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12-05-2007, 03:35 PM
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Hi all. I was watching the birds in the garden and this little fella turned up. I could not identify him and after looking through numerous books am still unable  . I think it might be an escapee but am not sure . Can anyone tell me wat this bird is????   |
12-05-2007, 03:38 PM
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Hi VC.
Looks like an escapee finch. |
12-05-2007, 03:41 PM
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My first thought was yellowhammer, but after enlarging the pic I don't think so. It must be an escape, possibly a canary?
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12-05-2007, 04:28 PM
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A Golden Oriole and get that lawn cut  |
12-05-2007, 05:15 PM
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Pretty whatever it is! Does look like an escapee to me. Sarah  |
12-05-2007, 05:21 PM
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Whatever it is - it's laid a blooming big golden egg!
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12-05-2007, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Hornbeam  Whatever it is - it's laid a blooming big golden egg! | lol
It is pretty |
12-05-2007, 09:22 PM
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Erm... I don't know if this is just me, but look at Ollie's avatar. It looks strangely similar, appart from his avatar seems to have a little more brown on it's head. Just a thought!! Sarah |
12-05-2007, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by SparklySarah Erm... I don't know if this is just me, but look at Ollie's avatar. It looks strangely similar, appart from his avatar seems to have a little more brown on it's head. Just a thought!! Sarah | I think ollies avatar is a yellowhammer  - however that be a golden orilole that be - wherabouts are you , I know there is a popluation of these a lakenheath fen
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12-05-2007, 09:30 PM
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I live in a little village on the border of Herefordshire, called Lea. Haven't heared of a golden orilole before. No idea if there are any around here! Sarah |
12-05-2007, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by eeyore however that be a golden orilole that be - wherabouts are you , I know there is a popluation of these a lakenheath fen | No it's not. A golden oriole is starling-sized, that thing's the same size as the dunnock in the background. It's definitely a finch of some sort.
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12-05-2007, 09:42 PM
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I don't think it's a Golden Orilole, but I'm sure it's not a Yellowhammer, the colouring on the birds back is wrong for a Yellowhammer. On size alone I would say a Finch possibly an escapee.
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13-05-2007, 07:17 AM
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Dunno why eeyore should be so sure that its a golden oriole! Size, head and beak shape and markings are all wrong. Golden oriole is blackbird size. In the Scillies I once saw a thrush that had been sipping nectar from some exotic flowers in Tresco gardens and got his head covered in yellow pollen. That wasn't a golden oriole either 
Compare the little yellow headed finch with this: The RSPB: Golden oriole
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13-05-2007, 09:00 AM
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It might be a striped tailed yellow finch Stripe-tailed Yellow-finch - Sicalis citrina
It looks like the second pic down |
13-05-2007, 09:23 AM
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Yes Mrs Fish i would say it is the finch you looked up.thanks for everyone elses replys . Stripe tailed yellow finch it is then . |
13-05-2007, 10:54 AM
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Doesn't look much like it to me, sorry.
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13-05-2007, 11:31 AM
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hello hornbeam the bird is a cagebird . it is a golden song sparrow from northern africa . hope of some help cheers. |
13-05-2007, 04:13 PM
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Also known as Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus.
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13-05-2007, 10:35 PM
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Looking at pictures of Golden Song Sparrow that it what this bird appears to be | | |
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