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Produce => Wildlife forum => Topic started by: Mrs Ava on March 04, 2004, 22:28:02

Title: What is this bird?
Post by: Mrs Ava on March 04, 2004, 22:28:02

Birdlovers,  for the last 2 days a new bird has popped into my garden and I have no idea what it is, useless bird me!  My first impression is it is like a very small Jay, and I mean about the size of a sparrow.  It is brown/tan in colour with dark, almost black wings with a white stripe across the wings.  Is it some sort of finch?  I think it was eating some seed that was left on the path after the bigger birds had eaten all the other chunkier stuff.   :-\

Title: Re:What is this bird?
Post by: Doris_Pinks on March 04, 2004, 22:34:18

 EJ Could be a female Siskin?
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/s/siskin/index.asp (http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/s/siskin/index.asp)
DP

Title: Re:What is this bird?
Post by: MagpieDi on March 04, 2004, 22:48:15

Bullfinch or brambling ??

DP's site has search and pics!  :)

Title: Re:What is this bird?
Post by: Mrs Ava on March 04, 2004, 23:01:47

I think it was a Bullfinch.  Can't be 100% certain as the piccy makes it look more reddish than mine, but I shall keep 'em peeled tomorrow and try to get a better look.  Cor, you lot are clever!  ;D

Title: Re:What is this bird?
Post by: kenkew on March 09, 2004, 16:36:56

Any chance of a pic of it, EJ?
Anyone know where this rabbit lives? Looks very lost to me.
(http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=3ed16837-2847-2cb8-59e0-37665d67563d&size=lg)

Title: Re:What is this bird?
Post by: Beer_Belly on March 10, 2004, 12:34:18

Must be a relative of this wild one my Dad found in his stair cupboard
(http://www.xs4all.nl/~cmcoates/lanzarote/DSC02902s.jpg)

Title: Re:What is this bird?
Post by: Mimi on March 10, 2004, 13:46:01

Oh sooooo cute Beer Belly.  Poor little thing must  have no sense of smell to have set up home there ;D

Title: Re:What is this bird?
Post by: Beer_Belly on March 11, 2004, 12:16:57

What's really strange is that the doors were shut - We think our cat must've smuggled it in earlier in the day, then lost it and it took refuge in my Dads stinky trainer.
-B_B-

Title: Re:What is this bird?
Post by: aquilegia on March 11, 2004, 15:30:06

BB - that is just the cutest thing ever! (Aqui goes all soppy and gooey eyed) I love bunnies!