What's this bird? Derby, England (1 Viewer)

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johnandchar

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• Mar 9, 2009

• #1

Can anyone help me identify what this bird is? Our best guess is a female Brambling but we're not entirely sure.

Cheers,
John

 

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apbarr

Well-known member

• Mar 9, 2009

• #2

It's a Redpoll

 

mikejack82

Well-known member

• Mar 9, 2009

• #3

Yes, nice Lesser Redpoll.

 

tacumshin

Tacumshin

• Mar 9, 2009

• #4

Agree redpoll.

 

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RICHARD DAWKINS

Well-known member

• Mar 9, 2009

• #5

Yep Lesser Redpoll you have there

 

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johnandchar

Member

• Mar 10, 2009

• #6

Thanks guys! I've just Google'd it and you're all bang on!

Cheers!

 

Daniel Martin

Well-known member

• Mar 10, 2009

• #7

johnandchar said:

Thanks guys! I've just Google'd it and you're all bang on!

Cheers!

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I notice "Derby" as location...........my sister lives in Duffield and has attracted Redpolls to the garden with nyjer seed too, for several weeks now. They are apparently in fairly short supply as there was a guy in Allestree park looking for them for his yera list last weekend, with no joy! Should try garden feeders perhaps??

 

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johnandchar

Member

• Mar 11, 2009

• #8

Yeah I'm in Littleover. I dont know whats happened recewntly but the bird life here has gone mad. Every morning we get a pair of Bullfinches, Greenfinches and Blackcaps with big gangs of Long Tailed Tits and Goldfinches. As I type we have 2 Mistle Thrushes sat in the tree at the bottom of our garden munching away on berries. Add to that a Siskin and now this Redpol.
This is all on top of the usual Blue, Great and Coal Tits, Blackbirds, Robins, Doves and those pesky Starlings and big ol clumsy Pigeons (which scare everything away when they are trying to perch on the feeders).
We've also had a black and whit Woodpecker and a Buzzard!

Don't know whats happened this year!

 

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tjbirdofprey

Dorset birder in Spain

• Mar 11, 2009

• #9

the woodpecker is most definately a greater spotted woodpecker if you wanted to know.also great work getting redpolls in your garden:t: i wish they were in my (sort of)garden

 

John In Ireland

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• Jul 31, 2010

• #10

Interesting to hear from you Derby lads and lasses. I used to live in Derby. Now in Southern Ireland. I know your neck of the woods well!