Can anyone identify this bird

bog_savage

Hi, can anyone identify this bird .
I'm not a bird watcher but saw this lad and was wondering what he is .
I cant see anything like it on Birdwatch Ireland and have never seen one myself before

wildwillow

Try Colour variant chaffinch.

HoteiMarkii

Yeah, it looks like a Leucistic Chaffinch.

cd07

Yep chaffinch or a canary!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

cd07 wrote: »

Yep chaffinch or a canary!

Oddly enough, my first thought was a Canary too. My family had a tradition of canary breeding and the head struck me as more a Norwich Canary than a Chaffinch. However, most canarys are ringed as nestlings and I see no ring on this bird.

HoteiMarkii

The beak/bill isn't quite right for a Canary. It's a subtle difference, but this bird's bill is just a little too long and narrower. My father bred Canaries for many years too, and I've seen quite a few white Canaries in my time. One of the images shows this bird with a male Chaffinch, so law of averages would suggest Chaffinch.

bog_savage

Thanks for the replys guys

corks finest

cd07 wrote: »

Yep chaffinch or a canary!

Canary

exador

Hi

I know this is old thread but I couldn't find anything more suitable. I saw a bird Today that I never saw before and just thought somebody may be able to identify it...It was mostly brown and between a thrush and dove in size with blue and black feathers on the wing..It seemed to have a longish beak...

I have a photo but you have to zoom right in to see it...I will try and upload...Just curious as to what its is

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A Jay?

SlowBlowin

This time of year it could be a Cuckoo, impossible to tell without the pic.

Edit: How long was the beak, have a look at a snipe or woodcock.

exador

Santos Puny Spaghetti wrote: »

A Jay?

I don't know...I will google a photo of a Jay and see...Thanks

exador

exador wrote: »

I don't know...I will google a photo of a Jay and see...Thanks

Yep...That looks like it OK...I never saw one before...Are there many of these in Ireland ?

New Home

Loads.

exador

New Home wrote: »

Loads.

Thanks...

New Home

Yep, a jay. Sideways, but a jay.

exador

New Home wrote: »

Yep, a jay. Sideways, but a jay.

Thanks

Never saw one and it looked different so was just curious..

Even more rare if its a sideways Jay !

corks finest

exador wrote: »

Hi

I know this is old thread but I couldn't find anything more suitable. I saw a bird Today that I never saw before and just thought somebody may be able to identify it...It was mostly brown and between a thrush and dove in size with blue and black feathers on the wing..It seemed to have a longish beak...

I have a photo but you have to zoom right in to see it...I will try and upload...Just curious as to what its is

Jsy

corks finest

corks finest wrote: »

exador wrote: »

Hi

I know this is old thread but I couldn't find anything more suitable. I saw a bird Today that I never saw before and just thought somebody may be able to identify it...It was mostly brown and between a thrush and dove in size with blue and black feathers on the wing..It seemed to have a longish beak...

I have a photo but you have to zoom right in to see it...I will try and upload...Just curious as to what its is

Jsy

Jay

fryup

exador wrote: »

Yep...That looks like it OK...I never saw one before...Are there many of these in Ireland ?

they are but they are very secretive..and rarely come out in the open, which is surprising for a member of the crow family

exador

fryup wrote: »

they are but they are very secretive..and rarely come out in the open, which is surprising for a member of the crow family

I was within 20 feet and it didn't seem too bothered that I was there which is how I managed t0 get a few photos..The feathers on the head seemed to be a bit more fluffy/soft? Not a bird expert but I assume it could have been a young Jay which may explain why it was less secretive ?

Doctors room ghost

Could be a released mule.canary x Finch
The first one

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

exador wrote: »

I was within 20 feet and it didn't seem too bothered that I was there which is how I managed t0 get a few photos..The feathers on the head seemed to be a bit more fluffy/soft? Not a bird expert but I assume it could have been a young Jay which may explain why it was less secretive ?

It's certainly an adult and not a juvenile.

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Could be a released mule.canary x Finch

It's, without doubt, a Jay.

Doctors room ghost

Santos Puny Spaghetti wrote: »

It's certainly an adult and not a juvenile.


It's, without doubt, a Jay.

No first one I meant srameen

New Home

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

No first one I meant srameen

The one from last December?

Doctors room ghost

New Home wrote: »

The one from last December?

Yeah I didn’t see the date my bad.

New Home

That's alright.

ZiabR

It is to big to be a Chaffinch. To me, it is a Canary.