With respect for your concern to being disrespectful - I think a picture is essential. My response to your description is, [b]'goldcrest' [b] but I could be way out as would anyone without a picture. They fly about rather rapidly so are quite likely to bounce onto a window pane.
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Originally Posted by jennyb  When I came home today I found a beautiful little bird dead outside the door. It has obviously hit the window - a lot of birds have been doing that recently.
However, I had never seen a bird like this one before (I'm not a bird expert) and had to thumb through my book to find out what it is. The closest I can get is Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler but I am not sure which. It was tiny - 11 cms from tip of the beak to tip of the tail, olive brown on back and bright yellow underneath (no white underneath which would probably make it a juvenile, with a yellow stripe above the eye. The legs were a mid-brown.
I could post a photo but it seems a bit disrespectful to do that. Any suggestions which it might be, or would anyone like me to post a photo for the ID?
Jenny |