Photo 12: Second winter LBBG, October 22 2001, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
This bird has the old second generation
wing coverts and scapulars rather plain brown-grey.
Note the fresh tail feathers which are predominantly black with only a
small amount of vermiculation at the base. The fresh
second generation secondaries, visible in the top picture. The secondaries
have black centres and a white fringe, creating a zigzag pattern in
flight.