Unidentified juvenile? (1 Viewer)

[Andy T]

Hello can anyone identify this juvenile, Robin looking, but Nightingale heard in same bushes. Location:- Nothward (RSPB) Kent. Locations of 7 nightingales known at local patches inc' one pair, for April-May. Hope to get to interact more in future time allowing.

 

[dave123]

looks like young robin to me

 

[delia todd]

Hi Dave I see this is your first post, so may I welcome you on behalf of the Staff and Moderators at Bird Forum

I think it's a juvenile Robin, but I'll leave it to the experts - I'm sure someone will be along soon

D

 

[Jane Turner]

With my usual proviso about identifying young chats - you may well have a Nightingale here. If the photo colours are true, I'm seeing a really quite rufous wings (as opposed to olive brown) and the bill looks quite robust. Legs too.

 

[deborah4]

Me too Jane, same features which made me doubt juvy Robin - however, believe it or not, I've never seen a juvenile Nightingale!

 

[dan pointon]

Me too Jane, same features which made me doubt juvy Robin - however, believe it or not, I've never seen a juvenile Nightingale!

Agreed - that was my gut instinct from the pic before reading the blurb :t:

 

[nickderry]

never seen a juv Nightingale but the rufous wings and the robust bill point towards Nightingale, also the heftiness of the bird points that way too.

 

[lostinjapan]

That is definitely a juvenile Nightingale.

Used to see plenty of them around my way, when I lived in Colchester.

It has very rufous wings and upperparts, a rather large bill, with a pink gape and long legs. The belly also appears rather pale and sparsely spotted, noy typical of juvenile Robin.

Sean

 

[Mark Grantham]

I agree with Nightingale for two reasons. Firstly, the plumage is very scaly, and not spotted as a juvenile Robin would be. Secondly, the very long pink legs point to Nightingale - Robin legs would be yellower.

Mark Grantham
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[Andy T]

Thanks for all your responses. General opinion confirms my suspision. Looks like birdforum is the place for me.