I.D. required please.....Sorted :)

[Phil-D]

Any one ID this bird for me please, shot over at Flamborough, East Coast. I must just be missing it, I've looked in mi Collins Guide and can't seem to match it to owt

I originally thought Corn Bunting but it had a darK beak and in the book a Corn Bunting's looks yellow.

It was about the size of a Sparrow and very flighty, but managed a couple of quick shots, cheers

I.D. required by Phil Dyson, on Flickr


I.D required by Phil Dyson, on Flickr

 

[Mikechappers]

Try looking under Linnet

 

[Box Brownie]

Never seen a Corn Bunting before but your comments about colouring made me think of a Juvie and the few googled images of a juvenile Corn Bunting do look somewhat like your images.

Hth

 

[Phil-D]

Try looking under Linnet

You could be right, female looking at it That might be why I couldn't spot it in the book, it shows a male with a red fore-head and red breast cheers

 

[Box Brownie]

Goes and looks up Linnet (another bird I have yet to see)

 

[Mikechappers]

You could be right, female looking at it That might be why I couldn't spot it in the book, it shows a male with a red fore-head and red breast cheers

Your welcome, we all had to learn

 

[Phil-D]

Goes and looks up Linnet (another bird I have yet to see)

Don't look up the male, I did have a glance at Linnet and thought 'nope, no red' never thought to read the txt :banghead:

 

[Box Brownie]

Linky female image http://www.rspb-images.com/respages...077365&vfrom=search&sword=Linnet&pos=2&curr=0

And they say the Linnet is on the Red List