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Posted: 18 Mar 2016

Taken: 17 Mar 2016

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A young male Reed Bunting - Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve - Denton - Sussex - 17.3.2016

A young male Reed Bunting - Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve - Denton - Sussex - 17.3.2016
My first thought was that this is a Sparrow - perhaps a young one given its fluffy head - but the dark head doesn't seem to fit a Sparrow's appearance and the speckled feathers look more like Pipits' markings. Any thoughts?
18.3.2016 - This little bird has almost immediately been identified as a Reed Bunting.

Ecobird, John FitzGerald, , have particularly liked this photo

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 Sylvain Wiart
Sylvain Wiart
Emberiza schoeniclus ?
8 years ago.
 Phil Sutters
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Thank you, Sylvain. I think it may be a young male, as the head feathers are fluffy. The English common name is Reed Bunting.
8 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
I think your first thoughts are correct Phil.

Excellent image, thank you very much for posting to Fur, Fin and Feather.
8 years ago.
 Sylvain Wiart
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I'm not sure, that was a simple suggestion. I 'm not an ornithologist :-)
8 years ago.

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