Somerset chough!? (1 Viewer)

[Michaelgg]

We saw what looked like a chough flying over roundabout at J24 M5 this morning. Too big for a blackbird, longish yellow beak (didn’t look like something yellow in its beak). Couldn’t see the legs.
But how could it be? - we're in Somerset, not Cornwall or Wales. Any ideas?

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Hi Michael. A Chough’s beak would be red.

Rich

 

[PYRTLE]

Doubt it was an Alpine Chough; perhaps a Rook with a stained beak / throat pouch.

 

[Michaelgg]

We saw what looked like a chough flying over roundabout at J24 M5 this morning. Too big for a blackbird, longish yellow beak (didn’t look like something yellow in its beak). Couldn’t see the legs.
But how could it be? - we're in Somerset, not Cornwall or Wales. Any ideas?

Maybe we completely misjudged the size of a blackbird! 😄