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Not sure about the ID, among a flock of skylarks, 9 th January 2021, Dobrogea, Black Sea coastal area. Romania. (1 Viewer)

Hello,

welcome to birdforum!

Its a Skylark imo. Normally I would ask for more pictures, but I feel confident that it is indeed one. Most similar Meadow Pipit can excluded by
  • brownish ground colour to breast and flanks, contrasting to the white belly (more uniform, either whitish or coloured in Meadow Pipit)
  • bill shape is better for Skylark, Meadow Pipit has a longer more spikey bill
Woodlark has a more prominent and long supercilium
 
Hello,

welcome to birdforum!

Its a Skylark imo. Normally I would ask for more pictures, but I feel confident that it is indeed one. Most similar Meadow Pipit can excluded by
  • brownish ground colour to breast and flanks, contrasting to the white belly (more uniform, either whitish or coloured in Meadow Pipit)
  • bill shape is better for Skylark, Meadow Pipit has a longer more spikey bill
Woodlark has a more prominent and long supercilium
Thank you, I was not sure about the bill shape, it looks a bit too sharp and slim for a skylark, but maybe it's the distance and the dim light. It was the only one very coloured on the breast, maybe a individual particularity. Thank you very much.
 
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