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Bird question
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 ... 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! -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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