Bird Identity help

[pilotlight]

Afternoon all, new here and would like some help.

Last weekend I was cycling through m local wood and spotted a blackbird size bird flying low away from me in conifer woodland. it was quite vivid yellow speckled with grey-brown.

I cannot identify it at all, all I can think is a female crossbill?

Any help would be appreciated?

[Lance Morgan]

Hi there and welcome to the WAB forums. Not much to go on and unlikely to be a crossbill as they are not usually yellow more green for females and brick red males. What part of the UK?

[pilotlight]

northumberland

it really has me stumped and the yellow was quite pronounced. it flew like a blackbird and not like a woodpecker (green).

[Jonners]

Hello pilotlight, and welcome to WAB. It sounds like it could well be a green woodpecker - they will often fly away low over the ground and show a yellow rump clearly in flight. Did you hear a yaffling laugh at the same time?

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by Jonners

Hello pilotlight, and welcome to WAB. It sounds like it could well be a green woodpecker - they will often fly away low over the ground and show a yellow rump clearly in flight. Did you hear a yaffling laugh at the same time?

That would be my line of thought too!

[Dogghound]

Not one of the other thrushes was it? Mistle thrush, Fieldfare etc

[bob.phillips]

Or maybe a redwing??

Bob P.

[ChrisJB]

My first thought was green woodpecker.

Regards, Chris

[pilotlight]

thanks folks for the welcome and the replies. I thought about green woodpeckers, but they are thin on the ground up here and I did not here any call. it was much more blackbird /thrush but very yellowy speckled. I'm going back there today on the bike and will take a camera.

I'm now thinking it might be a mistle thrush with the sun on it?