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Title: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: waltonbasinman on July 13, 2012, 01:06:15 PM Whilst enjoying the rare appearance of the sun yesterday with a day detecting near Ludlow during tea break I noticed this bird ( the one in the centre of the picture, Not the sparrow at the top or feeding swallows below and behind ). It has a striking red belly and underbelly especially in flight. Lovely when flying and hung around for 10 mins before disappearing. Any chance of an ID please.
Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: Mrs Steptoe on July 13, 2012, 01:12:32 PM Could be a male Redstart.
Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: Kev on July 13, 2012, 01:14:26 PM could be a redstart paul !
Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: Kev on July 13, 2012, 01:15:06 PM i agree with mrs steptoe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Redstart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Redstart) Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: waltonbasinman on July 13, 2012, 01:21:39 PM Thankyou twitchers looks about right.
Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: Grifftron on July 13, 2012, 01:25:21 PM Really looks like a flycatcher but I ain't seen one like that before, maybe foreign ?
Check out says phoebe American robin Dunnock Still checking M Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: JohnF on July 13, 2012, 03:04:46 PM Definatley a Redstart.
Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: Val Beechey on July 13, 2012, 04:12:55 PM More to the point, that is NOT a sparrow. Come on twitchers, what is it.?
Val Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: waltonbasinman on July 13, 2012, 04:15:26 PM Sorry Val what is it. I thought it was a Hedge sparrow.
Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: Val Beechey on July 13, 2012, 04:22:31 PM Well, lets see if it starts a debate. I think it's a Meadow Pipet. About the same size as a Redstart.
Val Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: bulbus on July 13, 2012, 04:59:27 PM its definatly not an albatross ;D
Title: Re: Attention Twitchers...... Help please Post by: dances with badgers on July 14, 2012, 09:12:00 PM 100% male redstart :)
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