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A bird I can't identify

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sunnypete
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Posted November 2, 2012 at 1:51PM

Had a bird in our garden this morning, new to me. Can't find it in my books or on the RSPB web identifier, so have come to the fount of all knowledge. Don't have a photo, brief description as follows. About the size of a blackbird, rather more greyish and slimmer, a prominent reddish brown patch under the beak, on the "chest?", possibly a small white mark on the top of the head, perched on the fence looking around for several minutes, then flew off quite rapidly. Anyone any ideas?

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sunnypete

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 2:19PM

Don't think that's it, very much like a blackbird but rather slimmer and colour more evenly greyish black, with this prominent reddish-brown "chest". Drawn a blank so far...

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sunnypete

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 2:46PM

They don't seem to have an identification section.

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hssutton

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 4:38PM

Waxwing? I've been out with the camera for several days looking for waxwings, as this is the time of year they appear in the UK. No luck as yet.

Waxwing

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Aitchbee

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 5:03PM

According to my little Observers book on Birds ... a male redstart, perhaps.

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sunnypete

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 5:19PM

Thanks both, but I've looked at these and don't think so. Too large for the redstart, also the colouring on the throat - chest quite subdued, think the waxwing also a smaller bird and the crest on the head would be very apparent. I first took my visitor to be a male blackbird until I saw the reddish-brown on the throat - chest, also, I thought, rather slimmer than the usual blackbird.

Didn't think it would be so difficult to identify my feathered visitor, felt sure someone on here, perhaps even Himself, would immediately say "Oh this is a ginger-throated thingamy", shall have to keep watch for another visit... with my camera ready...

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Blackhat

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 5:37PM

Only one I can think of is the Rock Thrush, Images in link.

Rock Thrush

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sunnypete

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 6:01PM

Thanks, plenty of pictures there, but my visitor's reddish brown was only at the throat so don't think it was a rock thrush, would it have come to a suburban garden?

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QuizMan

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 7:39PM

Not a female blackbird by any chance?

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morddwyd

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Posted November 2, 2012 at 8:18PM

Redwing.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rspb.org.uk/images/cache/redwing300tcm9-148829v1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/redwing/index.aspx&h=240&w=300&sz=9&tbnid=VvRi8p-ymNAyZM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=127&zoom=1&usg=3A2tEj6Gru7eoZutFXfEh1-gps=&docid=_SitqzbcUBQ3SM&sa=X&ei=byqUULS4EeLM0AXSpYHoCg&ved=0CCIQ9QEwAA&dur=3360

The rusty patch is actually under the wing, but an appaer to spread to breast under certain conditions.

Similarly, the white mark is an eyeline

Massive influx from Scandinavia this time of the year.

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sunnypete

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Posted November 3, 2012 at 10:24AM

Quizman, possibly but I don't think so, we have these from time to time, also the males so recognise them quite well. Had this distinct reddish-brown patch which I thought unusual. Keeping my camera handy but possibly only a passing visitor..

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