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Title: A white sparrow
Post by: queenbee on June 03, 2010, 21:09:50

Today I was sitting in my conservatory watching the young sparrows in my garden, I could not believe it when I saw a pure white sparrow. I have heard that there is an occasional Albino sparrow but I have never seen one before, have any of you? I did take a picture but am not really very familiar with putting pictures on the forums.

Regards to all you wildlife watchers.

Queenbee.

Title: Re: A white sparrow
Post by: Spookyville on June 03, 2010, 21:12:58

would love to see it. Also email it to Springwatch this week and it will probably get shown on TV  ;D

Title: Re: A white sparrow
Post by: Unwashed on June 03, 2010, 23:08:45

I don't think I've ever seen one.  Funnily enough it's only black birds that I've seen - blackbirds and jackdaws.

Title: Re: A white sparrow
Post by: theothermarg on June 09, 2010, 09:12:57

Saw one on springwatch. Was it yours?
marg

Title: Re: A white sparrow
Post by: Paulines7 on June 09, 2010, 23:54:19

Here is Queenbee's photo of a white sparrow.

(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x311/7stephenson/whitesparrow1.jpg)

Title: Re: A white sparrow
Post by: Jeannine on June 10, 2010, 02:25:17

There was a white crow in our paper last week, I will try and find a picture XX Jeannine

Title: Re: A white sparrow
Post by: Unwashed on June 10, 2010, 17:13:19

White sparrows are apparently very unusual.  This one (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3166489/White-sparrow-caught-on-film.html) made the Telegraph a couple of years ago.