Bird ID Please.

[Emagggie]

About the size of a blackbird, very sleek looking, little white hat on top and white tail feathers, all black everywhere else that I could see. Strutted about in a newly planted field and took no notice of me and my dog! Didn't think to take a photo ::). Can't find anything similar in my Birds of Europe book. No others similar around that I could see.
Anyone got a suggestion?

[Emagggie]

[shaun01]

it has been known for some black birds to have a white cap but need a pic to be certain but they are very rare

[Carol]

That sounds like a Lapwing.   or  Peewit as I call it.   Maybe you missed the crest on top of its head.

;) ;)

[Emagggie]

Definately no crest Carol. Also checked in my book. This was a real  'hat' of white and pure white tail feathers. Maybe Shaun is right.

[Unwashed]

Blackbird I'd reckon.  See here.

[Emagggie]

Not convinced, unwashed. The black was black and the white was white, no mottling. How I wish I'd taken a pic.

[Robert_Brenchley]

It could easily be a partial albino blackbird. If the feathers aren't the normal colour, they're dead white.

[gardentg44]

Theres a pure white sparrow flying around our garden,

its not albino as its got a brown beak, and brown legs.

cannot get close enough to get any pics.

[star]

We have a visiting blackbird with a pure white wing ;D

[small]

I agree with other posters, if it looked like a blackbird in all other respects then it was a partial albino.  We had one in the orchard for several years with a white head and tail.  Wollaton Hall museum in Nottingham used to have a display of stuffed albino things, including a blackbird, does anyone know if it's still there?

[Digeroo]

We had a blackbird with a pure white head around here for many years.  Later we had one with a black body and a brown head.  Could not work out whether it was male or female.  When I was a child a friend had a pure white one that visited their garden.  It was stunning.

[Julia]

A tern in autumn plumage maybe

[laurieuk]

I am  not sure if I have posted this before but this bird was with us for over 2 years although we have not seen him for a while now.

[Emagggie]

Not a tern I'm sure Julia, but thanks for the suggestion. Laurie, what was he/she? Is the beak hooked, or is that just the angle of photography?

[laurieuk]

It is a black bird , a national newspaper reporter wanted to do a report about it but the RSPB say white black birds are quite common.