Wet and windy on and off all day today made for unpleasant conditions. The Rosy Starling and Common Crossbill both remain faithful to our garden feeders.
Rosy Starling at Haroldswick (left) and Norwick (right)
A few days ago Adrian K flagged-up the likelihood of more than one Rosy being involved and a comparison of images of the individual seen at Norwick, Skeggie & Haroldswick on 5th - 7th June confirm that it's a different individual to that currently present in our garden from the 8th June. In addition to the various plumage differences the wings and tail of the current individual appear far more faded and worn and it has some damage to a primary on its left wing. Ageing & sexing appears tricky (Shirihai & Svensson 2018) but I suspect the original individual was an adult female whereas the current bird is a 2cy.
