Identification please!

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Identification please! May 20, 2018 9:40:32 GMT

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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2018 9:40:32 GMT

I saw a bird in our rural garden (part woodland) this morning which I have never seen before. It was bigger than a sparrow but smaller than a thrush. It was browny/grey but the most striking part was it had vibrant white bars right across it's wingspan when it took off. I only saw it for a few seconds but I thought it's beak looked like a finch beak, but then it could have been carrying something in it's beak to distort what I saw.

I'm really excited about seeing this bird, and have tried to identify it without success. Can anybody help please?

ianr Supreme Member Posts: 1,785	Identification please! May 20, 2018 10:09:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ianr on May 20, 2018 10:09:27 GMT Hello take a look at a female chaffinch ian

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Identification please! May 20, 2018 10:38:10 GMT

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Post by Tringa on May 20, 2018 10:38:10 GMT

Hello and welcome to WABI. Female chaffinch is a likely candidate, though chaffinches are about the same size as a sparrow, but size is often difficult to judge.

Another possibility is a female or juvenile bullfinch. They are stocky birds and adult bullfinches of both sexes have a, usually very obvious, black cap but if you had a brief glimpse of the bird, it might be missed. The juvenile bullfinch lacks the black cap.

Dave

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