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Bird ID needed please

nilhg · 2008-06-04 22:01:27

I had two of these guys sunning themselves in my garden the other morning, and to my shame couldn't ID them for my young fella, any ideas? They were preening themselves in the morning sun so its a litle more puffed up than normal.

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04-06-2008 11:01pm

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nilhg

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I had two of these guys sunning themselves in my garden the other morning, and to my shame couldn't ID them for my young fella, any ideas?

They were preening themselves in the morning sun so its a litle more puffed up than normal.

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#2 04-06-2008 11:03pm
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pied wagtail

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#3 04-06-2008 11:23pm
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Cheers, must be a juvenile?

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#4 04-06-2008 11:25pm
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good question. i think so too but not too sure!! he's ruffled up so i can't be 100%

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#5 05-06-2008 2:27pm
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Definetly a juvenille wagtail....nice pic by the way

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