On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna
Ludlow" wrote:

Dunnock???

Very much looks like it. It was certainly on its own and was fossicking
about at the base of a laurel hedge. I think that may well be it and now
I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! I'll throw some
seed out where I first spotted it. Thank you, Donna.

"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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Sacha wrote:
I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I
really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a
sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its
tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can
anyone help me ID this one?

Bunting? Redpoll? Greenfinch?

There are a number of juvenile birds around at the moment which are
"sparrow like". Female birds of some species are often rather dull and
completely different from the males. This can make ID difficult. Even
female chaffinches or bullfinches might look a little like sparrows,
especially in poor light.

Are you sure it was a little larger than a sparrow? Some birds have their
feathers so puffed up against the cold that they look a bit larger than
normal!

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Jeff
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Sacha
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South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
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