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Help Identifying a Pigeon-like Bird
Painkiller
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We've had a couple of visits by a pair of birds in the garden. They're similar in size to pigeons (possibly a type of pigeon) but much more colourful. We've never seen them before and would like to find out what they are.
Their heads were black & white, as were their tales & they had an orange breast.
They were too far away to get a picture so I'm going to have to google any suggestions you have to try & ID them.
TIA
Their heads were black & white, as were their tales & they had an orange breast.
They were too far away to get a picture so I'm going to have to google any suggestions you have to try & ID them.
TIA
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Jays? ..............0
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Try using the RSPB identifier. You may have to adjust what colours you think you saw as I find they don't always match up to what is listed! Same goes for the size.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/form.aspx0 -
Collared dove?If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.0
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What matters most is how well you walk through the fire0
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The most similar bird on the rsbp identifier is an adult female Dotterel but the locations on the map don't match us (Cheshire).
The Jay has too much orange/pink compared to the birds that were in the garden.mrbadexample wrote: »Collared dove?
We have 3 collared doves regularly visiting during the warmer weather so I can rule those out but they are a similar size.0 -
how strange. maybe it's some very lost American Robins! hahaWhat matters most is how well you walk through the fire0
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is it a juvenile woodpigeon? 4th picture down on this page
http://www.shoarns.com/WoodPigeon.htmlWhat matters most is how well you walk through the fire0 -
Fieldfares ?"Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”0
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Fieldfares ?
No, we had 3 birds in the garden last year that were either Fieldfare or Mistle Thrush, the markings are very different ie the bird I'm trying to ID wasn't speckled.picklepick wrote: »is it a juvenile woodpigeon? 4th picture down on this page
http://www.shoarns.com/WoodPigeon.html
The markings aren't distinctive enough, doesn't have the black & white head.
Jay is the closest with regards to colours & markings, but the shape was that of a pigeon or dove. I'll have to try & jot down some features if they ever come back.0 -
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