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08-05-2010, 07:36 AM
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| | | House Finch
There is an unconfirmed report of a House Finch singing in a garden at Land's End in Cornwall. Anyone heard anything about this one. One comment on Rare Bird Alert website. I'm treating it with a safe pinch of salt as I know several hoaxes have been perpetrated down that way before now.
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08-05-2010, 10:53 AM
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| | | Re: House Finch
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Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman  There is an unconfirmed report of a House Finch singing in a garden at Land's End in Cornwall. Anyone heard anything about this one. One comment on Rare Bird Alert website. I'm treating it with a safe pinch of salt as I know several hoaxes have been perpetrated down that way before now.
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Adam | I'm more inclined to call it as an escapee rather than a hoax. I live 20 miles from Lands End and i dont intend on leaving my settee just yet....... Been present 5+ days by all accounts. If it's not an escapee you cant rule out ship assisted where Lands End is concerned |
08-05-2010, 10:55 AM
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i've just had a look on birdforum and the general opinion is that it must be an escape, as they are a common cage bird and the wind direction/time of year are both wrong for the bird to be here on migration.
it has been confirmed as a house finch though, showing well apparently!
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...and yet the masses were happy to go for the white-throated sparrow down there a week or so ago. Not that I'm intending to go anyway. I'm happy with the Iberian Chiffchaff yesterday.
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