Soldato
Looks like a queen robin to me. Best be careful and move house imho
Identify this bird?
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Looks like a queen robin to me. Best be careful and move house imho
Soldato
Norwegian blue, looks like it's pining for the fjords to me.
100% a robin. An adult female most likely, as she has a yellow beak but not too dark a head. Males have very black heads. Also the behaviour totally fits, most small British birds won't put up a fight, but robins can be quite vicious around winter when food is scarce.
Caporegime
you ever seen a robin the size of a blackbird?
Caporegime
Surely you mean Corvid 2021
I think it's a Robin as it has the red chest. They fluff themselves up in the cold and can look quite large, especially if it's an adult, like a larger sparrow. They are also very territorial. Jays are quite a bit larger (like a half size magpie), and the ones in the UK are brown and white with electric blue wing panels and longer tails.
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If it is about Blackbird / Thrush size and looks like a cross between a Robin and a Thrush, it is probably a Redwing - there seem to be a fair few about down South at the moment, they eat holly berries and are quite shy.
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It's a Fieldfare
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It could be - have a look here => https://www.bto.org/develop-your-skills/bird-identification/videos/bto-bird-id-redwing-and-fieldfare
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yeah fieldfare can be pretty red, seems like the answer
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/fieldfare-in-the-snow-grant-glendinning.jpg
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/fieldfare-in-the-snow-grant-glendinning.jpg
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Karen?
Soldato
Eastern Bluebird
leucistic robin was my first thought.
Whiting would indicate that and its chest hasn't really lost colour from juve colours.
If it's acting territorial like that and chasing off other birds then ties in with being a robin also.
So yeah, could be wrong, but that's my best guess on this one
Looks a good bit smaller than a Blackbird to me!
Way too stout and small in the head to be a Fieldfare. If it was a FF you are VERY unlikely to see one and only one hang around for days on end. Would have mates with him for sure and would not act territorial like you are seeing.
Whiting would indicate that and its chest hasn't really lost colour from juve colours.
If it's acting territorial like that and chasing off other birds then ties in with being a robin also.
So yeah, could be wrong, but that's my best guess on this one
Looks a good bit smaller than a Blackbird to me!
Way too stout and small in the head to be a Fieldfare. If it was a FF you are VERY unlikely to see one and only one hang around for days on end. Would have mates with him for sure and would not act territorial like you are seeing.
Soldato
Juvenile fieldfare would be my guess.
