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12-06-2008, 10:13 AM
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| | | ID please Taken in Scotland earlier in the week:-
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Also took this yellowhammer the following day
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Alan | 
12-06-2008, 10:43 AM
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| | | Re: ID please Hi Alan
1 and 2 could be Woodlark.
Robin | 
12-06-2008, 10:49 AM
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| | | Re: ID please Thanks Robin.
Just looked at the RSPB site and it does look like a Woodlark, but it seems to be out of place in Scotland? | 
12-06-2008, 10:54 AM
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| | | Re: ID please 1. Skylark
2. Meadow Pipit
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Francis Bacon | 
12-06-2008, 11:41 AM
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| | | Re: ID please I think Lance is probably right, I'm no good on small brown streaky things and having just read up about it, Woodlark doesn't seem to wander north of the Humber. | 
12-06-2008, 12:18 PM
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| | | Re: ID please Meadow Pipit I think (I'm hopeless with Pipits). Woodlark would have much shorter tail and different wing marks. Tree Pipit would have the streaks tapering out on the flanks. Also look at the enormous hind claw! | 
12-06-2008, 12:49 PM
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12-06-2008, 12:51 PM
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| | | Re: ID please Both Meadow pipit; note especially in perched bird the strong streaks on flanks and very long hind claw, which helps separate from tree pipit. Standing bird is harder as these features not visible, but has similar bill structure colour etc and dark in front of eye
All larks have much heavier bills, and woodlark occurs only as far north as York, it is a warm brown colour with a big, long obvious supercillium (stripe over the eye) and has a very stumpy tail. Oh and it avoids long grass!
YOu could google these species as there are loads of gallery sites out there | 
12-06-2008, 01:30 PM
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| | | Re: ID please Yes, both meadow pipits.
Regards, Chris | 
12-06-2008, 07:05 PM
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| | | Re: ID please Thanks everyone.
Seems the concensus is with meadow pipit.
I thought maybe the one standing in the grass was a young pipit. | 
12-06-2008, 10:36 PM
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| | | Re: ID please Wouldn't argue with Meadow Pipit Alan and that's a fine shot of the Yellowhammer as well
Roger | 
12-06-2008, 10:52 PM
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| | | Re: ID please Did you see the length of the nails on the Meadow Pipet (middle picture) - is this normal or do they grow that length for a reason??
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12-06-2008, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ron1863 Did you see the length of the nails on the Meadow Pipet (middle picture) - is this normal or do they grow that length for a reason?? | Its normal. Pipits & Larks have long hind claws. |  | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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