New Posts For Thread: What bird is this?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-thisJust seen a bird roughly the size of a finch or sparrow which I can't identify.Grey body. Slightly lighter near the neck - almost a light grey/green colour. Grey head/face with a black cap.Suppose it could be a female of a species I would normally rJust seen three blackcaps in the same place.Same time of year as my OP. Seems odd because I haven't noticed any during the spring or summer and as Flowemyth said, there are only 3000 in the UK during the winter.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=556217575#556217575Just seen three blackcaps in the same place.Same time of year as my OP. Seems odd because I haven't noticed any during the spring or summer and as Flowemyth said, there are only 3000 in the UK during the winter.Thu, 20 Dec 2018 05:56:18 -0600I was right then it was the male.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543418253#543418253I was right then it was the male.Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:17:14 -0600The male blackbird is black with a yellow beak. The female is a brownish colour.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543418153#543418153The male blackbird is black with a yellow beak. The female is a brownish colour.Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:12:35 -0600One year when I was digging up my side garden a blackbird came and sat within a few feet of me.Guessing it wanted the worms I picked them out and tossed them over.He would take a few then depart to his nest of fledglings (I guessed - I'm saying he cohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543418111#543418111One year when I was digging up my side garden a blackbird came and sat within a few feet of me.Guessing it wanted the worms I picked them out and tossed them over.He would take a few then depart to his nest of fledglings (I guessed - I'm saying he coWed, 04 Feb 2015 13:10:20 -0600Never mind identifying the bird in op's question, can anyone identify the plane in this pic?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543418019#543418019Never mind identifying the bird in op's question, can anyone identify the plane in this pic?Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:04:35 -0600I put seed and dried worms out most mornings, have a very tame pair of blackbirds here, they eat at my feet!A flock of sparrows, probably hedge sparrows here too.When I disappear, the starlings (lots of 'em) move in and clear what's left.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543417975#543417975I put seed and dried worms out most mornings, have a very tame pair of blackbirds here, they eat at my feet!A flock of sparrows, probably hedge sparrows here too.When I disappear, the starlings (lots of 'em) move in and clear what's left.Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:02:51 -0600The worst thing peep do is put out bread on a regular basis.Lazy way to feed but the birds eventually suffer through lack of proper foods like berries and seeds.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543417873#543417873The worst thing peep do is put out bread on a regular basis.Lazy way to feed but the birds eventually suffer through lack of proper foods like berries and seeds.Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:54:03 -0600Watch it non-stop for 4 hours. If it vanishes into thin air, it was an Oozlum bird.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543417815#543417815Watch it non-stop for 4 hours. If it vanishes into thin air, it was an Oozlum bird.Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:49:53 -0600*starlingshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543416425#543416425*starlingsWed, 04 Feb 2015 10:45:27 -0600Plenty of starling here in Dublin. They hang out at the local shopping centre. I leave food out morning and evening and they have copped on. Now they arrive in flocks of 30 or 40 .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30407301/what-bird-is-this?post_id=543416421#543416421Plenty of starling here in Dublin. They hang out at the local shopping centre. I leave food out morning and evening and they have copped on. Now they arrive in flocks of 30 or 40 .Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:45:12 -0600