England Winchat or stone chat? (1 Viewer)

[psilo]

Easy to most of you Im sure but is this bird a winchat or stonechat? Thanks.

 

[Jan-Paul Charteris]

Stonechat(s)

 

[psilo]

OK Thankyou

 

[Jan-Paul Charteris]

OK Thankyou

You're welcome you'd have a wide pale supercilium and a shorter tail in Whinchat for example

 

[psilo]

Are these young birds then? Later that same afternoon I saw a pair of Stonechats, the male having his full breeding colours. I saw a winchat in the same area last week and I think it was alittle more pale than this bird but it is the only one i have ever really seen up close.

 

[pianoman]

Are these young birds then? Later that same afternoon I saw a pair of Stonechats, the male having his full breeding colours. I saw a winchat in the same area last week and I think it was alittle more pale than this bird but it is the only one i have ever really seen up close.

I think female? Their supercilium is strongest at this time of year.