Snow Bunting in Daily Mail

roundwood123 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:08 PM

Sorry if this topic has already been mentioned,
Has anyone seen todays Daily Mail and the story on the Snow Bunting in a Cornwall Garden, the story and pictures are also available on-line, The bird is quite clearly a Chaffinch.

NickCantle · #2 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:14 PM

Hi roundwood, have you got a link? I can't find it on the Daily Mail Website

Stewy · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:17 PM

This it??

The birdwatcher who travelled to Norway to spot a rare bird... then found one in her Cornwall garden | Mail Online

aeshna5 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by roundwood123

Sorry if this topic has already been mentioned,
Has anyone seen todays Daily Mail and the story on the Snow Bunting in a Cornwall Garden, the story and pictures are also available on-line, The bird is quite clearly a Chaffinch.

I didn't see it in the Mail, but saw the story in a Daily Express on the train + didn't mention it was fairly common on east coast- just mentioned north Scotland as UK range- which would be breeding birds.

There was a black and white photo which clearly wasn't a Snow bunting or indeed Chaffinch but from the monochrome looked like a male Red-headed Bunting in breeding plumage!!

Dae · #5 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:21 PM

Well using the link that stewy posted, it looks like a female chaffinch with some leucisim - doesn't look like a snow bunting to me at all.

tameblackbirds · #6 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:28 PM

not a chaffinch but does look like a bunting but colours are like spring colours coming in I'm not sure but someone wil put us right shortly

GuyF · #7 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dae

Well using the link that stewy posted, it looks like a female chaffinch with some leucisim - doesn't look like a snow bunting to me at all.

I'd agree that the bird in the Daily Mail is definitely a Chaffinch!
Guy

aeshna5 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GuyF

I'd agree that the bird in the Daily Mail is definitely a Chaffinch!
Guy

Agree that it's a leucistic Chaffinch.

tameblackbirds · #9 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:41 PM

sorry to show my ignorance here but do chafinches have so much white on them? the Mail picture bird does appear to have a lot of white on its wings can someone advice as the ones in my garden never look like the one in the mail... confused