Help with bird identity

[Angelika]

Just had a bird in my garden it was charcoal, white on his back and red on its tail,been looking at the bird Gallery and cant find it and its really bugging me and i have never seen this bird before i am excited cause only have a small urban garden,thankyou anyone that can help.

[Lance Morgan]

Interesting... Did it have a long tail in which case a Pied wagtail or long tailed tit may be a possibility but as for the red on its tail
Other possibility is an escaped exotic of some sort.

[thebeard]

greater sptted woodpecker?

[david156]

Hi.

What size was this bird? and was the tail completly red, red at the top/bottom or was it a strip, or did you just see a flash of red giving the impression of the red being on the tail? Also was this bird feeding on the ground or hanging from a feeder etc..etc...

Sorry for the questions but need a little more info.

Cheers David

[Angelika]

The red on his tail was at the bottom of his tail my brother saw it to and he is good at bird id's but we cant find out what this one is,it just flew in for a matter of minutes took some crumbs off the ground and went,hope it comes back.

[Angelika]

Oh and yes it did have a long tail like a wag tail we thought it was one at first but none have that red strip on the bottom of his tail.

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by Angelika

Just had a bird in my garden it was charcoal, white on his back and red on its tail,been looking at the bird Gallery and cant find it and its really bugging me and i have never seen this bird before i am excited cause only have a small urban garden,thankyou anyone that can help.

Male black redstart?

Black Redstart

Cheers
Jonathan

[Angelika]

That is the bird jonathan a male redstart,im absolutely buzzing now thanks so much.

[balkantrek]

Lucky you! What a lovely bird to spot! I saw one in my garden down here in Kent when I was a child and I remember being so excited!