what bird is this?

[olimeads]

It has been in our garden for a few days, can anybody id it for me?
Looks like a black bird, but it has a red breast and white throat. it is a bit bigger than a black bird and doesn't have a yellow beak.

Dont tell me its a black bird.

[GreenDog]

Balls, our resident 'twitcher' hasn't made it in today because of the snow. He'd have rattled the answer off in a jot. Not much help to you, sorry.

[robinhood21]

Looks like a thrush to me.

[TheEnd]

Missile Thrust Thrush

It's heat seeking might be off in the cold weather

edit \/ He's probably right, just a female blackbird...

Edited by TheEnd on Friday 8th January 14:26

[Nero601]

its a blackbird , probably a first winter female hth

[racing green]

Yep deffo a female Blackbird

[RichB]

olimeads said:

Dont tell me its a black bird.

It's a blackbird.

[racing green]

Now technically Rich its a Turdus merula of the Thrush family, sometimes called a Ouzel Cock and resident of the British Isles but you had to go and state the obvious!;) Mark

[Boosted LS1]

Is it married?

[RichB]

racing green said:

you had to go and state the obvious!;) Mark

It's my forte

[RichB]

This is the one that caused the most head scratching in our garden

Edited by RichB on Friday 8th January 23:26

[Boosted LS1]

Linnet chap look here.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.r...M:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlinnet&hl=en&usg=xygE0wBOFuLr4zychHazshfKCug=&ei=4sVHS42fJ5q60gTNu-D0AQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=5&ct=image&ved=0CBwQ9QEwBA

Edited by Boosted LS1 on Friday 8th January 23:57

[mybrainhurts]

Low Flying stehawk....

[RichB]

Boosted LS1 said:

Linnet chap

because I identified it as a common redpoll, which is what that picture is, but I agree they look the same

Edited by RichB on Saturday 9th January 00:55

[Boosted LS1]

Bugger, I thought I was on a roll

[central heating]

Nero601 said:

its a blackbird , probably a first winter female hth

[central heating]

RichB said:

Boosted LS1 said:

Linnet chap

because I identified it as a common redpoll, which is what that picture is, but I agree they look the same

Edited by RichB on Saturday 9th January 00:55

Redpoll. An excellent bird to see in any garden.