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[ndsutcliffe]

Taken near Vila do Bispo this morning. Could be the same bird

 

[jobbuq]

I would say Thekla's lark

 

[ndsutcliffe]

The confusing thing for me is that it has a pale tail feather (suggesting Skylark) , but seemingly just on one side of the tail. It was doing the vertical hovering song flight typical of a Skylark at this time of year, but I don't know whether Thekla's also do that? The crest feather however looks like it may be a little long for a Skylark?