Bird ID: Common Nightingale

[Milburns <>]

Its a very long time since I have seen one but I think that this may be a first winter Common Nightingale.  Points in favour versus female Common Redstart:

Rounded not square ended tail.
Large separation between tips of visible primaries.
Heavy bill (pale gape reveals age).
Dark wing coverts with broad pale fringes creating an especially obvious line of dark spots through the lesser wing coverts.
Pale lores.

It is not a Sprosser (Thrush Nightingale) because inter alia there are four primary tips visible and the tip of the alula is just visible below the greater primary coverts.

Milburn