Andalucia, Spain, Lark ID (1 Viewer)

[Dawsy]

I'm in the mountains (~600 m) in southern Andalcucia, Spain (near Comares) and have seen and heard a lark in song flight that I can't identify. The only lark I'm familiar with is skylark; in comparison this one looked much shorter-tailed and flew lower with a wobblier, less stable-looking flight. It sang in short burst of may 5-10 s. It can be heard for a few seconds at the start and end of the attached recording. There are also 4 pretty rubbish pictures. Can it be identified from these?

Michael

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

that looks like Woodlark from the silhouette

 

[Dawsy]

that looks like Woodlark from the silhouette

I thought that too but the song doesn't sound anything like what I've heard online. Do they do a more warbling thing too?

Michael

 

[Gladiator96]

I thought that too but the song doesn't sound anything like what I've heard online. Do they do a more warbling thing too?

Michael

they do but it's their standard flight call as opposed to their song. However I think Crested Lark should be considered for this bird.

 

[Dawsy]

they do but it's their standard flight call as opposed to their song. However I think Crested Lark should be considered for this bird.

Thanks. Crested lark recordings certainly sound closer to what I heard. It's appeared more than once, I'll see if I can see any more details if it appears again.
Michael

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

I think Crested is most likely correct then, as it is fairly common in Spain ...
sadly i only see them very rarely in Germany nowadays...

 

[fdokykcu]

Given the height and place of the observation, if Crested is considered as possible, then Thekla Lark should also be taken into account. With these photographs a decision on specific ID seems quite risky to me

 

[Dawsy]

Given the height and place of the observation, if Crested is considered as possible, then Thekla Lark should also be taken into account. With these photographs a decision on specific ID seems quite risky to me

Not going to argue with that!
I'd hoped that someone with lots of experience would be able to ID the brief snippets of song but not terribly surprised that noone can.
Thanks for all the input
Michael

 

[01101001]

Looks like a Thekla's Lark on primary pattern visible in both wings (P9 shorter than P8)? I've run your recording through BirdNET, and it, too, says Thekla's Lark. Can we age it as a juvenile based on these photos (rounded tips = fresh plumage; species sexable only in spring)?