Picture of a bird from Scotland (1 Viewer)

[ltkaarina]

Hello, I am just starting to pay more attention to birds so I don't know how to else search for this than just asking!

This was at the Tay forest park earlier today. The bird was actively looking around, up and down in every direction, it was quite far so the quality is very poor, apologies!

 

[KenM]

Yep, definitely a bird.😮

 

[ltkaarina]

Yep, definitely a bird.😮

Lol I knooow, i was able to ID everything else with the help of apps and such but this blob eludes me 😔💔

 

[KC Foggin]

Can't help you out but I would like to wish you a warm welcome to BirdForum

 

[01101001]

Jay? Black moustache, beige colouration, white undertail, plausible perch.

 

[delia todd]

Hi ltkaarina and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

All things Scottish can be found here. Also, keep an eye on threads titled something like Scottish Bashes; we try to meet up occasionally and they're always great fun. You'd be most welcome to join us on another if you can manage.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Jay? Black moustache, beige colouration, white undertail, plausible perch.

Doesn't give the impression of being that big, does it?

 

[01101001]

It does (for me), but only when I noticeably zoom into the second picture.

 

[wheatearlp]

Gives a thrush-like vibe to me, but positive a ID from either image is beyond me.

 

[foresttwitcher]

Doesn't give the impression of being that big, does it?

Yes, Norway spruce cones are about 12-15cm so I think the bird must be smaller than a Jay.

 

[01101001]

The cones are closer than the bird. Some cones at the bottom are noticeably longer than some of those at the top. What else could that be?

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum. I hope you enjoy your visits.

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

The width of the twigs on which the bird is sitting indicates already that the bird is smaller than a jay , given that it is a norway spruce. so I would think thrush size like for example redwing size could fit nicely.

HOwever , the bird just isn´t identifiable with this photo quality, no offence meant.

 

[01101001]

Could the twigs appear thicker than in reality due to photo quality? I find it hard to reconcile the beige, the white undertail and the black moustache with any other (European) species, and Jays are common birds. The closest (and still very off) would be Waxwing.

 

[01101001]

I wouldn't be able to judge the size of a lone bird based on a phone picture. It's also quite a distance away.

This Hoopoe suffered from the same problem of phones downsizing birds, maybe because of the background eating into the silhouette.

Hoopoe or Hoax

Is this really a Hoopoe or a hoax. The photograph doesn't look quite right

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[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,

welcome to Birdforum from me too!
Do you have more pictures?
Yes, its unIDable for me too.

My first gut feeling was Mistle Thrush, but the appearant features mentioned by 01101001, that might well only be the result of picture artefacts (as others said, no offence) and your describtion of the behaviour fits a Jay.
Normally, a Mistle Thrush on a prominent perch doesnt look around and/or up and down, but flies away. But its a regular Corvid or Jay scanning behaviour. (Yes, this isnt a real feature)

(And can I just make out a pale supercilium in the first picture?) No offence, but in the end I agree with Ken still hope for more pictures. Welcome to Birdforum again!

 

[01101001]

While it would require some more artifacts (I think), conceivably, it could also be a Mistle Thrush. Did the bird call?

 

[delia todd]

and Jays are common birds

Actually Jays aren't that common in Scotland, especially in rural areas as they've been heavily persecuted in the past. Numbers may be building but I still get excited when I see one, and that's generally only occasional visits at our woodland edge feeders. Not seen one for months now though.

 

[Butty]

'We just don't know.'
Sir Patrick Moore

Ed. Forgot his K 😳

 

[Mark Lew1s]

Sitting at the very top of a large pine tree in Scotland, in February, is a very mistle thrush thing to do…