This bird is not a 1 cy...
Its look like a Imm/Adult Male-because of its white eyebrow and the heavely white"Mustage"under its eye.

The red-coulered breast are pretty close to a Adult!

The dark eye-area between the eye-brow and the "Mustage"Say Adult!

Regards Anders

Hi Anders,

What references/books do you use to say this is not a 1cy bird?

For me this bird looks pretty much identical to the bird ringed on Christiansø, Denmark 1995? It was ringed by experienced ringers and identified to be a 1cy male as well.

Nice photo of a very nice bird, by the way :-)

Cheers, Jens

I would not expect an adult bird to have yellow spots on greater coverts.

This bird shows distinct spots on greater coverts like a 1'st year bird.

Regards
/Simon

En af de ting, der blev taget mest seriøst i forbindelse med den nye "Fugle i Felten" var tekst og billedteksten til Rubinnattergal fra Svensson. Han havde ud fra studier konstateret, at 1k han for det meste har udviklet "rubinen". Aldersbestemmelse baserer sig på - netop som Simon skriver - tilstedeværelsen af distinkte lyse pletter på store dækfjer, der danner et svagt, men synligt vingebånd. Adulte har mere ensartede store dækfjer, højst med diffust lyse spidser, og ofte ingen.
Kendetegnene er checket af SU i forbindelse med fund af arten - jeg var selv med i skindene og under efterfølgende diskussioner.

Thank you

your right,there are great similarity to the Christianø-bird from 1995!
Its proberly a young male,thouge its pretty surprising that it got that distinct red breast and the dark eye-area..

Regards Anders

Hej Klaus,Jens og Simon

Tak for oplysningen

Anders