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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? -- 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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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? One of these? http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/wren.asp |
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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! -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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Dunnock???
"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) |
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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? [/quote] Try using the bird identifier here Sacha, it's very easy and very good, http://www.rspb.org/wildlife/birdidentifier/ |
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"Donna Ludlow" wrote in message ... Dunnock??? That is the one I would go for. Been confused myself quite a few times Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
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On Apr 7, 11:47 pm, 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? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Black Redstart? They are robin sized; females are cocoa brown and males are sooty black. The tail is red when "flashed" (flicked kind of liike a wagtail). |
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On Apr 8, 12:04 pm, Des Higgins wrote:
On Apr 7, 11:47 pm, 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? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Black Redstart? They are robin sized; females are cocoa brown and males are sooty black. The tail is red when "flashed" (flicked kind of liike a wagtail). http://www.birdlist.co.uk/images/blackred-5-11-06-2.jpg |
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Whitethroats are fairly dull have quite a long tail which they bob, but I've never positively identified one. Long-tailed tits aren't remotely sparrow coloured. I've changed my birdseeds this year, and we have attracted an entirely different crowd from usual. Goldfinches are now the most common bird in my garden. I used to put out niger seeds, but they didn't attract them, it is pre-shelled sunflower seeds that has pulled them in, the lazy wotsits. Siskins and bramblings have been frequent, birds which I had not positively identified before. I initially mistook the bramblings for (winter plumage) linnets, which we have had occasionally in the past. |
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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? Sounds as if it could be a Dunnock? It used to be called a Hedge Sparrow, and it looks superficially like a sparrow, though it's not actually a sparrow but an accentor. They do flick their tails, though I wouldn't describe it as wagging like a wagtail. |
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"The Old OakTree" wrote in message ... 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? Sounds as if it could be a Dunnock? It used to be called a Hedge Sparrow, and it looks superficially like a sparrow, though it's not actually a sparrow but an accentor. They do flick their tails, though I wouldn't describe it as wagging like a wagtail. I would suggest those. We have them here and I have been easily fooled by them Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
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On Apr 7, 11:47*pm, 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? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' I think birdwatchers have a term for those... LBJs, as in Little Brown Jobs :-) Cat(h) (who only recently cottoned on that what she took to be girly sparrows were in fact dunnocks). |
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On 8/4/08 10:35, in article ,
"Jeff Layman" wrote: 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? Just possibly a bunting, though reading the RSPB site, I gather they're now on the Red List. That site doesn't say anything about the tail wagging thing for a Bunting. It wasn't a Redpoll and we do have green finches around in some numbers but it wasn't that. 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! Just a bit larger I'd say and with a much longer tail. -- 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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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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