Birds
Both Nic Hallam and Ian Lewington have informed me that the top right-hand bird in the video is in fact a mealy redpoll as is the one in the photograph below so although I didn't find the "super-mealy" there were at least two others around!
4+ lesser redpolls
2 mealy redpolls
1 yellowhammer
1 treecreeper
1 merlin fly-over
Top right-hand bird is a subtle mealy redpoll.
Another mealy redpoll !
- 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...
- Milcombe Feb 13th (11:15 - 12:30)
Mealy Redpoll - at least 1 (pos 3). The "super" bird showed on and off - mainly feeding on the fallen niger seed below the feeder. A couple of other birds showed some mealy characteristics. Redpoll - c10 Yellowhammer - 1male Great Spot - 1female Sparrowhawk...
- Milcombe 10th Feb
The 'Super' Mealy Redpoll still present at Milcombe 10:35am (per Pete Barker)...
- Milcombe 5th Feb
11.00 - 13.00 Mealy redpoll 1 Lesser redpoll 10+ Treecreeper 1 GS wood 2 Yellowhammer 1...
- 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 Wednesday 2nd February: Mealy Redpolls
Both Nic Hallam and Ian Lewington have informed me that the top right-hand bird in the video is in fact a mealy redpoll as is the one in the photograph below so although I didn't find the "super-mealy" there were at least two others around!
4+ lesser redpolls
2 mealy redpolls
1 yellowhammer
1 treecreeper
1 merlin fly-over
Top right-hand bird is a subtle mealy redpoll.
Another mealy redpoll !- 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...
- Milcombe Feb 13th (11:15 - 12:30)
Mealy Redpoll - at least 1 (pos 3). The "super" bird showed on and off - mainly feeding on the fallen niger seed below the feeder. A couple of other birds showed some mealy characteristics. Redpoll - c10 Yellowhammer - 1male Great Spot - 1female Sparrowhawk...
- Milcombe 10th Feb
The 'Super' Mealy Redpoll still present at Milcombe 10:35am (per Pete Barker)...
- Milcombe 5th Feb
11.00 - 13.00 Mealy redpoll 1 Lesser redpoll 10+ Treecreeper 1 GS wood 2 Yellowhammer 1...
- 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)...