id please norfolk (1 Viewer)

[stewartb]

would anyone have idea please seen in woodland near broads norfolk

 

[ben_lewis]

I assume you have no other pics of the bird?
It's probably just my screen but looks alarmingly like a kingbird! Its just my first impression, obviously its far more likely to be a more common species at an odd angle. can you describe the bird? ie size, colours, call or anything else?

 

[dwatsonbirder]

Any other photos Stewart?

 

[stewartb]

ref more pics on norfolk bird

it looked a little smaller than thrush size from ground level looking up no sound just noticed it managed these pics then it flew off plain light brown front but i never noticed until pics that it appears to have a reddish head these pics are the only ones i have all very similar im afraid

 

[dwatsonbirder]

Hmm, my guess would be redwing.
Regards
Daniel

 

[stewartb]

well they do have plenty there but it wasent like others i have pictured but thank you for replying appreciate it

 

[The Hairy Highlander]

the bill is perhaps a bit long but it looks like a Tree Sparrow to me...

 

[O.Reville1989]

Looks to have a red cap with green-ish body and white cheeks?
May just be my two monitors at home though.
Maybe slightly red-ish on the back?
Real odd bird! Has a flycatcher look to it but quite bulky.

 

[KenM]

The only bird that I can compute...with a reddish tone to the head at this time of the year in woodland would be female Blackcap?

 

[stevo]

Looks to have a red cap with green-ish body and white cheeks?
May just be my two monitors at home though.
Maybe slightly red-ish on the back?
Real odd bird! Has a flycatcher look to it but quite bulky.

Funny you should say that at 1st glance it had me thinking flycatcher,but Blackcap isn`t a bad call.

Steve.B

 

[BirdBoyBen]

From the extended white on the cheek, speckled pattern, white chin and pose I would say this likely to be a thrush (though it is still very flycatcher like). The closest direct bird I can come to is a Veery. I somehow doubt this though! I wondered if there were any features that made it particularly different from the Redwing? It may be a very pale variation of a Redwing. I know that bizarre variations can occur from the time I saw a black-billed Arctic Tern at Southend Pier.

 

[dwatsonbirder]

Not sure that I've ever seen a blackcap with such heavy flank streaking. Veery would be veery nice (oh dear) though extremely unlikely. Im sticking with redwing on this one.

 

[Essex Tern]

I have a rubbish monitor on my laptop, but I'm getting a Dunnock feel?

 

[timwootton]

Thrush-like, isn't it? Or maybe the rufous cap of a tree sparrow? I think the 'bill' we are seeing is an extention of the twig going behind the bird's head - does this blow-up help?

 

[O.Reville1989]

Thrush-like, isn't it? Or maybe the rufous cap of a tree sparrow? I think the 'bill' we are seeing is an extention of the twig going behind the bird's head - does this blow-up help?

Certainly looks like a twig extension. Don't know how much of it is photographic artefact but I'm still sticking to my colourful bird theory.
Seems to be showing a lot of colour but could easily be a light trick.

 

[Dave Appleton]

On photos like this it is virtually impossible to be certain of any details at all - colours may be misrepresented, detail is obscured and what you think you can see is more than likely not representative of what was really there. As a rule these birds are best forgotten!

Anyway, it's a Great Spotted Woodpecker and there's an out-of-focus branch running up in front of its belly. Possibly.

 

[KenM]

If that's actual streaking...and not twigs? (can't tell on my monitor)..then that's bye- bye to Blackcap!....If the OP saw streaking on the breast flanks...then I would definitely return to site if possible and commit myself to some ''serious'' birding!

 

[Phil Carter]

Can't get past Song Thrush.

Phil

 

[KenM]

The blow-up is certainly more informative, (thrush like) to the point of categorically consigning Sylvia atricapilla to the ''bin''...but as to ascribing it...dunno?

 

[Ronayne88]

I wouldn't feel safe putting a name on this one at all.