J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Ah...female wheatear....but i cannot tell 100% which species....suppose i could go and look it up...but thats not sporting is it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magpie 102 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Yep it's a wheatear but which one???? I think this one was a first winter male rather than a female. Anyone else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Magpie, what makes you think it was a first winter male? i would have expected a first winter male to have a little more black (darker feathers?) round the head.. ?? just curious.....cheers..JD my guess at Isabelline.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magpie 102 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Having checked back on my records I found it was a first winter female. I have seen some very pale first winter males, probably of an eastern race, lacking the darker feathers around the ear coverts and throat. This bird was photographed on Holme beach Norfolk 3rd nov 2001.... Desert Wheatear. Wish it was an Isi though. I've never seen one in this country, seen plenty in Cyprus. I did have a very close call with a bird on Hunstanton golf course but I never got a look at the tell tale tail feathers. There was an Isi in suffolk on langaurd point at the same time so you never know. I have some more photos if you'd like to keep going? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot 53 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 get some more up maggie cant beat pics of birdys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 I thought it m ight be an isabelle because in 2006 one was spotted at filey.....thought it may have been the very same one... still....worth a guess.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magpie 102 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Ok Buckshot here we go, field guides at the ready... Whats this?????. Shot with [url=http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php The quality is not great as it's a photo of a photo taken on my mobile but, you can still see what it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Red Knot.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magpie 102 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Red Knot.... Nope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magpie 102 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Ok I'll leave you to think about that one. Heres one I'll think you'll find a little easier. I found this one myself at my local gravel pit back in 2000 so it's a personal fav of mine. Shot with K810i Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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