They're very similar to American Crows. By contrast, Rooks have a subtly different profile (and adult Rooks have a bare whitish face), and Jackdaws have a grey back of the neck, a shorter bill, and silvery irides.Thank you very much. How do you tell so that I will know for next time to tell them from other black birds?
Thank you very much Richie. Although I have seen almost 1000 birds in many countries, it is my first time looking for birds in Europe. Very helpful information.
Wow almost 1000 - I think I'm nearly up to 100, but only been doing this over a year now so that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it
I thought you may be a seasoned birder but those pages, though basic, are good for quick identification help - well, they help me ha ha
Do possibly have another photo of bird 1. From this angle the bill looks a little too pointed for Carrion Crow IMO. It could be a juvenile Rook I'd say. They can look very similar.
Do possibly have another photo of bird 1. From this angle the bill looks a little too pointed for Carrion Crow IMO. It could be a juvenile Rook I'd say. They can look very similar.
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Very unlikely to be a Rook in London unless in more rural outskirts. If in a London park almost definitely a Carrion Crow!
Seen in Green Park and again in Kensington Gardens.
Wow almost 1000 - I think I'm nearly up to 100, but only been doing this over a year now so that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it
I thought you may be a seasoned birder but those pages, though basic, are good for quick identification help - well, they help me ha ha
You can visit a place like Kasese / Queen Elizabeth NP in Uganda... you can see nearly 200 species in one day B
Good luck on reaching your millennium of birds I am sure you will pick up plenty here in UK. A word of caution though if birding in the royal parks of London..... many of the wildfowl will not be wild birds even though some are species that are indigenous.