Mystery Bird in garden? (1 Viewer)

[scott5]

Hi all

Today whilst I was at work my good lady spotted a bird on my bird table which she did not recognize.
She had the presence of mind to photograph it (Not the best camera or photographer) I have attached a photo.
She described it as having a dull brown back, head grey coloured all over,beak long which you can see from the photo.
My thoughts are that it is a young Kingfisher given the body shape and the beak shape.
Maybe someone as another suggestions.
I will be guided by this forum as to whether I add it to my garden list.

She has all the luck last time she watched a sparrow hawk catch and eat a sparrow.

North Yorkshire.

 

[ian hamilton]

starling maybe

 

[matt green]

Looks rather like someones escaped kookaburra?

Matt

 

[Jon Turner]

Looks like a moulting Blackbird to me.

Jon

 

[redeyedvideo]

Looks like a moulting Blackbird to me.

Jon

It's a Blackbird with a serious feather loss problem possibly caused by mite infestation.

 

[Pete Mella]

Yeah, my thought was mangy blackbird.

 

[ChrisKten]

I think it's a juvenile Blackbird in moult. I've attached a frame captured from a video, of one that was in my garden a couple of years ago.