Help Bird ID please

[dogwood2]

I have just joined the forum, I live in North Bristol about half a mile from the Frome Valley Walkway, keen walker and wildlife observer.
Over the past few months I have 2 or 3 sightings of a bird which I cannot identify, it's about the size of pigeon, similarity ends there, its green with off white lower, brown/red flash front to lower back of neck, head appears to be parrot shape, the sound it makes in flight is not like anything else you hear around, so I know when its in the area. I have a poor quality picture which I would have liked to upload, but not sure how to go about on this site which is all very new to me.

PS. tried indentifing it through serveral Gallery forums but no luck.
Hope some of you experts can help, Thanks.

[dunlin]

Hi dogwood,
Check out ring necked parakeet or maybe green woodpecker
........cheers mark n..........

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

sounds like a Green Woodpecker, they have a funny laughing sound .

neil

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by wildlifesnapper

Hi

sounds like a Green Woodpecker, they have a funny laughing sound .

neil

Id say green woodpecker too. Dont know any other bird with a green red combination the size of a pigeon

[Ollie]

Hi dogwood.
Must admit the first thing that came to mind when I read your description was a Green Woodpecker. Unmistakable call a bit like someone laughing loudly is the best way I can describe it.
Roger

[rlchew]

I immediately thought Green Woody too until "parrot shaped head" suggested Ring-necked Parakeet.

Here are both ....

The RSPB: Green woodpecker

The RSPB: Ring-necked parakeet

What do you reckon dogwood? .... any closer to an ID?

Richard

[dogwood2]

Thanks for your replies, great help, could not get much help anywhere else, great site.
Going to keep a good camera on me in future.

Thanks again.

[dogwood2]

Thanks Richard,

I think the Woody, interms of colouring, it's just that
head seems different, the parakeet colouring wrong no lower off white colour head similar, my poor quality shot
angle seems more puffin shape with a short bill, which kind of rules out the woody, but it could be down to the poor quailty photo.

I'll see it again sometime, armed with a half decent camera.

Thanks again for your input.

[SheffieldPete]

Surely it's got to be a green woodpecker?! If not I'm stumped.

It may be worth posting even a bad photo for us to look at.

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by SheffieldPete

Surely it's got to be a green woodpecker?! If not I'm stumped.

It may be worth posting even a bad photo for us to look at.

Agreed or a Ring Necked Parakeet. With a bill like a Puffin's perhaps the latter is more likely, especially as they are also known as the Sea Parrot!


Regards, Chris