Identify this Is this a whinchat?

Is this a whinchat?

Kiera 23/04/2019 17:04

Having a lovely Easter break at RSPB Minsmere, learning a lot of new birds! Lots of lifetime ticks for me!

Please can someone give me some pointers as to whether this is a Whinchat or a Wheatear? I think it's the former, but not 100% sure even after watching the BTO video. Thanks!

0 Richard G B 23/04/2019 18:21

I'm opting for Wheatear
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0 Nigel O 23/04/2019 18:33

Definitely a Wheatear for me, too.
A couple of pointers are: it only has a black stripe through the eye, as opposed to a Whinchat having a much larger dark area over the face and the back of a Whinchat would not have a single block of colour at the top - it would all be the same brown/black patterning.
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0 Kiera 24/04/2019 08:41

Thanks so much guys! Alan - you're not normally wrong, that's rubbish! :)

Nigel - thanks for the pointers. I will try to remember those for the future!
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