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Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni

 
 

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Identification

There is a tendency amongst travelling birdwatchers to assume that any pale Redpoll in Arctic Scandinavia must be an Arctic Redpoll. This is certainly not the case, especially on Varanger Fjord in north Norway where Arctic Redpolls are far outnumbered by the northern race of the Redpoll. These so-called 'Mealy Redpolls' can look distinctively paler than Redpolls from further south but only rarely do they look as white as a true Arctic Redpolls. The key features to look for before ticking off Arctic Redpoll are the relative lack of streaking, around the sides of the breast and especially on the undertail coverts, the pure white unstreaked rump and a bill that looks as though it has been squashed into its head.

Habitat

Breeds in birch and willow scrub in high Arctic areas, spreading a little further south in winter.

Migration

A short-distance migrant wintering a little to the south of its circumpolar breeding areas. If food supplies fail here then the species will move south in large numbers, some even reaching Britain.

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Negative news 19:59 02/05/10 Arctic Redpoll Cork Dursey Island 18:00 
  09:29 02/05/10 Arctic Redpoll Cork Dursey Island 09:20 
  11:32 01/05/10 Arctic Redpoll Cork Dursey Island 11:00 
Unconfirmed 15:54 22/04/10 Arctic Redpoll Orkney Evie, Mainland 15:00 
Unconfirmed 17:51 21/04/10 Arctic Redpoll Orkney Evie, Mainland   
Unconfirmed 12:36 21/04/10 Arctic Redpoll Orkney Evie, Mainland   
  12:56 27/03/10 Arctic Redpoll Lincs Owlet Plantation   
Negative news 13:35 22/03/10 Arctic Redpoll Lincs Owlet Plantation   
Unconfirmed 07:44 22/03/10 Arctic Redpoll Lincs Owlet Plantation 21/03/10 
  22:51 29/11/09 Arctic Redpoll Outer Hebrides Bru, Lewis   

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