Found an egg on our field, identification please?

[amd7000]

Hi everyone. I've just found an egg which has recently been laid in the middle of a path in our field no nest and no adults were there. It's Light blue, matt and approx 45/46mm in size. Could you identify it for me Please?

will try and post a picture of it soon. Thanks

[werdnal]

I was going to automatically say blackbird, then I checked the size you mention with a rule and this seems far too large. Do you have ducks around you - either domestic or wild? This sounds more duck egg sized to me. Possibly stolen by a crow or similar, or even a squirrel, mink etc, and dropped.

[FUDGEY]

Ill go for Starling

[amd7000]

Thanks for the replys. I had a look on the internet and the closest I could find is a rook egg, but they're slightly smaller and glossy. Guess it could be a big rook egg. When I found it it still had a tiny bit of wet poo on it, so I presume it was laid minutes before i found it.

Could be some sort of duck egg as there's a small lake around here, maybe I startled it and it 'droped' it before it flew off?

[werdnal]

Is is pure blue, or are there any speckled markings on it? Rook eggs I have seen have brown specks, but that photo looks a uniform colour.

[Naturenutz]

Its a bit late in the year for a rook egg,usually March. Too big for a starling egg at those measurements.I cant think at the moment,i expect someone will get back to you shortly.

[amd7000]

yea it's pure blue. The website I checked said they range from all blue to blue green with specs. Sounds odd I know. But thats all I could find.

[FUDGEY]

Got size wrong so now that I see it I will say its a Pheasant egg. You sometimes get them in that colour.

[The Woodman]

I'll second that, Fudgey.

[Gill Catton]

or has anyone nearby got chickens? That would be my guess.