The Mealy Redpoll (or Common Redpoll) is a fairly rare winter visitor to
GB, especially the South. I was lucky enough to
spot a female mealy that was visiting West Sussex in March 2011 and a 1st
winter male in January 2014 .
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Female Common Redpoll | ||
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1st winter male Common Redpoll (right) with Lesser Redpoll (left) |