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18-08-2009, 07:03 PM
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| |  Mystery bird??
I've only sen this once, at close range, feeding at my mesh-covered birdfeeder on peanuts.
It was about the size of a starling - but was matt black, with large white dappling on it's chest, & a medium sized curved beak. I can't find any pictures that look like it.
I live outside Dundee, on east coast of Scotland, near wwodland & open countryside.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what my myster bird can be? |
18-08-2009, 07:35 PM
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Sounds like a Starling with fresh winter plumage Iris |
18-08-2009, 08:44 PM
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I actually saw the bird in June - & have been trying to trace it since then....so prob. not winter plumage. & the beak was def. curved & thin....Any other ideas?
Last edited by Mary Iannetta; 18-08-2009 at 08:56 PM.
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19-08-2009, 09:06 PM
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I've been searching the photos on this site, & think I may have come up with an answer...... a mistle thrush - never seen one before, but I hope I do again. : ) Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus - Wildlife Photography
excellent photos folks! |
19-08-2009, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Mary Iannetta  | I've never heard of 1 on a peanut feeder like this before. |
19-08-2009, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 I've never heard of 1 on a peanut feeder like this before. | Wonder if Mary could have meant a 'mesh' covered ground feeder ...? Agree that a Mistle Thrush on a hanging peanut feeder would seem highly strange!! Initial description seems a bit 'out' and not sure I'd describe a Mistle as 'matt black' with a 'thin curved bill' either ... interesting how people interpret what they see though and how difficult it is to identify something with just a few details and no photo! |
19-08-2009, 10:14 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery bird??
Sorry Mary, I can't think what kind of bird it was that you saw, but I hope someone can solve this mystery.
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20-08-2009, 06:11 PM
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It was a hanging mesh nut feeder... & on reflection the bird was def. black with white splodges on its breast...& the beak was slightly longer & more curved & black....I just got carried away after seeing something similar... |
20-08-2009, 06:17 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery bird??
Great Spotted Woodpecker? |
20-08-2009, 06:33 PM
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Def. not Greater spotter woodpecker...we've got 2 of these already.
They are far more colourful than my mystery bird. | | | |
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