tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724231098518464409.post8404030090087376885..comments2023-11-05T04:52:32.331-08:00Comments on Great and Little Orme Birding: Resident Kestrel and Mystery birdAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13927135017383938272noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724231098518464409.post-20698573405832448842010-05-26T10:45:22.968-07:002010-05-26T10:45:22.968-07:00Hi Paul,
The vast majority have voted in favour of...Hi Paul,<br />The vast majority have voted in favour of Wren, including Lee Evans himself.<br />See here - http://surfbirds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6959<br />and here - <br />http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=171831<br />All the bestAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927135017383938272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724231098518464409.post-28228315242582496492010-05-26T10:44:48.292-07:002010-05-26T10:44:48.292-07:00That's a very odd bird - my first reaction was...That's a very odd bird - my first reaction was wren with a deformed bill. I don't think it's redstart (think the reddish is the reflected light from the grass coming through the feathers), and I see why PS suggests starling but the jizz just doesn't sit right for me. Did you get any further on the scale/size?<br /><br />JulianJulianHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244681066392183913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724231098518464409.post-71659843158217310312010-05-26T02:21:31.098-07:002010-05-26T02:21:31.098-07:00A bit of a conundrum, because it is hard to ascert...A bit of a conundrum, because it is hard to ascertain the size and colouration in the light, but from the head and the bill, it looks like a juvenile Starling to me.<br /><br />Cheers, Paul.<br />http://theblackgrouse.blogspot.comPaul Shentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280403717611745007noreply@blogger.com