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Galleries => Rare Birds => Topic started by: sidwemn on April 28, 2013, 06:56:52 PM

Title: Ring Ouzel - Belasis Business Park, Billingham
Post by: sidwemn on April 28, 2013, 06:56:52 PM
A superbly showy female

Cheers
Martyn
Title: Re: Ring Ouzel - Belasis Business Park, Billingham
Post by: A McLee on April 29, 2013, 09:19:51 AM
I recall an article in one of the birding monthly publications that this species can be aged and sexed from plumage details in its second and later years. Any takers chaps?
Title: Re: Ring Ouzel - Belasis Business Park, Billingham
Post by: t.horne on April 29, 2013, 08:56:35 PM
Still there this evening. Shooting into the light though.
Title: Re: Ring Ouzel - Belasis Business Park, Billingham
Post by: lukeh on April 30, 2013, 08:48:15 PM
The march edition of Birdwatch magazine seems to suggest 3cy female, due to dark forehead, yellow bill (exludes 1cy) and scaly neck. Could be a 2cy female though.

Luke :) :) :)
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