Strange Bird

[flirt2b]

Hi, can anyone help?

Today i saw a strange bird It was a starling sized bird with grey/brown bands, a straight beak and a sriking bright red crest going down the back of the neck. It's not a woodpecker!



It was spotted in the Buckinghamshire area, and after countless google searches i quit!, but luckily found your site!

Does anyone know of a bird that pardon the pun. 'Fits the bill'!!

Thanks,

Michelle B.

[MagpieMick]

Hello Michelle,

Your image is small but looks like either a Cardinal species or a Bulbul species

More likely an escapee of the latter..

Mick..

[galanthus]

I can't quite make the pic out flirt2b. Any chance you could make it a little bigger ? Welcome to WAB by the way

[Meta menardi]

Well you certainly found your way round the site quickly, it was about 3 months before I posted a photo. I think you could repost at a larger size, I can't see much detail. Check what you are allowed to post, it needs a couple of read throughs.

I think a candidate that will come will be Hoopoe, but the coulours look wrong.

Welcome to the site, there is some very extensive expertise ( but not with me).

[GuyF]

Originally Posted by MagpieMick

Hello Michelle,

Your image is small but looks like either a Cardinal species or a Bulbul species

More likely an escapee of the latter..

Mick..

Yep, I think the colouring looks good for a Red-crested Cardinal, which would be an escape.
Guy

[flirt2b]

Hi All,

What a fantastic forum! Thankyou all for your help, I looked up the Red crested Cardinal, and yes you experts were spot on, thankyou.

I went back to the place where i saw him to get another clearer picture, but he was gone. So the blurry mobile camera shot is all i could get. Where would we be without camera phones!

Thanks again for solving the mystery, i shall be reccommending your site!

Kind regards,

Michelle

[big bill]

Hello flirt2b glad you were able to get your id I hoipe you will stay with us and welcome to the site