Brown magpie (35 Viewers)

[blackjacklabrador]

Hello all....Just like 'yum', I drive trains in and out of Birmingham - the brown and white magpie was there today with about 20/30 black and white one's. It stands out really well from the others as the brown is so clearly defined.

 

[ianna]

Pic

Hi all I just posted a picture of a brown magpie in the birds of N America gallery
sorry about the quality but its next a normal magpie so you can see the difference

 

[Hoggle]

I saw a brown magpie near my house in Redditch today - just South of Birmingham so it could be a regional thing. It was also about 25% larger than the other magpies in the area (although they may have been juveniles). Took a couple of mobile pics but they came out blurry. I'll take my proper camera out tomorrow to see if I can get a better one.

 

[delia todd]

Hi Hoggle and a warm welcome to you on behalf of the Staff and Moderators.

I hope you're successful in getting a picture for us to see.

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[xcellent]

Jambo Lesleyanne :hi: - Welcome to BirdForum and to the breathtaking world of birds and their lovers. I know you will enjoy.

 

[CW007]

Brown Magpie regularly seen in Clevedon (SW)

 

[Summer1951]

Brown Magpies

Two weeks ago I saw a pair of brown magpies at our bird table in the garden. I havent seen them for a while but today one returned. Why are these brown and not black

 

[delia todd]

Hi Summer and welcome to Birdforum from all the Staff here. Scroll back and have a look at Post #5 which should explain a lot. And also look at in the Opus Dictionary for Leucism - it's all quite complicated, so you may be sorry you asked

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[BRIAN PATRICK]

Hi there, just snap loads of photo's, please can you confirm (i'm not a bird watcher) but this beautiful bird was chilling out in my garden for about ten mins and i had my camera to hand,it looks like a magpie but brown..here's the pic's http://www.flickr.com/photos/22816060@N03/8472827043/in/photostream

Thank you

 

[foresttwitcher]

That's a Jay.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[1orchidgrove]

brown magpie

hello, i live in oldham lancs and we have been visited twice this week by a brown magpie eating off our bird table.. have never seen one before.:

 

[Essexwilliam]

Essex December 2020 I saw a brown magpie in the garden , about 70 percent brown and a bit larger than the norm .

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Essex December 2020 I saw a brown magpie in the garden , about 70 percent brown and a bit larger than the norm .

solved 🙂

Post in thread 'Essex coast'
https://www.birdforum.net/threads/essex-coast.402733/post-4115387

 

[Little mo]

Hi all,
I'm not really a birdwatcher although I do love birds.
A couple of days ago we had a brown magpie in the tree in our garden. All of it's (what should have been black markings) were light brown. :eek!: Rushed for the camera but it flew off just as I got it in the veiwfinder.
Has anyone else seen one anywhere in England. I live in Somerset.
Typed brown magpie in google and found a sighting in Ireland.
Look forward to hearing from you

Yes I have just seen it in my garden but it was chased off the bird table by a black magpie before I could take a picture ,I also live in Somerset