Identify this bird please

[Turn7]

Tricky that one.

Have you tried the RSPB bird identifier ?

[Boosted LS1]

^^I'd check out some warbler images.

[Blackpuddin]

Here's one that appeared in our garden today, sorry about the pics, nearest way I can describe it is 'robin shape inflated to four times the size', he/she seemed more interested in dropped apples than in the bird feeder which was just as well as far as the other birds were concerned as they seemed a bit wary of it.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Looks like a juvenile Robin maybe?

[Blackpuddin]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Looks like a juvenile Robin maybe?

He's massive though, like I say about four times the size of a robin, more blackbird size, but much more rounded than a blackbird. Mrs B wondered if it was a cuckoo but I thought they emigrated for the winter.
ETA just Googled a cuckoo and it's definitely not one of them! Mrs B is now trying something called a fieldfare?
ETA again it's not a fieldfare!

Edited by Blackpuddin on Saturday 2nd January 19:13

Edited by Blackpuddin on Saturday 2nd January 19:14

[tedmus]

Juvenile blackbird maybe?

[Blackpuddin]

She's now thinking mistle thrush. We'll get through the entire bird population of the UK at this rate.

[GliderRider]

Boosted LS1 said:

^^I'd check out some warbler images.

Thanks Boosted LS1! The Willow Warbler and Chiff Chaff look the most promising. I thought the tail was longer than shown, but the colours are about right.

Willow Warbler

Chiff Chaff

Thanks Turn7 for the RSPB site suggestion too.

[anonymous-user]

Blackpuddin said:

Here's one that appeared in our garden today, sorry about the pics, nearest way I can describe it is 'robin shape inflated to four times the size', he/she seemed more interested in dropped apples than in the bird feeder which was just as well as far as the other birds were concerned as they seemed a bit wary of it.

Thrush that has fluffed itself up to keep warm?

[Blackpuddin]

catweasle said:

Blackpuddin said:

Here's one that appeared in our garden today, sorry about the pics, nearest way I can describe it is 'robin shape inflated to four times the size', he/she seemed more interested in dropped apples than in the bird feeder which was just as well as far as the other birds were concerned as they seemed a bit wary of it.

Thrush that has fluffed itself up to keep warm?

Maybe, Tedmus's juvenile blackbird makes sense visually but this thing was mahoosive!

[tedmus]

Blackpuddin said:

Maybe, Tedmus's juvenile blackbird makes sense visually but this thing was mahoosive!

They can be quite comical chasing their parents around mithering for food, we quite often get blackbirds nesting in the ivy at the back.

[Turn7]

Blackpuddin said:

She's now thinking mistle thrush. We'll get through the entire bird population of the UK at this rate.

More my thoughts tbh...

[Boosted LS1]

My post seems to have gone? Anyway, I think it's a juvenile Song Thrush.

[Turn7]

Boosted LS1 said:

My post seems to have gone? Anyway, I think it's a juvenile Song Thrush.

Looks like MBH's posts have gone too........

[Narcisus]

New visitor this morning. Great Spotted Woodpecker !

[Boosted LS1]

^ Undisputed king of the bird table.

[Narcisus]

Boosted LS1 said:

^ Undisputed king of the bird table.

Haha yeah I’ve heard them in the woods but never seen one. It was feeding from the peanut feeder that’s only been up a day or so. I’ll see if I can get a pic if it comes again trouble is they only stay for a few seconds.

[SAB888]

Saw a lovely little bird in the front garden this morning that I've never seen before although they seem to be all over the UK. It had a yellow/orange cap (it was cold!), and I've managed to identify it as a Goldcrest.

[Narcisus]

SAB888 said:

Saw a lovely little bird in the front garden this morning that I've never seen before although they seem to be all over the UK. It had a yellow/orange cap (it was cold!), and I've managed to identify it as a Goldcrest.

Yes they are superb colours. I had never seen one in our garden before until we put this feeder up a couple of months ago.

[Boosted LS1]

They like conifers aren't at all shy. I've seen them in yews at churchyards a few times.