Wren or young robin on ground feeder? (1 Viewer)

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Kiscokid

Well-known member

• Oct 6, 2004

• #1

In the last week I have a visitor who mostly hops around the soil but occasionaly pecks at some seeds on my ground feeder. It is a small bird quite low to the ground and I do not know whether it is a wren or a robin that hasn't got a red plumage yet. We do have a fully grown robin in the garden every day.
Are there any pointers that anyone can give me - as soon as I get the binoculars the bird hops off into the clematis/hedges....!

 

robinm

Registered User

• Oct 6, 2004

• #2

Hi Kiscokid,

A wren would be much smaller than a robin and would show a "cocked" tail. Could the bird you are seeing be a dunnock? They certainly display the behaviour you are describing. Here is a picture of one from the database.

 

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Kiscokid

Well-known member

• Oct 6, 2004

• #3

Thanks for that - I think it could well be a dunnock. It almost has lines of rich dark brown dotted down its back and side.....

 

dvc214

Bald Human

• Oct 6, 2004

• #4

Look for the grey around it's neck area, also there's quite a dark messy head pattern.

Dave

 

Neil Grubb

Well-known member

• Oct 6, 2004

• #5

This is a juvenile robin:

http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/28906/sort/1/cat/500/page/2

You will see a wren and dunnock pic on my gallery for comparison. Hope this helps.

Neil