Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Carduelis hornemanni exilipes
Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005
Arctic Redpoll is a rare, but annual vistor to Britain (mostly on the Northern Isles) with the vast majority of records belonging to the race exilipes, the smaller and browner of the two subspecies.
Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005
Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005
Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005
Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005
Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005
Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005
The pure white rump is one of the major features that separate Arctic Redpoll from the very similar Common Redpoll.
Aberlady Bay, East Lothian, Scotland - December 2005
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