Bird Egg Identification (1 Viewer)

[ryan11111]

Hi, I found this egg underneath a row of large evergreen trees.
It's just over 20mm in length.
Would anybody be able to identify it?
Thanks.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Mistle Thrush I think.


Andy

 

[P.Sunesen]

Too small for thrush.

Peter

 

[esmondb]

House sparrow?

 

[Andy Adcock]

too small at 2cm.....?

check that on a measure, easily big enough for a Thrush, would like to see a Blue Tit try and pass that....:eek!:

Could be Chaffinch but seems big, average size given at 19mm

Size of Mistle Thrush egg given at 22mm



Andy

 

[CJW]

Chaffinch.

 

[P.Sunesen]

too small at 2cm.....?

check that on a measure, easily big enough for a Thrush, would like to see a Blue Tit try and pass that....:eek!:

Could be Chaffinch but seems big, average size given at 19mm

Size of Mistle Thrush egg given at 22mm



Andy

According to Colin Harrison "A Field Guide to the Nests eggs and nestlings of European Birds with North Africa and the Middle East" the average lenght of eggs from Songthrush, Blackbird and Mistlethrush are respectively 27,5 mm 29,5 mm and 31,2 mm.

Furthermore the colour and markings don't match thrushes. More inclined to guess at Yellowhammer or some finch where markings and measurement fit much better.

Please don't take my suggestions as anything else, cause I'm definitely no expert on birds eggs

Peter

 

[coaltit]

If that egg has a pinkish tinge which I,m sure it has its a chaffinch for sure.

 

[AllanM]

agreed, chaffinch

 

[martin5657]

hi ryan1111 im pretty sure its a chaffinch size looks good too martin5657

 

[rosbifs]

Gone are the days when field guides used to include eggs!!

Can't add to the above.

 

[Andy Adcock]

I suggested Chaffinch in my second post and I'm sure that's what it is.

A lot of us 'Brits' started as egg collectors in the 60's and 70's before we learned the error of our ways.

For those interested, it's still possible to pick up the 'Observers book of birds eggs', not an exhaustive work but most of the common birds.


Andy

 

[wentmat]

I suggested Chaffinch in my second post and I'm sure that's what it is.

A lot of us 'Brits' started as egg collectors in the 60's and 70's before we learned the error of our ways.

For those interested, it's still possible to pick up the 'Observers book of birds eggs', not an exhaustive work but most of the common birds.


Andy

Just wanted to politely point out that the guide to posting in this forum does say no posting of pictures of eggs, possibly to deter those who have not yet seen the errors of their ways!

Cheers

Matthew

 

[Andy Adcock]

Agree, didn't want to be an arse though.....

There are those that would be interested to see eggs without the temptation of being a collector and let me put things in to perspective.

My collection like most, consisted of Blackbirds, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch etc, we didn't scale cliffs to get Eleanor's Falcon eggs or besiege Osprey nests!

It's what boys of my generation did in the UK and is what introduced most of us to the wonderful world of birds, nothing sinister.

Thankfully, Kids today would look at you as if you were mad if you said you wanted to tale them 'nesting' and It's possibly unique to the UK?


Andy

 

[ryan11111]

Just wanted to politely point out that the guide to posting in this forum does say no posting of pictures of eggs, possibly to deter those who have not yet seen the errors of their ways!

Cheers

Matthew

I see, that does make sense!
The bird had already hatched so it was just the hollowed out shell, but I know now for the future.
Thanks.

 

[fugl]

It's what boys of my generation did in the UK and is what introduced most of us to the wonderful world of birds, nothing sinister.

Thankfully, Kids today would look at you as if you were mad if you said you wanted to tale them 'nesting' and It's possibly unique to the UK?

It was the same in the States. Though, in my case, I was already hooked on birds before entering a short-lived egg collecting stage in my pre-teens before girls started occupying my every thought. Autres temps, autres moeurs (except for the girls part, of course).