little birds in tasmania

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Greyson
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little birds in tasmania

I'm visiting family in Tasmania, and have come across a few birds that I don't know. The pictures are not great as they were taken at a fair distance with an old manual focus tamron zoom.

These were seen in George Town, Tassy. Please let me know what they are. Thanks.

dwatsonbb
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1. Looks like European Goldfinch - feral, given gold on wings, and mottled white patches on folded wing feathers

2. Looks like an Eastern Spinebill - looking at the long curved bill, perhaps immature? I think the bill is too long to be a Yellow Throated Honeyeaters (endemic)

3. No idea

As always happy to be corrected.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

Greyson
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Thanks very much for your help. G.

Steven.McBride
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The last one is a European Goldfinch.

Greyson
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Thanks Steven. So it is the front end of the top photo.

dwatsonbb
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Should have picked that, but it looked a bit too light, but agree with Steven.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

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