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    #1

    Bird ID please!

    Hi

    I took several shots of this bird, but I can't settle on an ID! Can you help please?

    It was on the floor under some feeders, and is about a large sparrow size.


    What is this by mikep_eos, on Flickr

    Hope to hear back from someone so I can cross him off my list!

    Many thanks, Mike.
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    #2
    Re: Bird ID please!

    Looks like a dunnock to me
    ef-r

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      #3
      Re: Bird ID please!

      Originally posted by briansquibb View Post
      Looks like a dunnock to me
      Thanks Brian - but I'm not sure on that as the eye stripe looks too pronounced. My books suggest it 'could' be a Reed Bunting. Possible juvenile in 1st winter colours?

      Happy to hear any other views - they all look so similar!

      Mike.
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        #4
        Re: Bird ID please!

        Originally posted by mikep View Post
        Thanks Brian - but I'm not sure on that as the eye stripe looks too pronounced. My books suggest it 'could' be a Reed Bunting. Possible juvenile in 1st winter colours?

        Happy to hear any other views - they all look so similar!

        Mike.
        Were you near a reed bed? If no then a dunnock - a common bird

        The flash will bring out the markings
        ef-r

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          #5
          Re: Bird ID please!

          Originally posted by briansquibb View Post
          Were you near a reed bed?
          Yes! I was at Arundel WWT, very near the reed beds, but actually in a wooded patch nearby. I should have mentioned where I was earlier!

          Cheers, Mike.
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            #6
            Re: Bird ID please!

            Look under the chin at the stripes and colours - I would still say a dunnock. I think the beak is more finchlike whereas the bunting has a thinner beak.

            Looking again - I am not quite sure
            Last edited by briansquibb; 27-11-2011, 22:55.
            ef-r

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              #7
              Re: Bird ID please!

              Just been through my RSPB book and I can not be definate about anything.
              Dunnock, Warbler, Chiffchaff, Linnet, Pipit, Harris Hawk ... sorry can't help.

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                #8
                Re: Bird ID please!

                Mike

                Female Reed Bunting. The beak indicates a member of the large Bunting family.

                The Dunnock whilst of similar size & colouring is a member of the Accentor family of birds who all have thin beaks.

                Good advice at http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/families/

                Bob
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                  #9
                  Re: Bird ID please!

                  Looks like a female linnet to me or, possibly, a twite. They are often difficult to tell apart.

                  Ian
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                    #10
                    Re: Bird ID please!

                    Female Reed Bunting.
                    I would agree, apart from the colouring , the beak is not right for any of the other suggestions.

                    If I have any wildlife I am not sure of, I always post on Wild About Britain for a quick confirmation of ID

                    Stan
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                      #11
                      Re: Bird ID please!

                      I was going to suggest a Corn Bunting but a Reed Bunting is nearer the mark I think
                      Definately not a Dunnock

                      Mike
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                        #12
                        Re: Bird ID please!

                        Thanks Brian, Stephen, Bob, Ian, Stan and Mike!

                        So Dunnock, Linnet, Harris Hawk (? - LOL, you're mad! ), Corn Bunting... I'll post on the Wild About Britain site and see what comes back! I'll update if I get to the bottom of it!

                        cheers all. Mike.
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                          #13
                          Re: Bird ID please!

                          Just checking again, because you were at Arundel then maybe a "Lapland Bunting" with winter plumage.

                          Last edited by Hereford_EOS2; 28-11-2011, 12:42.

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                            #14
                            Re: Bird ID please!

                            100% Reed Bunting

                            Wrong facial plumages for a Lapland Bunting

                            Tony

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                              #15
                              Re: Bird ID please!

                              Originally posted by TeeCee105 View Post
                              100% Reed Bunting

                              Wrong facial plumages for a Lapland Bunting
                              Yes a Female Reed Bunting looking at the speckled breast plumage.

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