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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KenM" data-source="post: 1779221" data-attributes="member: 57880">Sean Hi,I didn't hear any calls, however my first visual impressions over the said distance, was of a 'paler sandier' bunting sp. with isolated dark ear coverts. The cosmetic impression was quite unlike anything else....that I'd ever seen before! hence the 2.5 hours I spent on site. I considered myself fortunate in being able to make a direct comparison with RB. on it's apparent smaller size and 'differing' feeding action. The male RB's movement was bolder more upright whilst foraging, whereas the 'said' bird was seen to shuffle along the ground....almost rodent like, and also showing markedly 'bright white' unstreaked underparts. Whilst it was 'seal' posturing side-on, it appeared proportionately longer tailed and shorter bodied! quite un-bunting like to my eye. In essence the bird did not have the contrasting upperpart striation of RB. and always looked brighter....with a white throat and warm buffy tinge to the breast area. It was less confiding than the RB's only flying out of cover, after the other birds had been down for several minutes. Regards</blockquote>