Ornithology & Bird watching in Stafford.

[Gramaisc]

Significantly larger than a mistle thrush & with a typical corvid beak. Ditto with jay and no blue on the wings. Familiar with both of those. Thanks for trying anyway.

Occasional odd coloured crows do seem to exist.

Brown Crow/Rookk - Identify this - Wildlife - The RSPB Community

A friend has asked for some jelp IDing a bird she has seen a few times in Consett (County Durham)I think it may be a Leucistic Crow or Rook but am not 100%.

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[Noah]

Occasional odd coloured crows do seem to exist.

That's it, just as pictured on the RSPB site

 

[Withnail]

So just a funny lookin' crow?

Hey, i just saw a funny lookin' crow, what d'ya think that was?

* googles funny lookin' crows * Was it a funny lookin' crow?

Why, yes it was! Mystery solved!

This kin place.

 

[The Hawk]

Just been to see this on the top of Kingston Hill. At least the second day it has been present.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1654482736692752387

 

[gon2seed]

Lovely sight Rob! Big thank you for sharing that. Look so exotic in this country, seen 'em in Europe, but never her, feel a visit up Kingston Hill coming up!

 

[The Hawk]

Lovely sight Rob! Big thank you for sharing that. Look so exotic in this country, seen 'em in Europe, but never her, feel a visit up Kingston Hill coming up!

The Hoopoe hasn't been reported since Friday evening, so it may have moved on.

 

[Withnail]

The Hoopoe has reportedly been eaten by another bird.

Looked like a fairly well built, rather funny lookin' crow, but head, neck & shoulders a mid brown colour and rest of body a pale buff colour. Any ideas?

 

[proactive]

I think I've spotted a Great Tit.

 

[Thehooperman]

The Hoopoe hasn't been reported since Friday evening, so it may have moved on.

Sorry I was in Norwich for the weekend

 

[gon2seed]

Little Egrets are becoming something of a regular bird around Stafford, albeit in ones and twos. Despite being relatively large and white, they can sometimes do a good job at hiding in amongst the vegetation. They have slowly colonised this country over the last 30 years or so, being one of a number of species which is expanding its range northwards.

Walked along the path between the former GEC Measurents St Leonards Avenue, under the train line, and across Penk to the Canal at Baswich. Loads of flooding, there has been for months. Two Little Egrets in different spots and loads of other Wildfowl and swans! Lovely to see but as the water clears it leaves an unsightly amount of debris and refuse, particularly in the trees!

 

[Trumpet]

I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention.

 

[Theresa Green]

2 Swallows over Doxey

Taken them two weeks to get here from the Straights of Gibraltar

1 Yellowhammer

13 Egret

5 Gold Rings

 

[Gramaisc]

Birdwatching and a bird watching.