MEALY REDPOLL GALLERY

 

A selection of photographs of the Mealy Redpolls at Upton Warren from January to March 2008

Adult male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

Adult male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

Adult male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

Adult male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren. Photos: Andy Warr

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren. Photo: Peter Walkden

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren. Photos: Brian Stretch

Mealy Redpolls at Upton Warren

Mealy Redpolls at Upton Warren. Photo: Brian Stretch

Left bird: adult female. Right bird: first-winter male.

Mealy Redpolls at Upton Warren

Mealy Redpolls at Upton Warren. Photo: Fergus Henderson

Left bird of the pair: adult female. Right bird of the pair: first-winter male.

Adult female Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

Adult female Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren. Photos: Andy Warr

The wing measurements taken of the adult female ruled out Lesser Redpoll and its smaller size and darker appearance suggest this to be a bird from the southern range of Mealy Redpoll.

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll (left bird in lower photos) with Lesser Redpoll at Upton Warren. Photos: Andy Warr

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren. Photos: Andy Warr

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren

First-winter male Mealy Redpoll at Upton Warren. Photos: Des Jennings