Do you know what bird this is?

[bubbles2007]

This is a species of bird that has been regularly visiting my garden - I am currently doing a project and I believe they are Dunnocks however I keep wondering if I am correct.

Could anyone help on this problem

Thanks

[shenk1]

Female House Sparrows


PS Welcome to WAB!

[Ladywell]

Agree - House sparrow - apart from difference in colour - Dunnocks have a much more pointed bill.

[elvisoneill]

Hi Bubbles

Keep feeding them ..they need all the help they can get!!

[aeshna5]

Dunnocks have a greyer head + a finer bill adapted for an insectivorous diet.

[elvisoneill]

Bubbles if you have hedges and bushes in your garden or round about try looking down.Dunnocks love to rifle around down below although this time of year they may also be a bit higher up and singing clearly.Those little sparrows are more likey to be doing their short sharp litlle peeps.

Once you start looking for Dunnocks you start noticing them all over the place!

good luck with your project
best
Elvis

[bubbles2007]

Thank you.
No wonder why I couldn't place the bird in the guide.
Yeah I have a long privet hedge with damson trees dotted along. They seem to thrive from there along with the blue tits in our garden.

Thanks again for all your help

[actionfinch]

nice to see tham on ure feeders.. i have trouble attracting them to mine..

[ShamanOftheWild]

Female house sparrows.

These are my babies.. They live in my hedge or my next door neighbour's hedge (he's an old man so not as active as me in the garden) in large numbers and are part of my family..
Isn't it great to see this many sparrows in NOrthern Ireland(in a city like Belfast)? :-)
enJOY!
I have pics of a fledgling being fed too! sooo cute!

[bubbles2007]

ShamanOftheWild -
They are beautiful. I think I have around 5 or 6.
I cannot wait for the summer, my garden is swapped with birds and everyday I am woken up by them in the garden.
My neighbour died around a month ago and for over 8 years about half of her garden has been left, wildlife haven. Most of the birds nest in her garden even though I have a hedge that spans over half the garden.
But I don't blame them, no cats are really around, high, natural, hedges mixed in species.

actionfinch -

I don't know if this will be of some help, I have a number of feeders and the only feeder they will go to is the highest one around 7 feet from the ground on a branch which gives them a good view all round.

Other than that I can only think of the feed multi seed mix which attracts blue tits has always worked for me.

I hope you have good luck in seeing the sparrows on your feeder.