Hawkshead Cumbria (1 Viewer)

[stevenm]

Hi, I've just seen a bird which I thought at first glance was a stonechat but it had a solid black head with a yellow ring 3-4 mm wide all the way round its neck . Can't remember body/leg colour. But it was flying along a fence on the outskirts of Hawkshead in company with what looked like a female bunting/finch. Sorry it's vague.

 

[Butty]

Welcome to BF.
Sounds bang on for a stonechat but you got the neck-ring colour wrong? No offence, but easily done.

 

[stevenm]

Welcome to BF.
Sounds bang on for a stonechat but you got the neck-ring colour wrong? No offence, but easily done.

Hi Butty, thanks for your reply. Definitely yellow, both me and the Mrs registered it. It was very uniform in width as well, all the way round the neck and totally black above it. I'm wondering now if it was an escapee from somewhere

 

[payaminotom]

Non breeding male stonechat have a yellowish collar. Does this image look familiar?

 

[stevenm]

Non breeding male stonechat have a yellowish collar. Does this image look familiar?

Hi, afraid not. Neck ring was more distinct, equal width all the way round from what I can recall. Thanks for your input though. 👍

 

[payaminotom]

Hi, afraid not. Neck ring was more distinct, equal width all the way round from what I can recall. Thanks for your input though. 👍

Have you had any ideas of what else it might have been?