News of a 1st winter Male Wheatear up on Northam Burrows in North Devon looking like either a PIED or a BLACK EARED of the eastern race Melanolleuca had Brian Heasman , Dave Hopkins & myself going up to look for it & we were in luck & get the bird flying up & down the dune ridge & showing very well .
But as up to now the experts still cant sort it out as it seems 1st winter birds are very alike .