British birds Photo Gallery by Gary Martin at pbase.com

British birds

Images of British birds that I've managed to photograph.

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24-JUN-2010

Willow warbler

Latin name - hylloscopus trochilus

Willow warblers are small birds with grey-green backs and pale under parts. They have a yellow tinged chest and throat and pale supercillium (the stripe above the eye). They are separated from the very similar chiffchaff by their song. Their population, especially in southern Britain, has undergone a moderate decline over the past 25 years making them an Amber List species.

Willow warblers are widespread and can be seen in suitable habitat across most of the UK. April-September

What they eat: A wide variety of small insects and spiders. Fruit and berries in autumn.

(Info courtesy of rspb.org.uk

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07-MAY-2006

Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

AKA: Winter wren (N America)

The wren is a tiny brown bird, although it is heavier, less slim, than the even smaller goldcrest. It is dumpy, almost rounded, with a fine bill, quite long legs and toes, very short round wings and a short, narrow tail which is sometimes cocked up vertically. For such a small bird it has a remarkably loud voice. It is the commonest UK breeding bird, although it suffers declines during prolonged, severely cold winters.

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PoppySummers		18-Aug-2021 13:04
very interesting guide!

Barbara smith		09-Sep-2020 18:21
I live on Bodmin moor, I have a bird feeder just outside my kitchen window in a sheltered bushy area. Yesterday on the feeder I noticed a small bird with striking black and white ‘badger’ stripes over its head. I have looked for a likely candidate but cannot find anything like its picture. It was feeding alongside blue tits, sparrows and a robin. Any idea what it was? I have two pairs of pied wagtails on the lawn, who nest in our stone walls.

janet		14-Aug-2019 13:55
I have a small finch size bird in the garden this morning, orange beak, orange under tail, black and white dotted wings, big bold black band across its chest and grey back, any ideas?

David Murray		17-Jul-2019 19:38
Hi. Seen today in a garden in Wicklow in Ireland, a dark brown perching bird about the size of a female blackbird but with a distinctive red throat (ruby rather than orange). Any ideas? Thanks.

Keto 500		16-Feb-2019 12:29
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Keto 500		16-Feb-2019 12:29
I drop a comment each time I appreciate a post onn a ssite or if I have something to contribute to the conversation. It's caused by the sincerness displayed in the post I read. Annd on this post British birds Photo Gallery by Garry Matin at pbase.com. I was excited enough to drop a commenta response

Guest		28-Nov-2018 16:39
I have a bird visiting my garden, it looks like a blackbird but has white feathers at front of it's throat, does anyone know what it is?

Alex		23-Jun-2018 11:03
I live in Norfolk and have also seen black birds with white discs on the lower back, exactly as described by Norman Hall. I've seen an identical pair so they're not a mutation. They are slightly larger than blackbirds and have been seen in winter and spring. Cannot find them in any guide!

Celia		21-Jun-2018 14:20
Hi all, have a "new" bird visited garden a couple of times, can't identify. Used to have dozens of sparrows (miss 'em), now mostly tits, jackdaws, rookery nearby, red kites recently, anyway the newbie is size of a collar dove, pale brown, red stripe on head, yeoolw tail / underbelly. Intrigued!North Wilts, open fields & farmland.

Cathryn		22-Feb-2018 20:18
Just moved to a new house surrounded by farmland with woods. I've just seen a bird in a tree standing on one leg. It was black in colour with really long tail feathers It's body was very round with a long black beak. I've looked on the internet but can't find anything even slightly resembling it. Would love to know what it is as my family think I've lost the plot

Jan		13-Jan-2018 10:31
New garden near open country and some woodland. I’ve seen a single bird on my bird table a few times over last two months. Tried in vain to identify it. About the size of a sparrow, maybe slightly larger. Black dark grey and light grey plumage but as it flies off you can see red feathers at back of wings. Beak is slightly pointed and is black. Love to know what it is.

