digga 0 Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 my father in laws just shown me a cam corder clip of a bird in his garden hes breed finches and pigeons and has a good knowledge and a decent collection of bird books but we cannot identify the bird he recorded it was with a pair of black birds who chase it away after 5 minutes heres the dicription (its NOT a ring ouzel , magpie or blacky, nor was it ringed) blackbird size but shorter necked yellow beak matt black cap broad white collar all the way round its neck purpley hazy breast (no where near the bluey colour of a maggie) rest of body and wings were the colour of a female blacky but with a purple haze. does anyone know what it is or sudgest a site for help? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Doesn't really fit Belted Kingfisher or Daurian Jackdaw. Either way, it's most likely an escapee from an aviery. Could try Google Images for Grackles? And Mynah's. But it's really anyones guess. Especially without a decent photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratman2 2 Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Sounds like a mutated Fieldfare to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dog on Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 sounds like a piecost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 ok...give it to me.... Whats a piecost...... About £1.50 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dog on Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 or it might be a taint Quote Link to post Share on other sites
digga 0 Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 ive just googled all these and nothing even close anyone know how to get vhs video onto the internet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 ive just googled all these and nothing even closeanyone know how to get vhs video onto the internet? Could ye not play it on tv. Pause it and take a digital shot of the image on screen? I know it may come out f*cked, but it's worth a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiff 36 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 was it some sort of jay? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alimac 882 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 blackcap ??? a bit smaller than a blackie though and not sure of its body colour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dog on Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 its a taint or a guzif both very similiar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Digga; As I type this I'm entering a Birders Forum. I know it's a Thrush, by the photo's ye sent me and which I'll be showing here shortly for ye. But I've googled Hundreds of images of thrushes and can't find it. The Lads will crack it though. There's long since been two definative works on Thrushes and on Blackbirds in print. Very popular with the Twitchers Should have the answer by tonight. Selection of ye shots to follow presently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Having now studied the pictures properly; It does look like a bog standard, male Turdus merula (Blackbird) with the commonly seen white feathers. Only your talk of 'purply hazes' and female like plumage leaves it open to possibilities. It's on the Birders forum now and we should have some pretty firm and well founded opinions shortly enough. Here's the shots I showed them: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaz 6 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I would agree with you DS looks like a normal blackbird from the pics maybe just a colour mutation have seen a few pied blackbirds over the years , but difficult to be definative as the pictures are not of great definition Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob.i 26 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 looks like a blackie with white plumage only seen two in my lifetime one in Bolton one in Summerseat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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