Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex. The pale underside and lack of obvious eye ring point to Lesser rather than Common Whitethroat as the latter has a pinky-buff belly and a strongly defined eye ring. Males and females identical.

Lesser Whitethroat (Syliva curruca) (22/04/2007) Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex. The pale underside and lack of obvious eye ring point to Lesser rather than Common Whitethroat as the latter has a pinky-buff belly and a strongly defined eye ring. Males and females identical.

Lesser Whitethroat (Syliva curruca) (22/04/2007) Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex.

Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex. It is a much greyer bird than the Common Whitethroat which has more browny upperparts and pinky-buff underparts.

Lesser Whitethroat (Syliva curruca) (22/04/2007) Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex. It is a much greyer bird than the Common Whitethroat which has more browny upperparts and pinky-buff underparts.

Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex. The lack of an obvious eye ring leads to the ID of Lesser rather than Common because a strong eye ring is a main ID feature for the latter.

Lesser Whitethroat (Syliva curruca) (22/04/2007) Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex. The lack of an obvious eye ring leads to the ID of Lesser rather than Common because a strong eye ring is a main ID feature for the latter.

Lesser Whitethroat (Syliva curruca) (22/04/2007) Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex.