You can view more detail on a particular bird by clicking the photo or by clicking the "View Detail" button. A pair of small sparrow-sized birds in my garden for just half a minute - too little to photograph them. Black-and-white Warbler: Small, black-and-white striped warbler with a white median head stripe bordered by black. Find out more about the partnership, © The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England and Wales no. Seemed to hover almost humming-bird like for a moment by a window pane. Black bill, legs and feet. It’s head was black with two white stripes on either side and a white stripe going down the back of its head which great tits don’t have. In the UK, six species breed (plus one unrelated species in reedbeds); there are a few more in Europe and Asia, plus others in Africa and the Americas. Would be intruigued to know if anyone knows what this was.~~~~~~~~~~~, AH.... think I've found it: might have been a juvenile long-tailed tit - this photo is quite like what I saw:http://www.kimcomania.co.uk/garden/Long-tailed%20tit.jpg. The Lark Sparrow is a small bird with distinctive head markings with white or pale brown stripe on the crown bordered by chestnut brown. This bird is … Black-throated Gray Warbler: Small warbler, black-marked, slate-gray upperparts, black streaks on flanks, white underparts. It is a North American species, breeding in central Canada and New England. Saw both my first-ever goldcrest and goldfinch recently - what a treat. Also a bit like this - the Clay-Coloured Sparrow:http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/claycolor.htm- but again, there was not really any brown on the ones I saw, at all, while it is prominent in this photo. When spotting goldcrests, you can tell the gender by their colouring. Common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)Male: rosy red head, breast and belly, dark grey wings and characteristic crossed bill. I’ve taken stills from a video, this was near Hassocks, Sussex in a large conifer tree. Observation - Unidentified small white+grey bird white stripe on head - UK and Ireland. The ones I saw were only middle greys and white, nothing brownish at all (unless memory failing me). There are four subspecies, which, in general, become larger and brighter from north to south. These bird identification guides provide information about over 140 of the most common British birds including garden birds, birds of prey, shorebirds and waterfowl. Bird Id - Bird Identification by colour, size etc. Note the stripes on the head and white throat. The throat and underparts are white, becoming buff on the flanks and with a grey breast. They are social, often in mixed flocks, but territorial when nesting. Several species have crests. Young birds have a duller, indistinct head pattern, with buff stripes and a brown ground colour, and have streaked breasts. There was a small bird about the size of a robin, looked like a great tit but had a light almost grey ish breast. 16. It forages unlike any other warbler by moving up and down the trunks of trees and crawling under and over branches in a style similar to that of a nuthatch. The chest is bright yellow with a black stripe running down. Quick moving, gone in moments.Two together. Some winter photos do look fairly similar, though always more brown on the wings than I saw. I guess a thrush but fatter than the images I can find. Dunnock. It has similar plumage to a blue tit but with a distinctive black head and white cheeks. Feeds mainly on fish. Black, white and pink above, and pale pink below, with a long, black-and-white tail, a white head, and a broad, black stripe above the eye. Wings held at a distinct angle in flight, under wing showing barred flight feathers and diagnostic dark patches on the fore wing. There are chestnut brown patches on side of the head below the eye. Juvenile: grey-brown and streaky all over. Tits are small birds with plain or colourful plumages, stout legs and strong feet and short, triangular bills. The video I have is clearer - thanks for your help with identification -not able to get clearer picture sorry. It breeds in brushy areas in the taiga and tundra of the northernmost parts of the continent and in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific coast. There was a small bird about the size of a robin, looked like a great tit but had a light almost grey ish breast. ____________________________________________________________________, We spend 90% of net income on conservation, public education and advocacy, The RSPB is a member of BirdLife International. Several species have crests. However from your description it sounds like a Coal Tit.
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