England maybe a thrush ID (1 Viewer)

[colincurry]

This was in a hawthorn with a blackbird and difficult to see. I thought it might be a redwing but I could not get a view of the head and it is not very red! None of the thrush pictures I have seen include a rear view like this (not unreasonably so).

Thanks

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

It's a House Sparrow.

 

[Ratal]

It's a House Sparrow.

 

[Ratal]

This was in a hawthorn with a blackbird and difficult to see. I thought it might be a redwing but I could not get a view of the head and it is not very red! None of the thrush pictures I have seen include a rear view like this (not unreasonably so).

Thanks

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You have a magnificent gallery of photos...House Sparrow included!!

House Sparrow

Juvenile in Giant Hogweed

www.birdforum.net

Just goes to show that sometimes, when we 'expect' to see something, we make life far more difficult for ourselves than needs be. * EDIT* am laughing with you, not at you - because I have done just this very thing myself.

 

[colincurry]

Very obvious in hindsight. A spot of wish fulfilment - blackbird + winter + red berries + another bird does NOT make a redwing or anything else