Identification request (1 Viewer)

DeanSiford

Member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #1

Hello all,

This is my first post and already i'm asking for help lol..

While out walking on Sunday I came across the bird pictured below but, as i'm more of a photographer than a birder, at the moment, I'm not sure it is what I think it is.

Everything points to a common nightingale, but i'm not sure. If anyone could possibly confirm this, or offer an alternative, I would be most grateful.

Many thanks

Deano

 

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Richard Johnson

New member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #2

Deano

It appears from your photograph to have a notch in the tail - this not a feature of the Nightingale.. How about a female chaffinch?

Richard

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Mar 2, 2004

• #3

Hi Dean,

I think even this year, in which summer migrants have arrived unusually early, it's still too soon for a Nightingale. It's a difficult angle to identify a bird from but I think this looks like a Dunnock (aka Hedge Sparrow/ Accentor).

 

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simon colenutt

Active member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #4

I agree with Andrew, the face pattern is just visible and the bill appears to fine for a female chaffinch. My money is on Dunnock.

 

John Marshall

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #5

Looks like a Dunnock to me also.

 

DeanSiford

Member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #6

Sounds good to me, the light was pretty poor and by the time I had moved to get a profile it had had enough! Does the Dunnock have a really warbling song? This bird was singing so beautifully!

 

jeff

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #7

DeanSiford said:

Sounds good to me, the light was pretty poor and by the time I had moved to get a profile it had had enough! Does the Dunnock have a really warbling song? This bird was singing so beautifully!

Click to expand...

There was another thread Wonderful birdsong about the dunnock song.

Also have a look at

http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/dunnock.htm

 

nirofo

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #8

I still think it's Chaffinch, the colouration and the stance are all wrong for Dunnock, try enlarging the photo in Photoshop or what have you.

nirofo.

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #9

Sorry. but is certainly a Dunnock - look at the pale grey throat and rusty streaming - also the tail shape feet and leg colour and lack of thite others - on top of the bill shape.

 

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Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2004

• #10

Streaming = streaking of course

 

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Tom

• Mar 2, 2004

• #11

I reckon its a Hedge Accentor...........

I believe these birds can have a square or notched tail. This ones does seem to be rather a deep 'notch'.

tracker

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Mar 3, 2004

• #12

Hedge Acc. or Prunella modularis

take yer pick

come back Dave!

 

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coal tit

COAL TIT

• Jun 16, 2012

• #13

hi jane

is it true that we have only 4 other prunella species, "accentors" in europe across to
asia the dunnock makeing the fifth accentor and only one here but interestingly
covers most of the ranges of the other 4 accentors.