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Injured bird identification

brianiac · 2016-03-14 10:08:06

Hi, Discovered a bird in the garden which may just be a hen pheasant but seems to have a yellower head than I've seen before. Has a ring on its right leg, but seems to be limping from its left.

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14-03-2016 11:08am

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brianiac

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Hi,
Discovered a bird in the garden which may just be a hen pheasant but seems to have a yellower head than I've seen before. Has a ring on its right leg, but seems to be limping from its left.

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#2 14-03-2016 1:05pm
savagethegoat

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is it a Grouse?

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#3 14-03-2016 1:58pm
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A young female Pheasant

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#4 21-03-2016 5:48pm
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Thanks you! Would raised phesants typically be ringed? We have a few phesants wandering around the back fields. Was curious as to whether they would be wild or not.

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#5 21-03-2016 8:59pm
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That looks like a female Reeve pheasant to me. No doubt an escapee

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