I've not seen this one before. any ideas?
Slightly smaller than a jackdaw, mainly black with white/pale bands on rear undersides of wings, visible when in flight. Wings broad, tail fairly short, squared at end. Couldn't get close enough to see head clearly but looked like a thrush-like beak.
Flight has fairly rapid wingbeats followed by short straight glides (not bounding like green woodpecker or Jay). Looks 'heavy', lands heavy on ground and also perches in trees and bushes. Seems to be patrolling a fairly small territory of a cattle field next to houses. Other birds not interested in it (i.e. no 'mobbing' behaviour) although it perches in trees near starlings, crows, etc.
The 'jizz' was unfamiliar to me, only things that spring to mind are mynah-type and flight reminded me of scoter. Obviously not the latter! Possible escaped mynah of some description?
Nothing in my Peterson guidebook similar to this.
Slightly smaller than a jackdaw, mainly black with white/pale bands on rear undersides of wings, visible when in flight. Wings broad, tail fairly short, squared at end. Couldn't get close enough to see head clearly but looked like a thrush-like beak.
Flight has fairly rapid wingbeats followed by short straight glides (not bounding like green woodpecker or Jay). Looks 'heavy', lands heavy on ground and also perches in trees and bushes. Seems to be patrolling a fairly small territory of a cattle field next to houses. Other birds not interested in it (i.e. no 'mobbing' behaviour) although it perches in trees near starlings, crows, etc.
The 'jizz' was unfamiliar to me, only things that spring to mind are mynah-type and flight reminded me of scoter. Obviously not the latter! Possible escaped mynah of some description?
Nothing in my Peterson guidebook similar to this.
