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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grahame Walbridge" data-source="post: 3273001" data-attributes="member: 130349">I would agree with Chris that the pattern of white to the tertials is atypical for Semi-collared. I also think the tail pattern is wrong; according to Svensson, Semi-c differs from the other two species in that t6 is typically very pale, with the outer margin buffish-white extending right around the tip with a darker sub-terminal marking and t5 has a white margin falling short of the tip.Looking at the images the outer margins of (at least t6) appear pure white, though possibly with a buff extension round the tip.This is the only image of a definite 1st-winter Semi-collared Flycatcher I could find, taken in Turkey. Note the narrow, rather even white fringes to the tertials and the lack of obvious white to the sides of tail.<a href="http://www.trakus.org/kods_bird/uye/?fsx=2fsdl15@d&idx=64597#.VeG_j2BN3zI" target="_blank">http://www.trakus.org/kods_bird/uye/?fsx=2fsdl15@d&idx=64597#.VeG_j2BN3zI</a>Grahame</blockquote>