Ha ha ha - only because the CR confrontations are online, not face to face
! Here there are only feathers flying around! In CR the ground is eventually covered with lenses, cameras and the differences about them (well it's not only in CR - it's very human...)!
Do you have more photos of this one (no mater how good they are) from different angles? I'm just curious: probably you have there also the Eastern Stonechat and these two are difficult to separate (at least for me) in some circumstances. Most probably you have the right ID but I really want to learn something...
I've been tracking down Stonechats this week. I have found a female in one location and got pretty close with the R5 + RF 100-500mm + 2xTC. I then found a male a couple of miles away, but he appeared for just a few moments, too far away, just 400 px high in the image. I'll be going back there hoping he'll be territorial. These are clearly the common Stonechat.
Thanks! You are probably right. I was practically unaware of Siberian Stonechat, so I never considered it for IDing. A few more, shot on a Sony. But I cannot guaranty that it's the same exemplar. There were several birds near that bush, and they landed on the branches in turn, sometimes attacking each other, sometimes being attached by sparrows.
Nice shots Cog!Thanks! You are probably right. I was practically unaware of Siberian Stonechat, so I never considered it for IDing. A few more, shot on a Sony. But I cannot guaranty that it's the same exemplar. There were several birds near that bush, and they landed on the branches in turn, sometimes attacking each other, sometimes being attached by sparrows.
DSC02123 by Cog2012, on Flickr
DSC01933 by Cog2012, on Flickr
And a video:
Stonechat by Cog2012, on Flickr
Yes it is. The Eastern (=Siberian, =Asian) Stonechat looks like the one from Cog's photos and most probably doesn't reach GB.
I'm sure it is a male Eastern Stonechat (Saxicola maurus): the orange spot is practically restricted on the breast (in the European Stonechat it could go allover the underparts), but in some odd birds it could be intermediate. And your birds have a hint of supercilium. I was asking for another angles photos to see the primaries length and the rump.Thanks! You are probably right. I was practically unaware of Siberian Stonechat, so I never considered it for IDing. A few more, shot on a Sony. But I cannot guaranty that it's the same exemplar. There were several birds near that bush, and they landed on the branches in turn, sometimes attacking each other, sometimes being attached by sparrows.
DSC02123 by Cog2012, on Flickr
DSC01933 by Cog2012, on Flickr
And a video:
Stonechat by Cog2012, on Flickr
Thanks Click but I wish it was something as remarkable as Cog's Stonechat. I'm not sure it was posted on this forum before Cog's photos!
!!!) for the by-passers in the park, because I'm making some sounds to attract the attention of the bird - it should look at me, no?! And the by-passers usually don't see the small birds that I'm trying to photo!
Thank you, ISv! These photos are all I have. Typically it's the right or left side and en face.I'm sure it is a male Eastern Stonechat (Saxicola maurus): the orange spot is practically restricted on the breast (in the European Stonechat it could go allover the underparts), but in some odd birds it could be intermediate. And your birds have a hint of supercilium. I was asking for another angles photos to see the primaries length and the rump.
Very distinctive is the jet-black color of the underparts of the wing in the area of the shoulder - in the European it is gray. Look for them in BIF.
To make the ID "easier" this species has ~several subspecies
Thanks Click - I'm trying with anything I can get - there is not diversity here (well, at least with the birds!).
