confident ID, but if forced, I would opt for a Theklas Lark:

• Crest seems short and only raises from the rear head
• bill seems stubby-rounded and quite short
• head-patten is on the strong side for a Crested Lark
• and is the alula quite long?

But thats a real tough ID issue and on many places in Europe only Crested Lark is present (but not on the Balearic Islands), and is identified as a Lark with a distinct crest, a bridled head-pattern, and regular by the distinct, ground-running action .

+ Lower mandible appears convex... did not know Thekla's occurred there, should of paid it more mind. Thanks for the correction.

 

[anetap08]

Hello,

welcome to Birdforum!

Agree with Bewick, but do you have more pictures of the Lark? Not a confident ID, but if forced, I would opt for a Theklas Lark:

• Crest seems short and only raises from the rear head
• bill seems stubby-rounded and quite short
• head-patten is on the strong side for a Crested Lark
• and is the alula quite long?

But thats a real tough ID issue and on many places in Europe only Crested Lark is present (but not on the Balearic Islands), and is identified as a Lark with a distinct crest, a bridled head-pattern, and regular by the distinct, ground-running action .

Thank you!

And I actually have found one more picture of the lark. Maybe it will help.

 

[anetap08]

Linnet (1), Crested lark (2), Chaffinch x2 (3/6), Black redstart (4/5) and a Chiffchaff (7).

Thank you so much

 

[fdokykcu]

+ Lower mandible appears convex... did not know Thekla's occurred there, should of paid it more mind. Thanks for the correction.

At the Balearic Islands Crested is in fact quite rare, Thekla is the default species