norman hall		29-Dec-2017 18:35
I live in Norfolk and whilst walking in the country I saw two birds flying which were slightly larger than a black bird. They were black but with a distinctive white patch on their lower back. As they were lower than me I could not see any under plummage. I cannot find any reference to such a bird. Please help, it is become almost an obsession to identify these birds.

steven		18-Nov-2017 19:09
on the A55 near Chester today a crow sized bird with distinctive red wings clear as day bright sun light flight across road into near by trees

Kate		12-Oct-2017 21:58
I saw a bird standing in the grass at the edge of the road as I was driving. I didn't get a very clear look but it seemed to be about the size of a crow, either black or brown but with a distinctive red head. I would love to find out what it was. I live in North Wales

Will templer		21-Jul-2017 11:35
Which uk bird has a white breast - may be as a fledgling only - reminds me of a v small ptarmigan only its in Oxfordshire!!

Guest		02-Jul-2017 09:25
A sparrow with bright orange flash from top of beak has been on our bird feeders this morning. We are on South East coast UK. Anyone know what it is?

Guest		22-Jun-2017 10:18
Has anybody seen a sparrow with bright orange at top of beak

kerena		25-Jan-2017 11:03
anyone know what this bird maybe seen on edge of woodland adjoining busy road size between blackbird and crow shiny dark blue on sides with i think silver and more matt peachy pink on breast seen in mid wales about 8 miles from coast

Moyra		15-Jan-2017 12:13
I've just had a male bullfinch on my garden fence, never seen him before! He was beautiful but didn't stay long. We have robins, starlings etc but he really stood out. We live in the countryside near Stirling.

Jennifer		22-Dec-2016 14:32
I've just spotted a bird on lawn. Crow size with red head. Please help, he was beautiful I live in Somerset. 🎄🎄 L

Amanda Black		04-Dec-2016 11:32
I've spotted a bird in my garden, on a tree branch - similar size (maybe bigger) to a robin, light brown plumage with distinctive/ thick black & white (or cream) stripes down it's back - any ideas?

Maggie Hoyland		22-Jul-2016 08:05
Can anyone identify for me a bird with a pale brown head and neck a white body and a dark tail. I only saw this from underneath so top colour could be different, it was slightly bigger than a blackbird. This was in the Warwickshire countryside

Henryk		20-Jul-2016 12:09
Hi I have just seen what looked like a gull sized white bird fly overhead in Hinckley Leics. But the under side of the wings were red. Not a clue could be smaller and it was not low, just looked up while sitting in the conservatory.

julie		04-Jul-2016 17:06
just seen a small (bout size of a garden sparrow) bird..quite slim...narrow sharp-pointed beak..light fudge coloured breast..black flash on wings and a red V shaped flash across eyes...anyone know what it is??

Roger Simpson		14-Jun-2016 20:49
Bird in the garden this afternoon, in Gloucestershire, there is farmland behind the house. Size just smaller than a pigeon, brown speckled feathers, plain brown patch below head, beak longer and stronger than general (it was digging in the grass), sturdy legs. It had something of the attitude of a duck about it ! When it flew it showed a significant amount of yellow on its underside, flew straight. What was it ?

Mrs j knight		02-Jun-2016 06:54
We have a bird in our garden very dark brown speckled almost a reddish brown with the speckles behind its head and neck. It is quite plump. Not like a thrush it is bigger and plumper never seen one before

Lori		04-Apr-2016 18:31
I have just seen a bird on the lawn in my back garden that I haven't seen before and I wonder if someone could help identify it please? I didn't dare move from my chair near the window in case I disturbed it. It was a bit larger than a crow and a little more rounded, but brown on the wings and head, then peach, almost orange all down its front from throat to tail. It had a baby bird pinned on the ground which was already dead, but it was walking up and down on it, then started to pull out the feathers, but was disturbed by a neighbour in an adjoining garden and flew off taking its prey with it. I live on the edge of a village in Worcestershire with horticultural land behind my cottage and then open fields.

