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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bird Hard 2" data-source="post: 1397602" data-attributes="member: 28889">OK, I've had lunch now, my sugar levels are restored and I'm a lot less irritable.The main reason that this is not a Ring Ouzel is the extent of white which appears at the rear of the crescent. On RO the white stops, usually as a sharpish point at the lower scapulars. The percieved whiteness on this bird continues practically round to the hind neck. Also, the upper border of the white crescent on RO forms a fairly horizontal line along the upper breast. Again, not the shape we see on this bird.For me, it's a Blackbird. The white we see is a conglomerate of snowflakes stuck together, which is falling between the Blackbird and the camera.For examples of how snow can look like this check out some of the photos at:<a href="http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=snowing&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2" target="_blank">http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=snowing&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2</a></blockquote>