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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveClifton" data-source="post: 1383378" data-attributes="member: 48420">Well I've followed this thread with interest, and, having initially thought it was a Reed bunting, I still think it is one. If I stare at the picture in the 1st post for long enough, with a field guide image of Corn Bunting in front of me, I can just about make it look like one, but then I go away, look at it again and Reed instantly comes to mind.Bill looks the right colour for Reed (certainly not pinksh/straw) and doesn't look especially big to my eyes either.The other thing that no one has mentioned is that in post 8 (1st pic) it almost certainly has white tail sides! I know colours/tones can be difficult to judge accurrately from digital images, but the conclusion that some have arrived at- that this is a Corn Bunting, is surely wide of the mark?Still keeping an open(ish) mind,Steve</blockquote>