Keith Reeve		28-Feb-2016 10:22
A previously unseen pair of birds in my garden this year very closely resemble your picture of the Nuthatch, except that my birds have a light orange breast right up to its white throat. Your description doesn't mention the light orange breast, but your description, in the main, describes the birds in my garden (which borders onto woodland).I have a zoomed-in photo of one bird - which more clear than your own photo - plus I have a video clip but the video clip mostly shows it from the left rear. I have several photos but these are mainly from the rear of the bird. I am willing to email my photo if you would like to see it; also the video clip. It was naming of the bird which subsequently caused me to look on the RSPB site and they have a much clearer picture than yours, and which fully shows the light orange breast - but strangely their own description makes no mention at all of the light orange breast which is the distinguishing feature that caught my eye and thus made me want to capture it with my camera. It is very strange to me that neither yourselves or the RSPB think the breast colour sufficiently important to include it in the description, when it is the very thing which catches the eye.

Guest		20-Feb-2016 10:36
We have a regular garden visitor, at first we thought it was a female black bird but it has a dark hooked beak, it ground feeds and is often in the garden at the same time as a male blackbird. It is slightly larger than the male, almost brown all over and has this slim hooked beak. Any ideas?

katrina		05-Aug-2015 07:33
Just seen the most prettiest bird on my bird feeder in garden first time its got a beautiful ready brown stripe on head and is dotted with brown black and white all over its the size of a starling maybe a bit bigger does anyone no what it is please as I only became interested in birds two years ago by having babies in my garden thankyou from Katrina in Hampshire

Sally		17-Jul-2015 09:22
I had an unidentified bird on the suet ball feeder this morning. (West Sussex village) It was definately not a juvenile starling. It was slightly slimmer and looked like it had been dipped tail first into a pot of dark/black paint to halfway up its body. The top half was silver/buff. Unfortunately it wasn't here long and flew off when a mob of starlings arrived. I feel the beak was medium, I didn't see any distinct crest or face markings but I didn't get a clear view. Any ides please?

Joyce		17-Jun-2015 14:50
Saw 2 birds today, strangers to my garden, feeding next to pigeons. They were almost the same size, but slimmer with brown thrush-like feathers, black tail-end feathers. Any clues?

monica		14-Jun-2015 21:20
My comment below

Guest		14-Jun-2015 21:18
Re-looked at pics I took which are very indistinct....but the chest feathers look lighter...yellow/buff. And the birds have a blavk head.

monica		11-Jun-2015 21:34
I saw a pair of brownish birds slightly larger than a robin...slimmer..with a very hooked longish beak...on a roof in country/farland in ireland

Jane		01-Jun-2015 13:39
Pat I think the bird you describe is a Jay.. :-)

Gary		24-Apr-2015 18:37
I've seen a bird on the ground feeding at manchester airport today a little bigger than a black bird brown in colour black either side of chest with a long feather on its head . Just looked at some pictures on line and it looks like a gambers quail ?

j jo		18-Feb-2015 12:41
i not found the bird it has white spot on its head and white beak and it feathers are dark black having long legs with sharp claws. please search it for me.

Guest		07-Feb-2015 09:43
Hi I live in Brighton East Sussex. I have just had sitting on my garden fence. A bird the size of a young pigeon but it had the chest colour like a Chaffinch ( male )

Helen		05-Feb-2015 13:24
I have just seen a bird in Dundrum Bay about 15 or 20 feet from the bank on a small grassy island exposed in the estuary at high tide, near the entrance to Murlough. It had a black head, mottled black and brown back, a white collar and a pretty red and cream breast. It had a very upright stance. Can anyone help please to identify?

Samantha		01-Feb-2015 08:03
Hello, a few months ago I saw a very large, striking black bird with a thick blue stipe down its side. All the other birds in the garden at the time ( starlings, etc) fled immediately, as it was about 4 times their size. It's not a jay. Any ideas anyone? We live on the edge of the fens.

