Garden bird ID please

rscott74 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 10:55 AM

Would anyone be kind enough to ID this bird which appeared with others in the garden this morning. I would say it is about the size of a sparrow - perhaps that's what it is!

Thanks.

Picidae · #2 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 11:02 AM

It's a (1w) Reed Bunting

Dogghound · #3 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 11:02 AM

Its a reed bunting, the cold weather often tempts them into gardens.

dmbuild66 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 11:23 AM

Yep me thinks its a reed bunting too, female ((o:

rscott74 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 11:54 AM

Thanks, from myself and my wife, for the responses. It's good to get such speedy help.

faz · #6 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 11:59 AM

reed bunting female

SuzieandFlo · #7 (**permalink**) 06-12-2010, 11:33 PM

I'm pretty sure I saw one of these in my garden a few days ago. Small brown bird with a streaky underside, just like the one in your pic. My thoughts were " Oh, that's not a sparrow ". I'll keep a close eye on things to see if it comes back as we have over 2 feet of snow here and the feeders have been extremely busy.