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Message: <blockquote data-quote="upstarts1979" data-source="post: 1762330" data-attributes="member: 47698">HI Peter . When you say eye stripe are you referring to the area from the base of the bill (the lores) through the eye and behind forming the upper ear coverts and the brow do you mean supercillium. Eye stripe is a term wrongly used to describe the supercillium by some people.  Just a technicality I know, but it can make a difference when giving a description. (NOT trying to be patronising just  hopefully assisting - as I don't know you I cannot know your birding experience)I think you have seen the pair of Dunnocks that are breeding there .The word flitting is the give away as they constantly flitter their wings during the courtship display at this time of year .:t:cheers John</blockquote>