Bird 4: I find this hard to judge on a standing bird like this, holding its tail closed. It makes it difficult to see if the pale colour is part of the tail or part of the undertail coverts (which can sometimes be fluffed up to or around the tail edge).Theo Muusse wrote:When looking at the 2nd cycle link of JanJ above (and dismiss the 3rd cycle birds there), I see the feared variability.
But also, I see a white outer web of R6 on the 4th bird, the unwanted pattern of the tail-feathers on the 5th
Bird 5: Note that this is a 1st-cycle bird. I do not know what you mean by the "unwanted pattern of the tail feathers" ? Tail looks all dark to me, as far as it can be judged in this position.