Dale		24-Nov-2014 11:11
large bird -Creamy coloured body covered all over with black spots dark beak never seen one before just wondered if anyone had any ideas? Did think it may be a young song/mistle thrush

David		17-Nov-2014 11:19
I have just seen a large bird in the garden brown in colour with a white chest speckled brown I thought it was a thrush but it appeared to be larger. can anyone give me information

chum		06-Nov-2014 08:56
I keep getting a buzzard in my garden waiting for the smaller birds to feed off the food I leave out for them. The one day it caught one of the small birds and whisked it away. It broke my heart. How can I get rid of the pest.

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Pat Woor		05-Oct-2014 09:39
I have just seen a bird small seagull size with a brown body and bright blue tail feathers. When it flue away it had quite a large wing span. Can anyone tell me what it was?

Phil Elliott		24-Sep-2014 20:36
Hello. We saw this bird at Skrinkle near Tenby. Any ideas? Small bird, reddish chest , block pointed beak, black eye, light coloured ring at neck. Have photo I could email...

Guest		21-Sep-2014 18:05
In parkland in Cambs we found a black feather with neat white dots on it. Does anyone know what it might be from? ;-)

Jim		01-Aug-2014 16:10
In answer to Jason, i would say a yellow hammer and in answer to Fiona NI and Jon, i would say a male and female sparrow hawk respectively.

Grace		20-Jun-2014 20:36
Hello, I have seen a bird and don't know what it is. I heard a loud repetitive call believing it to be coming from a nest but when I looked there was a dark brown bird, a little bigger than a blackbird, in the pine tree. It had a squarish head, dark brown feathers and a very erect, upright tail. I'm not sure whether it was a juvenile/female or not. If anybody knows what it is please help!

debbie		09-Jun-2014 07:47
we have in our garden a bird which looks like a sparrow, but with an orange breast, do birds cross breed..

Carol		04-Jun-2014 17:17
Thrilled to have wrens nesting in my insect hotel yet nothing in the camera'd box right next to the hotel. Had a blackbird with a white speckled head visit this afternoon.

Tom		03-Jun-2014 15:22
In Worc ma black body red breast bright yellow beak white square on each side

Guest		23-May-2014 19:50
Small bird yellow head and white tips on wings saw it in east lothian last week end

Maggie		01-May-2014 06:58
You have put together a very detailed and beautifully.photographed identifier for birds. Thank you. I hope you continue to build on this it is excellent.

Meganmehan		02-Apr-2014 06:49
Hi today I looked out of mmy window to see a magpie like bird making a dog noise it had a long green and red tail and a black head with a white ring aroundd it's neck can you email me what it is I would love to know megan.carling1@hotmail.co.uk thank tou

jason		29-Mar-2014 12:20
just been out for a walk in Warwickshire and have seen a sparrow with a bright yellow breast and yellow head and slight yellow in the wings.It looked exactly like a sparrow in size.Never seen one this bright before

Daphne		19-Mar-2014 07:20
Can anyone help? Two magpies are building a big nest in our tall willow. Today a bigger dark greyish brown bird took over nest and was fighting the couple away. What was it?

Guest		08-Mar-2014 16:00
saw a orange bird that looked like a sparrow, it always feeds with the sparrow

Guest		25-Feb-2014 10:47
Gail West Mids Saw a pigeon/dove? with a brown body and white head and white tail, it has sat on my garage roof for 2 days, any ideas what it is ??

Fiona NI		20-Feb-2014 10:33
Saw a leggy bird, with orange rings round its eyes. Light cream front feathers. Never seen anything like it before. Was sat on shed roof for a minute or two. Had a short beak. What was it??

Christine Davison		17-Feb-2014 09:24
Spotted a bird larger than a pidgeon very dark head + wings Bright orangey tan breast .couldnt identify it i neighbours garden

keith		05-Feb-2014 10:35
Answer to Jean, the bird you spotted is a male Bullfinch.

