Aberdeenshire White Tailed Bird (1 Viewer)

[AndySandyTaylor]

We've had a white tailed bird visiting our feeders for the last couple of weeks. We thought it was Blackbird with a few white tail feathers. Then thought the tail looked like a Magpie. I got a little closer and its actually a brown bird. Any ideas? The bird is sitting in a bush to start with and hard to see until it flies off.
View attachment Strange Bird.mov

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Welcome to BirdForum Andy. The bird calling in your recording is a Robin.

 

[WACCOE]

Video doesn't play for me.

 

[AndySandyTaylor]

Welcome to BirdForum Andy. The bird calling in your recording is a Robin.

Any ideas what the bird is in the video? We are lucky to be surrounded by birds. The one in the video is the size of a Blackbird or Thrush.

 

[_pauls]

Any ideas what the bird is in the video? We are lucky to be surrounded by birds. The one in the video is the size of a Blackbird or Thrush.

I only get audio and no video

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

As far as I can tell, it is a leucistic Blackbird, ie an individual with some feathers white due to a lack of dark melanin. It is quite a common odd plumage in Blackbirds, although personally I have never seen one with this specific pattern.

 

[AndySandyTaylor]

As far as I can tell, it is a leucistic Blackbird, ie an individual with some feathers white due to a lack of dark melanin. It is quite a common odd plumage in Blackbirds, although personally I have never seen one with this specific pattern.

Yes we thought it maybe that, but the pattern on the tail appears symmetrical which confused us (i.e. it is just two or three white feathers on the outer most sides).

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

That’s the pattern that I could see; unusual but apart from that, it looks like a Blackbird, and I cannot think of any species anywhere with that pattern.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Any ideas what the bird is in the video? We are lucky to be surrounded by birds. The one in the video is the size of a Blackbird or Thrush.

I've downloaded the video now and can see it. I'd agree that it's a leucistic Blackbird.