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Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow » Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:46 pm
Kev wrote:I say reed bunting cos there was an adult in the same tree, next branch along.
After further consideration it quite possibly could be a Reed Bunting. I think the hints of green may have nudged me in the wrong direction. I will wind my neck in and apologise for doubting you.
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by Kev » Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:51 pm
I don't usually know my buntings from my warblers to be honest
You could have told me it was a phoenix and I might have believed you!
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by nuthatch » Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:14 am
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by greenfinch2 » Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:41 am
Lots this morning,Sparrows, Sturks,Dunnocks they make as much noise as the Sturks,and Blackbirds,I have an old crows nest beside the back door and thethe Goldfinches get insects from it very busy today.
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by Jacksparrow » Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:40 pm
Two goldfinch fledglings turned up today
. I was beginning to think it was a poor year for them.
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Kev
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by Kev » Wed Jun 17, 2015 9:45 pm
Jacksparrow wrote:My first thought when I saw it was a fledgling Greenfinch. That beak looks too heavy duty for a Reed Bunting and there are hints of green around the rump area.
Apparently it's a young yellowhammer.
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by Jacksparrow » Wed Jun 17, 2015 9:58 pm
Kev wrote:Jacksparrow wrote:My first thought when I saw it was a fledgling Greenfinch. That beak looks too heavy duty for a Reed Bunting and there are hints of green around the rump area.
Apparently it's a young yellowhammer.
If you see yellow rather than pale green around the rump are I suppose it could be. Many of the fledglings look very similar so mistakes are easily made.
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by peregrine » Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:36 pm
Have three Goldfinch chicks coming to the feeders. One still being fed by an adult.
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by Jacksparrow » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:58 am
This morning I had a very young looking Jackdaw fledgling being fed by a parent bird. I attach a not very good photo.
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by Placido » Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:29 pm
What's the other bird, Jacksparrow ?? Blackie ??
