While I do enjoy seeing all types of wildlife, I am not actually much of a birdwatcher. I have joined because I would like some help to identify a dead bird which somehow ended up on my balcony while I was away on vacation. I found it very curious and I've been wondering to myself if someone could have placed it there, or if it ended up like that naturally. While I was ruminating on those things, I figured I may as well learn what I can in the meantime! Does anybody know what type of bird this may be? Thanks!
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Alexander Stöhr
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Hello,
welcome to birdforum from me, too!
Regarding identification: knowing the location would be helpful. At first, I assumed you have taken it somewhere in Sweden. But the bird looked somehow strange to me. There are several points slightly strange for the closest match in european birds, a Song Trush (or a Mistle Thrush? Or even a Fieldfare???) imo. It might well be one, but I hope it has become clear, while I hesitate to answer here.
Do you have more pictures of this poor thing, showing head and/or upperparts? Was there a window nearby. It looks possible like one of those poor victims that crashed into a window. Thats just a guess, it seems like one of those birds to me, that have died without an obvious reason.
welcome to birdforum from me, too!
Regarding identification: knowing the location would be helpful. At first, I assumed you have taken it somewhere in Sweden. But the bird looked somehow strange to me. There are several points slightly strange for the closest match in european birds, a Song Trush (or a Mistle Thrush? Or even a Fieldfare???) imo. It might well be one, but I hope it has become clear, while I hesitate to answer here.
Do you have more pictures of this poor thing, showing head and/or upperparts? Was there a window nearby. It looks possible like one of those poor victims that crashed into a window. Thats just a guess, it seems like one of those birds to me, that have died without an obvious reason.
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