Gerry		09-Jan-2014 12:03
Frustrating - small garden bird, seed feeder, mid brown smooth feathers, with red flash on underside of tail, must be about 4/5 inches long, any help ?

Lindsay		08-Jan-2014 22:12
Sounds like a Turtle Dove Linda. creaturecation.weebly.com/turtle-dove

Linda		08-Dec-2013 10:03
cnn you identify a bird for me - it loooks like a pigeon but is much slimmer - is pale beige all over with black edging to wings - could not see if there were any markings on back of neck - thank you

Guest		03-Nov-2013 23:23
is it true that the wren has another name which is its proper name

Guest		17-Oct-2013 13:15
i SAW A BIRD IN A TREE IN THE GARDEN IT HAD A BRIGHT RED/ORANGE BREAST WITH PALE GREEN WINGS AND BACK THE BREAST COLOUR WAS LONGER ON THE FRONT THAN A ROBIN.

Ford		23-Jun-2013 20:42
There was a very small black bird with white around his eyes,looked just as if he had goggles on:)I cannot find anything about this bird anywhere ion the internet.I am so curious what kind of bird was it and where did it come from.Can anybody help?Thanks

jon		22-Jun-2013 11:51
there was a bird in my garden almost the same size as a cuckoo but dark brown and chestnut in colour with brown banding on its chest a very smart looking bird almost raptor like any idea what it may be?

Cambridge		21-Jun-2013 07:38
I live near the sea and have just had a Great Spotted Woodpecker in my garden

Jean		07-Jun-2013 19:43
I heard a lot of noise from birds in the garden when I went out to investigate there was quite a few magpies in the trees a blackbird and a bird I am not to sure about. At first it was thought to be a robin but its breast was really bright and more orange than red. It's head was black and the underside of its tail is black and squared of in shape a very small line of white then this bright orange colour. I managed to get a few shots but sadly it was actually in the tree so both shots I got are hindered with the branches but its given me more chance to see more clearly than just by the eye.

Rachel Glindon		08-May-2013 14:42
Also got a short video on a sparrow hawk on my garden fence eating its catch

Rachel Glindon		08-May-2013 14:40
Saw a grey wagtail on a walk round reddish vale stockport on the river tame today could not get close enough for a picture - saw a goosander with about 13 babies on the same stretch of water - and by the look of it dad was just further up the river

Guest		03-May-2013 06:35
saw small garden bird on feeder. rust patch on head and white under tail.

waiba		28-Mar-2013 07:14
It is a bird having striped feather of white and black. On top of its head is long feathers making it look beautiful. It has long and sharp beak. It has orange coloured neck. What bird is it?? Some of its pictures??? Seen...27th march, 2013...2:50pm, Kanglung, College

Loraine Fox		12-Mar-2013 14:27
For the past two days I have had a new visitor to my garden. It Is the same size as the robin, It has a lovely blue head, brown In colour and the underside of Its tail Is blue. Can't fined any reference to Identify It.

Alison		03-Mar-2013 12:08
Hi. I have spotted two little birds today and I can't identify them. They are very similer to long tailed tits, but ther markings were very distinctive, with 'white caps' on thier heads, grey and black striped markings and a semi long tail, much like a wagtail. I have looked in my book and on the web but none come near.

penny		16-Feb-2013 12:51
A very large unknown bird landed on my bird feeder, hanging from tree, full of nuts. Size between a blackbird and a wood pigeon. Brown back with dark reddy head and long black tail with square end. Any ideas please? Live in the Hertfordshire countryside. Great spotted woodpecker is easy to identify, but this bird was def bigger.

Jenny		28-Jan-2013 15:40
There is a large bird flying over my garden it has a long tale that has white ring then goes out at the bottom like the head of a hammer and this is black. Apart from thi it is simular to a buzzard feathers on wings are brown and black tipped the front of bird is grey/brown. Any ideas?

