Compo 10,328 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Can anyone identify this bird? It is living in my garden: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Whatever it is, it's a little beauty, Compo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Never seen anything like it, I'd be interested in the answer. I wonder if it is something that blew off course from another country? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Compo, one of those sightings which I can NEVER find in any of my guides! Looks like some sort of leucoristic finch or bunting perhaps, but if you can send the photo to the Bird Guide site at www.birdguides.com/submit, you should get some feedback, and if so please let us know the response. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Looks like a lost Fifes buff canary to me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,693 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Could it be an albino wagtail ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Could it be an albino wagtail ? Totally the wrong shape...this bird has a seedeaters beak, and those legs are made for for hopping....A wagtail is insectivorous and their legs are made for running not hopping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Looks like an albino finch of some sort like a Greenfinch or Siskin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Don't albino's have pink eyes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I would go with albino siskin, going by the yellow on its back and it's definite finch beak. I think it depends on the extent of albino in the animal to the eye colour, Katyjay, and this one had some colour on its back so is not a pure albino. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Does this help ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Poobear noze iz bods 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yup on reflection (don't know how I missed his piccie before) I'd say so Mick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Looks like a lost Fifes buff canary to me... Can it survive in the wild? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 The mystery bird has now been identified as a Leucistic Chaffinch by the local RSPB vet. Thanks for all the responses gang Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I was going to say that, but didn't want to appear a know-it-all, LOL. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 All these on here are identified as those....God knows who decides all these different colours belong to the same species without DNA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 They must all have sub species names as well. We have two distinct Jay's over here, Blue and Scrub, both are identical except the Scrub has less blue and more grey in it's plumage. The Scrub Jay is on the west side of the Rockies, the Blue Jay on the east side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annesleyred1865 137 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 They must all have sub species names as well. We have two distinct Jay's over here, Blue and Scrub, both are identical except the Scrub has less blue and more grey in it's plumage. The Scrub Jay is on the west side of the Rockies, the Blue Jay on the east side. We had 2 Jays on the garden the other day they must have been scrub as they were grey with blue bits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I'm referring to the Blue and Scrub Jay's native to the USA. The Blue Jay's are common around where I live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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