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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveMM" data-source="post: 3531291" data-attributes="member: 130392">Today's birds were thoroughly predictable at first, but contained quite a shock towards the end!First, two more first-winter taimyrensis. Unfortunately, I couldn't get nice upperside shots of the first bird, but did rather better with the second. I'm still very uncertain if I am ageing these birds correctly, but would expect paler and more contrasting inner primaries on any second-winter, together with a pink bill tip. If I am ageing them correctly, then it is quite remarkable how quickly taimyrensis acquires more adult-like plumage characteristics!  Attached: First-winter taimyrensis (ID'd by poorly patterned outer greater coverts, indistict pale window, contrasting unmarked white uppertail, active moult to first-winter/first-summer).</blockquote>