Great pics Stuart, as usual. Glad you got to Fivebough too.
In my experience, WWBT is one of those birds about which we think "how
am I going to be sure of that when I see it?" - until we see it. One key
thing is the rump, which is shiningly white, cf the 'just white' or even
pale grey of WT.
Beyond that though, your birds' neat black caps match exactly WT
breeding plumage, but no stage of WWBT that I'm aware of. One clincher
would be the bill colour - maybe if you played with the exposure of your
originals you could see; my guess is that it will be red.
However, I claim no particular expertise, and I'll happily give way to
anyone who disagrees.
cheers
Ian
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