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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Thanks Ken. 'stark and contrasty' is a good description. Yes, indeed, let's hope it returns. As always I have the binoculars and camera at the ready.
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    It certainly had that look to it - the only thing that made me wonder about the red-breasted nuthatch is the blue-grey colour didn't extend up into the stripes on the head, and it was that little bit smaller than the usual nuthatches we see in the vicinity. Could it have been a juvenile Eurasian...
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Thanks for the reply. It's beginning to look like the consensus that it may have been a nuthatch - and if it is, it's a first for us in the garden here. If it was a red-breasted nuthatch it sounds like I was really lucky to spot it. I wonder if it could have been a juvenile.
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    I'm a bit of a rookie at this, so I confess I don't know. With the concept of aberrations introduced, I'm not sure what it rules out.
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Interesting. Thank you, Paul. I hadn't thought of that. Cheers, T.
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Hi Paul, thanks for the reply. I wondered the same, but it's the beak that makes me think not - it was a really long, thin pointy beak, and the wings were more grey-blue. Other than that, it could have been. Cheers, T.
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Thank you, Lou. T.
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Thanks for your reply. This had a really very long, thin beak, so I don't think so. T. Edit: Yes, it was the beak that threw me with identifying it.
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Hi, I'm in Allington, so North-West of Maidstone. T.
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Many thanks for the reply. I have the camera ready to hand, and I'm hoping to see it again - I haven't seen it since yesterday morning, so I guess it's possible it was on its way through. My eyes are peeled :t: Cheers, Tony
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    Maidstone, Kent, England, 5th Nov 2019

    Hi, I'm afraid I don't have any photos, but there was a bird on our seed-feeder on the morning of 5th November which I can't identify. It was about the size of a great-tit, or perhaps marginally bigger. It had a peachy-coloured chest, and the back of its head was black and white striped...
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