Unknown garden bird, Suffolk, UK (1 Viewer)

[GiG]

This bird has been caught on camera trap video this week. It's in Suffolk, trees nearby. No access at the moment.

A link to video crop is here - Bird sp

Any ideas please?

Gi

 

[Jane Turner]

I think its probably a Dunnock with extensive photo artefacts - but it does manage a great US sparrow impersonation

 

[GiG]

I think its probably a Dunnock with extensive photo artefacts - but it does manage a great US sparrow impersonation

It was thought Dunnock from the first photo (a screenshot from the video grab so poor quality), but these stills are direct from the video. The clip on twitter is only a short section and the rest clearly shows marking true and not artefact.

Gi

 

[Ratal]

White Crowned Sparrow by the looks of it.

 

[Nutcracker]

Ditto to Dunnock - the thin bill and typical Dunnock behaviour is visible in the video clip. I'd guess a leucistic bird with that white supercilium.

 

[Jane Turner]

I still think its all photo artefact - look at the sticks.

 

[LowellMills]

Third photo shows most clearly of the three that it's a Dunnock, others it really does look quite different. Interesting set.

 

[GiG]

Thanks to all, Jane and Nutcracker are correct as it turned out to be a Dunnock! Two birders visited the house and had a look. It turns out even the video was done by a camera phone off the back of a monitor that was filming the area therefore exaggerating the artefact.

Gi