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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Biancone" data-source="post: 2667192" data-attributes="member: 78140"><p>Re age of this bird, I thought perhaps 2cy because the wing flight feathers look so neat and perfect (juv-like), and I guessed the expected dark secondaries might have been 'lightened' by the strong back-light (they still look a little dusky).  And the missing central tail feathers would be OK for an older juvenile.  But of course immediately pre-nesting, like now, the adult plumage should be quite even too!! It's good to read Tib's thinking on why this is most probably an adult.</p></blockquote><p></p>