Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Redpolls

5 Redpolls at Roils Head this afternoon, 4 of which were considered to be Mealy Redpolls. Appeared slightly larger with two pale streaks on the mantle, also very pink on breast and flanks. Undertail coverts pale with only one noteable streak. The one Lesser Redploll appeared to be slightly darker with no pink on the breast and more heavily streaked on the flanks, also lacked the two pale bracess on the mantle. Anybody else had any Mealys ??

3 Great Black- backed and 1 Herring Gull went west over Luddenden Dean PM.

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