20251021 Black-faced Bunting, Spurn

 

20251021 Spurn Point
As Filey Brigg haven't made to the end as yet...

20251021 Black-faced Bunting
Initially skulking in verge of track.

20251021 Black-faced Bunting
470th British Isles Lifer.
Does skull ossification effect feather zones, and therefore can be seen in the field?

20251021 Black-faced Bunting
The bird cautiously walked out onto the road but then a couple of Bate Diggers on electric bikes
came along and flushed the twitch and the bird...

20251021 Black-faced Bunting
Pale pink bill with slightly greyer upper mandible adds to the plain faced effect.
The very pale yellow ochre sub-moustachial patch being the most striking feature.

20251021
Lacked grey in ear coverts, face and neck sides, only detectable in the nape.
Probable 1st winter female.

20251021
As above without depth blur...
Pink legs and feet noticeable and strode well on the deck.

20251021 Black-faced Bunting
Bird perched and in shade became more Reed Bunting like.
Note crown feathers raised.

20191010 Reed Bunting
Cley reedbed, here tail flicking.
Dark grey in bill, legs and feet.

20181029 Reed Bunting
Blakeney Spit