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06-11-2009, 12:52 AM
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No pics and precious little info...
Was out with the dog today near an abandoned orchard when I saw a thrush-sized bird, brown plumage with a bright orange-red rump disappear into a hedge. It appeared to be very shy and kept its distance - I couldn't get near it at all.
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06-11-2009, 05:46 AM
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Just thinking Redwing but the red isn't on the rump but under the wing.
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06-11-2009, 06:44 AM
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Possibly a redstart  (probably too small for your bird though).
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06-11-2009, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by AshLee  Possibly a redstart (probably too small for your bird though). | From the pics I can find, I think a female redstart is the likeliest. It was only a fleeting glimpse but it appeared to be song thrush-sized. The rump was clearly the right colour and there's not much else that fits. |
06-11-2009, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by richnfamous From the pics I can find, I think a female redstart is the likeliest. It was only a fleeting glimpse but it appeared to be song thrush-sized. The rump was clearly the right colour and there's not much else that fits. | Wont Redstarts be in Africa by now? Black Redstart may be a possibility, they can look quite 'brown' and winter on the coast in the SE. |
06-11-2009, 09:57 AM
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you were some distance from it and spotted a reddish rump, and it was near woodland - all points to GS Woodpecker to me!
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06-11-2009, 10:09 AM
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How about a female yellowhammer? |
06-11-2009, 11:58 AM
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Possibly a Redstart.
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06-11-2009, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by diggleken you were some distance from it and spotted a reddish rump, and it was near woodland - all points to GS Woodpecker to me!
Cheers
Ken | Most definitely wasn't a GSW!
The rump was russet-coloured (orangey-red, like a redstart) and the rest of the bird was brownish. Sounds like a female redstart to me - could it be one at this time of year?
I went back there today but no luck. |
06-11-2009, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by richnfamous Sounds like a female redstart to me - could it be one at this time of year?
. | Would be a couple of months late (as mentioned earlier, they winter in Africa) but not impossible, there's usually a few hanging around still first few weeks of October but most migrate in September.
could you have had brief views of a Grey partridge? (Bigger than a Thrush but size can be hard to judge accurately in the field) Galleriet - Netfugl.dk | | | |
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