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Is this a sparrow? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter louisberk
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I'm a yank but isn't that a dunnock?
Andy Adcock
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mark clements
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I can understand the query Louis, as it is hard to see the long tail following the branch, leaving the bird looking smaller than it is. Good clear photo of the dunnock, nonetheless.
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Agree it's a Dunnock (sometimes called a Hedge Sparrow but isn't a sparrow but an accentor) but they are pretty common in London.
Earnest lad
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Good picture of the Hedge Accentor there!
foresttwitcher
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Not a juvenile at this time of year (assuming the photo was taken recently) - size is always difficult to judge.
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Simon Wates
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Once they can fly, passerines (songbirds) are generally the same size as adults. Its notoriously difficult to judge size sometimes and a common pitfall in birding. To ID a juv. one has to look at plumage details.
