Twite or young Linnet (1 Viewer)

[DaiTheDragon]

Taken near to the shoreline but close to short scrubland in September in S.W.Wakes UK.
Thanks in advance.
Dai

 

[postcardcv]

big grey bill and greyish head make it a linnet

here's a shot of a twite for comparison...
http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/119843

 

[dan pointon]

Seconded

 

[Nicola Main]

Thirded |;|

 

[bitterntwisted]

Grey bill therefore Linnet.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Grey bill therefore Linnet.

Although be careful in summer!

http://www.arthurgrosset.com/europebirds/twite.html

 

[DaiTheDragon]

Thanks all. It's funny how when your told what to look for you can see it (grey bill).

Dai

 

[bitterntwisted]

Thanks all. It's funny how when your told what to look for you can see it (grey bill).

Dai

But Andrew is right about variation in summer birds. Thing is, as someone posted on a similar thread, once you see a Twite well it just is so obviously a different bird. The beak is only part of why it has a completely different face.

Graham