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25-08-2008, 07:47 PM
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| | | Whinchat, Wheatear or neither!!
Hi, can anyone confirm what this bird is please. There were at least 2 on pastureland by a lake in the West Midlands.
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25-08-2008, 07:49 PM
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| | | Re: Whinchat, Wheatear or neither!!
Both Wheatears. |
25-08-2008, 07:49 PM
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| | | Re: Whinchat, Wheatear or neither!!
Wheatear I think. Maybe a juv or female? |
25-08-2008, 07:52 PM
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| | | Re: Whinchat, Wheatear or neither!!
Two lovely Wheatears. Aren't they great?!
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25-08-2008, 07:59 PM
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| | | Re: Whinchat, Wheatear or neither!!
Definitely Wheatear. Where did you see them Pam?
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25-08-2008, 08:17 PM
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Nice pics of the Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe well done
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25-08-2008, 08:20 PM
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Hi, Thanks to everybody for their help. I was with my husband while he was fishing & went for a mooch around the area. I had more luck than him!!!  We were just south of Redditch. I haven`t seen these before, not knowingly anyway! They were very pretty, & quite obliging to photograph!! Are they common?
Thanks again, Pam |
25-08-2008, 08:24 PM
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| | | Re: Whinchat, Wheatear or neither!!
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Originally Posted by pammosley  Hi, Thanks to everybody for their help. I was with my husband while he was fishing & went for a mooch around the area. I had more luck than him!!! We were just south of Redditch. I haven`t seen these before, not knowingly anyway! They were very pretty, & quite obliging to photograph!! Are they common?
Thanks again, Pam | They are a summer visitor and can be common in upland and coastal areas, where they breed. They are certainly fairly plentiful in the uplands of the north where I spend a lot of my time. These you saw will be passage migrants, heading south for the winter. My local breeders have mostly gone now.
Regards, Chris |
26-08-2008, 10:23 AM
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Super Wheatear pics Pam......one of my fave summer visitors!  |
27-08-2008, 04:13 PM
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| | | Re: Whinchat, Wheatear or neither!!
Great pics Pam thanks for sharing
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