Stewart Roddis		25-Jan-2013 17:30
Visiting parents in Worksop/Notts, when I noticed in the garden, that a Blackbird had a fleck (or feather) of white, about 1/4inch behind each eye. I wonder if this is a common, obscure or unknown species of a Blackbird! The rest of the Blackbird is the standard colour, shape and size!

jayne green		25-Jan-2013 09:37
worcester area.Please help.Have a blackbird sized bird with a white collar any ideas at to what this is?

Winter		23-Jan-2013 13:37
We saw about a dozen Redwings in Carshalton today various sizes too but definitely all same type of bird. Quite beautiful and we were able to pass close to them without them taking flight.

george		21-Jan-2013 20:44
in my garden today ihave seen a bird as big as a blackbird with a white breast dark brown in colour with redish tip on its wings

Karen		20-Jan-2013 16:44
I have just seen a bird with a thick grey strip down its back and speckled chest does anyone no what this bird is?

Sue		30-Dec-2012 13:33
Went to Duckpool, near Bude, Cornwall (howling wind) for a walk this morning, and saw a small bird (about robin sized) with black head, white collar, orange breast, wings and back were a lovely brown colour.....it was on the ground, and it looked like its mate was nearby too......would this have been a Stonechat - according to our bird book. Never seen one of these before, it was lovely.

Pat		19-Dec-2012 21:20
I have recently seen a small round black and white speckled bird in the school where I work actually bouncing high across the playground. I thought it was a tennis ball until I looked properly at it. Would anyone know what type of bird it could be? I've never seen this before and was quite fascinated by it.

Guest		31-Oct-2012 16:48
We have seen an unusual bird in our back garden, it is the size of a black bird, perhaps a little fatter, a sandy coloured beak and is black and white all over, it's movements are similar to a woodpecker. Any suggestions as to what it is?

Nicola L		19-Oct-2012 10:34
After watching this bird for weeks, I now know what it is.....a Song Thrush and it turns out there are 4 of them! Might dig up some snails for him! We've also had a nuthatch visit our garden but haven't seen him for over a week...what a lucky little garden I have!

Guest		11-Oct-2012 22:45
Guest.....up date on previous sighting......beige head,and apologies....it had a black tip on his tail,white a little further up the tail,top part of breast was a lighter shade of beige...any ideas

Guest		11-Oct-2012 15:46
Saw a bird to-day that i have not seen before......beige body,blue and white wings mingled with beige partial white tip on tail.....similar size to a magpie....looking at the body did not notice head to much....any ideas?

Karene Wainwright		06-Oct-2012 16:07
Karene We have a medium sized light golden with light front bird of prey. Larger than a kestrel smaller than a buzzard - In our fields and right up to the house. Hopping -flying down from the fence to catch ? grasshoppers/small mice? The wing span is large with light specled/flecked under the tail which is in a curve in flight. It has a light brown head, and very yellow under the inner wing. It looks like a hen harrier but it cannot be because I live in Kent. Anyone know what this bird is?

Tiina		23-Sep-2012 18:50
Today saw a small bird with turquoise back and wings and red chest in the food lands near Bournemouth. Anybody know what it could be?

mark		07-Aug-2012 18:17
lymington. beige bird. 30cm. black face and bill. what is it !!??? not the gull variety

Barbara		15-Jul-2012 14:06
Such a pretty bird and delight to have in any garden.

bev		09-Jul-2012 14:38
Just witnessed a Sparrowhawk capturing and wrestling with a blackbird in my garden and another blackbird trying to attack the sparrowhawk to rescue the captured one. It was very intense and went on for a few minutes, I felt quite distressed afterwards and the noise coming from the blackbird was chilling. The sparrowhawk eventually flew off with its lunch.

jackie brennan		28-Jun-2012 09:24
from jackie yesterday i saw a bird the size of a magpie with a black beak mainly pink with blue halfway down its wings with black tips and black on the end of its tail i live in jersey in the channel islands

Rachel		23-Jun-2012 16:22
Hi, I wonder if you can help? Yesterday I saw a big reddish/light brown bird of prey at my work. (I work in the countryside.) It was really hovering...more than the normal buzzards. There are buzzards in the area and we often see them, but they are usually in two and not quite as big as this bird. Then today, I saw it in the field near my home which is two miles from work. Any ideas what bird it could be? Thanks.

