Whitethroat ( or is it ?)

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13 replies

Posted by John Robinson on May 10, 2010 at 1:17 PM

One of the Whitethroats.
Turned up at the stoney field pool the other day.
Views welcome.
Usual set up
JohnR

Posted by Maggie Campbell on May 10, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Looks like a Whitethroat to me John but I'm no expert. Nice capture - blends nicely with the background.

Posted by Austin Thomas on May 10, 2010 at 1:56 PM

I am no expert John, but I would have said Whitethroat.

I am sure it was a nice surprise to see them in your pool.

Cheers

Austin

Posted by keith mitchell on May 10, 2010 at 2:09 PM

Hi john .
It is a Whitethroat,very nice shot.
Keith.

Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 10, 2010 at 2:14 PM

Never seen a pic of these in water before. Nice one.

Posted by John Robinson on May 10, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Thanks guys.
Could it not be a Lesser ???
There was one singing in the hedge a bout 10 minutes before this turned up.
It certainly doesn't look like it. Wings too brown and no dark ear coverts.
JohnR

Posted by keith mitchell on May 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM

It's not a lesser John.

Keith.

Posted by David Kjaer on May 10, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Looks like Whitethroat to me John - nice one!

David

Posted by Ian Haskell on May 10, 2010 at 4:35 PM

Nice shot.

Ian

Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 10, 2010 at 6:00 PM

Bob on John

Sorry but it looks like a Whitethroat to me

Posted by Matt Cole on May 11, 2010 at 4:13 AM

a nice visitor to your pool John, well taken.

Matt

Posted by PhilH on May 11, 2010 at 4:46 AM

Nice one... only minor nit is the fact that the bird is facing slightly away from you, but appreciate not a lot you can do about that...

Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 11, 2010 at 2:54 PM

Hi John,

You keep nailing shots of all my bogey birds, I must find a pool and fast

Andy...

Posted by John Robinson on May 11, 2010 at 6:15 PM

Thanks all.
Andy
Get a shovel and build one !!
Cheers
JohnR