Best descirption I can give.....

Kleftiwallah · #1 (**permalink**) 13-01-2012, 01:28 PM

A bird appeared on our bird table and could find no picture in the few birdie books we have.

About the size of a big sparrow but the posture is erect and a cap of speckly charcoal grey and a long square bib of similar colour, the back was lightbrown and mid brown streaky feathers more noticeable than a Dunnock, the most unusual thing was a thin line of very light brown running from the bottom of the cap and meeting under the chin above the bib, the bib was about half as long again as it was wide. I watched it for a while and tried to remember noticeable things about it. Over to you. All suggestions will be followed up with a search for a picture. Cheers, Tony.

htcdude · #2 (**permalink**) 13-01-2012, 01:47 PM

Sounds just like a Dunnock to me I'm afraid Tony.

Nige

faz · #3 (**permalink**) 13-01-2012, 01:47 PM

female black cap was my first thought but they dont have a bib as a rule

Jonners · #4 (**permalink**) 13-01-2012, 01:56 PM

Possibly a male Reed Bunting. It will be in its winter plumage, not its bolder summer plumage.

Johnny81 · #5 (**permalink**) 13-01-2012, 02:03 PM

Yes reed bunting is a good shout

htcdude · #6 (**permalink**) 13-01-2012, 02:10 PM

Ah yeah I did think Reed Bunting, but then thought that's not really charcoal grey, but then didn't really think about a faded winter coat

Nige

Dogghound · #7 (**permalink**) 13-01-2012, 02:11 PM

Agree Reed bunting sounds the most likely.

rossy · #8 (**permalink**) 13-01-2012, 05:22 PM

like a few have put reed bunting is a possibilty, but i read this week that a spanish sparrow had lots of intrest, with hundreds of twitchers going to see it, but i cant remember where in the country it was, down south i think. rossy.