Starling with odd plumage, Penicuik, Scotland (1 Viewer)

[2spot Ladybird]

I was watching the birds in the garden on saturday morning and noticed one of the Starlings looked a lot paler than the others. At first I thought 1st winter plumage but after looking in my Collins bird book and on the net, I ruled that out as they usually have a darker body and a lighter head where as the one I saw has a darker head and body and lighter wings and tail and is paler over all than a normal Common Starling. Apart from it's odd colouring it looks like a Common Starling, I suspect it's possibly partially Leucistic. What do you all think?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30990364@N04/6539315747/
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In the next pic, the odd starling is the one with it's back to you.
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[grebefeet9]

i think that you have a leucistic bird.

 

[2spot Ladybird]

Thanks, I thought it probably was :t:

I haven't seen it again but then it was getting picked on by the other Starlings so it's probably gone elsewhere.