[Leica] IMG: Unknown bird

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

It looks like a Fieldfare to me - we had one or two in the garden when 
we had the snow a few weeks back.

Cheers


Mark



Mark Pope,
Swindon, Wilts
UK

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                (2008) 
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Richard Man wrote:
> Need an 'el' at the end:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Birds/Unknown_Bird.jpg.html
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Birds/Unknown_Bird.jpg.htm
>>
>> Not a particularly good snap, but I think it shows enough to identify it.
>>
>> This bird has been visiting our neighbour's garden for quite a while (Posy
>> the cat seems to be too much of a threat in ours).
>>
>> It's about the size of a thrush or blackbird, but it doesn't have the
>> typical thrush spots on its pale grey underside and the colouring of its
>> head seems wrong. A closer look through binoculars showed that it has
>> barring on its rump just below the wings (a bit like on a hawk) rather 
>> than
>> spots.
>>
>> The only bird I've found that is similar is a Fieldfare, but it doesn't
>> look quite right either.
>>
>> Would appreciate help with identification, so TIA.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>>
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