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16-04-2009, 12:00 PM
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Can anyone help me identify a bird i saw today please,it was the size of starling, on the ground in short grass,it had a black stripe across its eye
grey back, dark wings,and very light brown chest. |
16-04-2009, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by victor  Can anyone help me identify a bird i saw today please,it was the size of starling, on the ground in short grass,it had a black stripe across its eye
grey back, dark wings,and very light brown chest. | try nuthatch  have a look in our Gallery |
16-04-2009, 12:15 PM
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Think Gill is spot on with Nuthatch
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16-04-2009, 12:18 PM
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I'd have to agree with Nuthatch as well. |
16-04-2009, 12:42 PM
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Hi thanks for your help,I think you are spot on there,think I will invest
in a good bird book cheers/ |
16-04-2009, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by victor Hi thanks for your help,I think you are spot on there,think I will invest
in a good bird book cheers/ | A good idea. The RSPB have a good photographic one by Rob Hume.
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16-04-2009, 02:58 PM
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The male Wheatear also fits the bill (no pun intended). The dark wings made me think this, although to be honest, it sounds like you have identified it as a Nuthatch. But just in case...... |
16-04-2009, 03:17 PM
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Almost certainly a Wheatear - "on the ground in short grass" is a dead giveaway  . They're summer visitors, when migrating they're often found on odd bits of open grassland, particularly near the coast. There are plenty moving through the country right now, I saw a dozen this morning at Landguard.
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16-04-2009, 03:22 PM
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Wheatear is probably the most likely ID - unless it was feeding on the lawn under a bird table!
The wings on a Nuthatch don't tend to contrast with the back in the same way as on a Wheatear.
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16-04-2009, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Feldspar The male Wheatear also fits the bill (no pun intended). The dark wings made me think this, although to be honest, it sounds like you have identified it as a Nuthatch. But just in case...... | A wheatear was my first thought too, especially as it was seen on short turf.
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