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campervanman

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• Sep 17, 2012

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hi ,my first message,i was at seaham bootsale sunday and saw a light brown carrion crow on the carpark field with other black ones,have many been spotted or is this rare?

 

delia todd

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• Sep 17, 2012

• #2

Hi campervanman and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

This bird most likely has a form of leucism, which you can read more about in our Opus Dictionary. It's quite a complicated subject!

Whilst not 'rare' as such, it is fairly unusual, mostly you see birds with the odd white feather.

 

FoghornKinghorn

Durham Recorder

• Sep 17, 2012

• #3

Another possibility is that your bird was an immature crow seen in strong light as they are browner than adults.

Kind regards,

 

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campervanman

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• Sep 17, 2012

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thank you for that delia,now i know where to come if i need birding info,!!!

 

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campervanman

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• Sep 17, 2012

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hi, the bird was a chestnut colour with paler streaks,looking more like a bird of prey,gobsmacked when i realised it was a crow!

 

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campervanman

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• Sep 17, 2012

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hi delia, went to opus dictionary and it seems my crow lacked eumelanins !!! getting a bit technical for me ,but by the discription sounds right.will sleep ok tonight.

 

delia todd

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• Sep 17, 2012

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campervanman said:

hi delia, went to opus dictionary and it seems my crow lacked eumelanins !!! getting a bit technical for me ,but by the discription sounds right.will sleep ok tonight.

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I did warn you it was complicated