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represents (given the time of year I'd speculate breeding female). I should be able to find out in the library but if not I'll throw it open to WP:BIRD (Unless JJ is certain its a non-breeding).
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Have done. Only one response, a tentative "breeding female", which is what I was thinking too. It is amazing how useless the books are though.
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Suggest you throw it. Given a similar time of year it might be a breeding female.
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Breeding Plumage.jpg
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