ML620582113

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Continuing female with chicks, although I only saw 4(admittedly I might’ve missed 2, they were hidden behind plants). I know this bird has been called BWTE by many, however I feel this bird is best left as a /, for a number of reasons. 1. BWTE is a very rare breeder here, although not impossible. 2. Nobody has seen a late male BWTE here this spring/summer as far as I’m aware, although I guess this doesn’t mean too much. 3. BWTE typically have a bolder facial pattern, this bird’s is fairly dull like a CITE, although this can be variable. 4. This bird’s flanks have the warm color tone of a CITE. Some points against CITE are the smaller bill, colder gray face and neck, and white patch between bill and eye. This bird could very well be an odd BWTE, but given all of these ID points and especially the fact that it would be fairly rare, I’m leaving this bird as a / and encourage others to do the same, although ultimately it’s not my decision

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS R7

Lens

150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015

ISO

1000

Focal length

451 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/800 sec

Dimensions

4839 pixels x 3542 pixels

Original file size

10.15 MB