Two more LBJ's - Linnets?

[Astra]

Following on from the Brown Bird thread, can anyone confirm the ID on these please?

They were taken at Felixstowe Harbour last August where there was a small flock of about a dozen birds flitting about in the sand dunes.

I always assumed that they were Linnets in their summer plumage but having looked at the other thread on Linnets I'm now not so sure.

Sorry the pix are so rubbish but it is very hard to go birdwatching when your 5year old daughter just wants to run around and play.

[Bub-les]

I think they're female chaffinch

[Dae]

I dont' know, I don't think they're chaffinch though. I'd still plump for linnet, but again, not terribly familiar with the bird's seasonal plumages.

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

I think I would stick with Linnet too.

neil

[Nicola Main]

I think they are Linnets too. In the first photo you can def see a faint red breast and in the second the bird has a uniform brown back.

[pressld2]

Number 1 could well be a linnet but number 2 looks very much like a female chaffinch to me.

Dave P.

[Muggsy]

I think its a pair, for me the first is a hen linnet the second a cock.

[MagpieMick]

Both Pics are of.......... Linnet's

Mick..

[Adam Cheeseman]

1. female or juv Linnet
2. male Linnet

Cheers,

Adam

[GlendaleGuy]

I'd go with pair of linnets too (although I can see where the chaffinch camp are coming from, as they do look vaguely chaffinch-like from the enlarged shots).