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Wednesday 12 December 2012

A new Bird mystery

Big bird

Actually I was cooking lunch in the kitchen and saw this big bird sitting in a tree. Having my camera on the kitchen table (my camera is always near me), I did a quick shot. Not perfect, but birds do not wait to be photographed, they have other ideas, like eating and flying.

Anyhow after a discussion with Mr. Swiss and a look in my book of birds, we still do not really know what this it. Definitely not a blackbird (or is it?), so bird lovers and experts please point me in the right direction.

11 comments:

  1. Hmmmm....difficult one, this.....not really sure what variety it is.

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  2. most of what I knew about European Birds I have since forgotten LOL ...but me thinks some type of Cuckoo, the size, colour, legs, beak points to that, but not sure, seeing it is winter, for the earth of me cannot remember who migrates up north and who don't. Must look for my old bird book and see if it gives some clues.

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  3. That is a perfect photo Pat. I would say the bird looks big because it is all fluffed up from the cold? Very close to a Robin maybe?

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  4. It really is bigger than the rest. About the size of a blackbird.

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  5. Hi Pat I am not 100% sure but I believe it may be either a young Fieldfare or Redwing. I don't think it can be adult the colours do not seem fully developed;)

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  6. It may very well be a juvenile Rotkehlchen....

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  7. I found him. In English it is a Brambler. The German name would be "Bergfink" which makes it clearer. I found the site of the Swiss ornithological Station in Sempach. It says that the bird lives in the mountains during the Summer but retreats to the forests during winter, preferring beech trees, of which we have a lot in our area. Thanks everyone for your efforts.

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  8. Cute little bird, glad you could figure it out. I have some migrating ones here now too. I so enjoy watching them.

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  9. I'm rather good at identifying plants but not birds... I'm happy you found its name...
    A completely unknown species for me...I've read it's common in Scandinavian countries...

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  10. I'm glad you found out what it is, Pat. I didn't recognise it. But then, I've never heard of a Brambler. 'Bergfink' sounds like an insult!

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