Birds
11:30 to 13:30 today -
No sign of the pale 'super mealy' (I like that term) for me but a photographer there had seen it earlier and got a decent shot so it is still in the area. Also another chap saw what he was pretty sure was it before it flew.
There were around 6 or 7 birds coming to the feeders while I was there. My experience of Redpolls other than Lessers is a single bird that was never given a definite ID (Marsh lane, Warks, a few years ago) but I believe one of yesterdays not so obvious Mealies was present. I am going send some photos and request Ian's opinion of it.
I wonder if they have some time Ian or Nic could give us a few pointers on why yesterdays birds were ID'd as Mealy? I'm sure it would be very useful to many.
Gareth
This may be of some use http://birdingfrontiers.com/
& http://oxfordbirder.blogspot.com/2011/02/mealy-mahem.html
also http://www.uk400clubonline.co.uk/separation-of-lesser-and-mealy-redpoll/
This one... (not so much ;-) http://www.freewebs.com/punkbirder/rolloverview.htm
(Badger)
- Oxford Kidneys Nr 24th March
Mealy Redpoll 1 with two Lesser Redpolls but Mealy should be reduced to subspecies again as DNA studies in 2002 & 2008 show it isn't a valid species, whatever Alan Knox says. Anthony Cheke Oxford Kidneys NR...
- Mealy Redpoll 5th March
Mealy Redpoll still coming to feeders in Milcombe garden this morning. Viewable from footpath SP.409.348 Photo's at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Banburybirds/...
- Milcombe Mealy 18th Feb
Belated report and photo of the Milcombe 'Super' Mealy Redpoll taken last Friday by Steve Burch. (c) S.Burchhttp://www.stephenburch.com/...
- Milcombe 10th Feb
The 'Super' Mealy Redpoll still present at Milcombe 10:35am (per Pete Barker)...
- Milcombe Saturday 5th February
The "super-mealy" still present this morning (per Keith Clack) and again present at 14:35 as well as a probable second mealy. (per Badger)...
Birds
Milcombe redpolls
11:30 to 13:30 today -
No sign of the pale 'super mealy' (I like that term) for me but a photographer there had seen it earlier and got a decent shot so it is still in the area. Also another chap saw what he was pretty sure was it before it flew.
There were around 6 or 7 birds coming to the feeders while I was there. My experience of Redpolls other than Lessers is a single bird that was never given a definite ID (Marsh lane, Warks, a few years ago) but I believe one of yesterdays not so obvious Mealies was present. I am going send some photos and request Ian's opinion of it.
I wonder if they have some time Ian or Nic could give us a few pointers on why yesterdays birds were ID'd as Mealy? I'm sure it would be very useful to many.
Gareth
This may be of some use http://birdingfrontiers.com/
& http://oxfordbirder.blogspot.com/2011/02/mealy-mahem.html
also http://www.uk400clubonline.co.uk/separation-of-lesser-and-mealy-redpoll/
This one... (not so much ;-) http://www.freewebs.com/punkbirder/rolloverview.htm
(Badger)
- Oxford Kidneys Nr 24th March
Mealy Redpoll 1 with two Lesser Redpolls but Mealy should be reduced to subspecies again as DNA studies in 2002 & 2008 show it isn't a valid species, whatever Alan Knox says. Anthony Cheke Oxford Kidneys NR...
- Mealy Redpoll 5th March
Mealy Redpoll still coming to feeders in Milcombe garden this morning. Viewable from footpath SP.409.348 Photo's at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Banburybirds/...
- Milcombe Mealy 18th Feb
Belated report and photo of the Milcombe 'Super' Mealy Redpoll taken last Friday by Steve Burch. (c) S.Burchhttp://www.stephenburch.com/...
- Milcombe 10th Feb
The 'Super' Mealy Redpoll still present at Milcombe 10:35am (per Pete Barker)...
- Milcombe Saturday 5th February
The "super-mealy" still present this morning (per Keith Clack) and again present at 14:35 as well as a probable second mealy. (per Badger)...