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29-11-2007, 08:44 PM
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| | | Re: Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?
I saw an unusually pale starling a while ago, presumably it was a leucistic one. |
30-11-2007, 07:17 AM
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| | | Re: Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?
Blackbirds and crows and I also have a robin who has some white wing feathers which is handy because I can tell him apart from the others  |
30-11-2007, 07:34 AM
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| | | Re: Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?
No pictures I'm afraid but there was a leucistic Barnacle Goose on Islay this autumn and I remember a leucistic Oystercatcher on Barra that was regularly seen for two or three years on the beach they use as the airport.
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30-11-2007, 09:19 AM
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| | | Re: Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?
We used to have a leucistic blackbird as a regular garden visitor. He was well known locally and was nicknamed "Jacko". Haven't seen him in quite a while now but I think I've got a picture somewhere. If I can find it I'll post it up later.
Blackbirds seem to be the most common ones on this thread. Is this because they're more prone to leucism or just because they are (probably) the most common British bird?
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30-11-2007, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by RobSutton  No pictures I'm afraid but there was a leucistic Barnacle Goose on Islay this autumn and I remember a leucistic Oystercatcher on Barra that was regularly seen for two or three years on the beach they use as the airport. | Ha! ha! Snap we saw that oystercatcher too Rob for a couple or three years - near the rocks where the house with the red roof is!
We came across an all white crow with dark eyes at Langcliffe, Settle a few years back but we didn't have the big cameras then.........
Same as everyone else - blackbirds with varying amounts of white over the years and unmarked gulls with dark eyes which have caused some fun if you've ever listened to folk trying to make an Iceland Gull/Med Gull out of a Black headed 
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30-11-2007, 11:24 AM
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| | | Re: Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?
I saw a very pale sandy coloured house sparrow quite a few years ago. |
30-11-2007, 03:02 PM
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| | | Re: Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?
Whats the difference between leucistic and Albino? and how do the two things happen?
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| | | Re: Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?
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Originally Posted by C C There are many Leucistic Jackdaws and Crows near me. I've also seen Blackbirds, a Dunnock, a Buzzard at Pontypool park and a Red Kite at Gigrin. | yep i've seen a leucistic Red Kite too at Nant Yr Arian, may well be the same one I think there's meant to be about 6 in Wales.. |
30-11-2007, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by coasty Whats the difference between leucistic and Albino? and how do the two things happen? | And can it be passed down through the generations? |
30-11-2007, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by coasty Whats the difference between leucistic and Albino? and how do the two things happen? | albino means complete lack of pigment and pink eyes leucism is where pigmentation is just reduced as far as am aware,
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