Guest		22-Jun-2012 20:57
Karen and jacky, could they have been oystercatchers? I saw one inland of p!reston recently

Jacky		20-Jun-2012 06:02
Karen. I think I saw 2 similar birds near Reading. They looked like terns or similar. They had beautiful wing markings. I've never seen them before and would love to know. Great site Gary

Caroline		15-Jun-2012 17:47
Hello I have just found a female Blackbird chick seems big for a chick however it can't fly yet. I fed it 3 worms so far and it still seems hungry??? It's happy sitting in a garden hanging basket with some foliage. Can anyone tell me how I will know when to set it free and how many worms per day etc. I presume it gets it fluid from the worm diet Help!! Caroline

Karen		09-Jun-2012 19:59
Today, I saw a bird which I haven't seen before. As a relatively new, yet already avid birdwatcher, I was wondering what it was. It had a black and white body, with a long orange/red thin beak. Although it was on a roof, I guess it was about 10-12 inches in height. I live in Swinton, Greater Manchester and it's lovely to see new birds, particularly in this area. Any ideas what it may have been? Many thanks!

foxey		31-May-2012 10:52
I just saw the most beautiful bird in my front gaden. It was a light tan coloured magpie with white head and a beak that had bright blue stripes that went up over its head. The only coloured feathers were the tail feathers which were blue, black, and green like the magpie. Deff some kind of jay. Does anyone know what it is or have a pic.

amy		28-May-2012 06:48
I really need to know what this bird is....Please anyone help.... I have seen a really large brown bird with huge wings and a white head it flies very high so I can't get a perfect look at it but it must be big because it looks big from that height it's wing span is large it is a meduim brown body colour with a white head/neck any ideas????? I live in a very rural area if that helps :)

Carol		26-May-2012 19:35
For the person who asked a question on 9th May, it sounds like a jay

Guest		25-May-2012 09:56
Debbie have you looked up Oystercatchers? That is what it sounds like to me. We get lots in Poole Harbour, very noisy and here all year round. Liz

Debbie Gordon		10-May-2012 17:50
Gary I live on the isle of man and I walk my dog every morning along a path that looks over the beach. There are loads of these duck size but upright black with a white breasted birds with very sharp straight pointy orange beaks and I would love to know what they are. They are very noisy and seem to always be in pairs no matter the time of year, please help as I have googled and looked at lots of photos and books but still can't work it out please help.

Guest		09-May-2012 21:49
I have just become interested in birds in my garden and have started putting lots of food out in hangers on my trees, the other day a large bird landed, hopped around a bit then left,it was the size of a magpie but with completely different colours, like beige colours on the sides and quite colourful tail feathers, it was quite jumpy and seemed to see us in the window and flew off! any ideas what it was?

Terry		05-May-2012 10:08
There is a large red-brown feathered bird of prey with a yellow beak and possibly yellow legs/feet in Canterbury, Kent. When on the ground it stands about 14 to 16 inches tall. It either lives in or near some woods and is near to our local landfill site. I thought it might be a Goshawk or Buzzard but pictures I see of this don't appear to match. Anybody any idea what it might be?

john		05-May-2012 07:38
does wrens use nest boxes as a very small brown bird has set up home in mine

Guest		22-Apr-2012 12:59
,thank you for the info.,now i know that greenfinches are a wild bird.,cant wait to tell the r.s.p.a.and let em know of the petshop whos selling them a scumbag.got to look after our wildlife

Tanny		20-Apr-2012 20:43
help to identify some birds please - they swoop around into the grassland / hills behing my house in the Highlands; they are grey / brown black and have huge really square wings. Not a lapwing, curlew or whimbrel...can you help?

