Help with ID

[madmitch]

Maybe a Bunting of some sort :shrug:

TIA
Mitch

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Is it a reed bunting?

 

[dunedin]

Could this be a Twite, after considering, I certainly go with a Reed Bunting, nice photo as well just managed to get enough of the sun which is in very short supply today

 

[lammie]

I'll go along with reed.

 

[Nightwing_67]

Looks like a tree sparrow to me ? Just googled it and looks very similar to the photo that come up in the imagage search. xx

 

[dunedin]

Don't think near enough white on it for Tree Sparrow(could be wrong) but still think female of the Reed Bunting, Have a look on this link and see what you think
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/reed-bunting.asp

 

[Janice]

I dont think it is a Reed Bunting... the male's head is not black enough.. I can see too much detail in it.

Has anyone considered a Lapland Bunting?

 

[dunedin]

Sorry to go against a lady, but sticking my neck out and still think a female Reed Bunting which hasn't got a black head neither has the Lapland one, but you a drink if wrong Janice

 

[Deleted member 3428]

I think they are two females.

 

[Janice]

I was assuming the right hand one was the male of the left.... perhaps its just in bad light and they are indeed 2 females.

 

[Janice]

I am with Dunedin on this one now.... female reed bunting... that pale line down from the side of the beak is the give away.


(So no need to buy me that drink, Dunedin!!)

 

[Nightwing_67]

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X

This is the photo I was looking at.. looks the same to me xx

 

[Janice]

I dont think it has all that black at the side of the bill.

This is what i was looking at http://www.birdingworld.co.uk/images/ReedBunting9273.jpg

 

[IanC_UK]

The male on the right and female on the left definitely isnt a tree sparrow, as it has marks on its chest whereas a tree sparrow doesnt.

Reed Bunting (i think) lol

Heres one i took earlier

 

[madmitch]

It's a Reed Bunting I've just read that the males colour is Quite drab in the winter, i was taking pics of one 10 mins before this and didn't know what it was it looked so shabby compared to Ians shot but the Female looks quite neat

Thanks all
Mitch

 

[Janice]

Male drab.............female quite neat.......no change there then!!

 

[madmitch]

 

[IanC_UK]

by the time the males done all the washing up etc after the pace of breeding season im not surprised hes looking a bit worse for wear

 

[madmitch]

Ian, are you and Janice having a race to 7000 posts

 

[Janice]

F - I - G - H - T !!!!

 

[IanC_UK]

im only 800 ahead i reckon Janice could easily overtake me by christmas

 

[madmitch]

im only 800 ahead i reckon Janice could easily overtake me by christmas

End of Nov at this rate

 

[Jo]

Hmm have you considered Rustic Bunting?

EDIT: a female.. they have been documented in Norfolk :shrug:

 

[madmitch]

I had a look at some Rustic pics Jo and i'm pretty sure it's a Reed Bunting, the male next to it looks the same as the winter plummaged bird i was looking at 10 minutes earlier ( I retrieved the images from the trash can).