Is this by any chance an isabellina or just a plain oenanthe
May 2012 - northern Dobroudja, Romania
Thanks!
Re: Wheatear ID
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:40 pm
by Sean Cole
Hi Vlad
From your picture it is impossible to be sure; do you have any more, perhaps side or back views? Even if they are distant it may help.
Isabellinus should not occur in Romania I think, and a spring record would be even more rare.
Regards
Sean
Re: Wheatear ID
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:16 pm
by Vlad Cioflec
Thanks for the input Sean, unfortunatley this is the only picture... But i`m not that desperate for this id as I do have isabelinus on the lifelist, and it is breeding in Romania for some 10 years now. It`s just trickier to get it right with the females, be it bird or human. Cheers!