Lesley		19-Apr-2012 10:35
Help someone. I have seen a bird in my garden this morning that I just can't identify. It was brown and white mottled, about the size of a magpie or maybe a little larger. Was a bit scruffy looking with a longish beak, which looked a little hooked, and it had a triangle of blue at the base of it's back, top of it's tail. Any ideas anyone, I'm really at a loss.

robert		10-Apr-2012 18:34
forgot to mention that the wattles are red and looks similar to a black grouse

robert		10-Apr-2012 18:30
help needed to identify this bird. large black bird with full face wattles and a white beak and croaked like a frog

andrea		09-Apr-2012 10:38
hi have a pair of large pale brown birds nesting near by, bigger than a black bird ? wood pigeon /magpie in size, cream strip above eye and white flash on rump when flying, collecting what looks like moss never seen before, open farm land with some tall trees about any ideas would be helpful thanks andrea

Ray		05-Mar-2012 19:18
Sparrow +size. Med to dark brown body.Umber breast. Thin beak.Feeding on ground.x2 ?

Ray		05-Mar-2012 19:15
uniform medium grey body and wings. Pink breast, metallic at outer. Thin black beak,Blackbird+ size.Perched ,singing.Ideas?

Ray		05-Mar-2012 19:10
Long thin yellow beak,black and white body,wings, dark grey legs,webbed feet.Any ideas?

hilary		02-Mar-2012 08:27
Hi I have just seen a bird in my garden which hopped with 2 feet together it was bigger than a Blackbird it was brown with mottled head and when it flew it had a big flash of white at the top of the tail, I have never seen one before any ideas what it is?

Guest		11-Feb-2012 19:57
we have a lovely group of birds where i work, last few months we have had lots of robins and tits, last 2 days ive saw an unusual bird that ive identified on here as a female bullfinch, i cant fill them fast enought with seed, fatballs and bird seed

nIK		08-Feb-2012 10:29
I had a beautiful surprise this morning when i looked out of the window i was met with a flock of Redwings feeding on the holly berries in the front garden of our house. This is the first time i have seen Redwings. It was very exciting and a real treat to see. The recent snow has brought them to our garden.

Karen		06-Feb-2012 15:53
My question is the same as Dotties. We have aquired a new visitor, well lots of them actually, just this weekend.They seem to be in flocks and sit in the trees rather than on the ground. They look like a robin who has been on a body building course!!

Dottie		05-Feb-2012 16:08
Can anyone identify our new visitor today - size of a blackbird with grey head, rusty bill and throat, rusty and grey underparts, brownish wings and tail, which is square in flight. Very attractive and scoffing berries and sunflower hearts from our feeders. We do enjoy many finches and tits in the garden, sometimes even the odd hawk but this guy is something quite different. Any i.d. guess would be helpful. We live in East Anglia so very open and heathlike around here.

David Pearson		05-Feb-2012 14:13
great set of images, very useful for bird identification

Stephen Ticehurst		29-Jan-2012 18:01
Saw a chaffinch in our garden today - we've recently put seeds out in our cherry blossom tree so we were hoping for some visitors, nicely surprised to see such a colourful bird though especially in Rossendale.

Eileen HENDERSON		24-Jan-2012 14:35
Eileen, We have two male bullfinches in the garden. Swansea. What beautiful colours.

Catherine		18-Jan-2012 22:46
I saw a Dunnock in my garden today. I have never seen one before. It was so tiny. I live in the North West of England. Is there any fparticular food I could leave out for it.

Jack O'Keeffe		09-Jan-2012 14:58
Hi - I saw what looked like a redpoll 7 Jan 2012 Carrigaline, Cork Ireland at a seed feeder - and fits Christine's description. Could it be possible?

christine		08-Jan-2012 13:11
i saw a new bird in my garden it was light brown back n wings n tan belly n had a red top of the head it was size of a sparrow lovely little bird cant find out what it is

Melanie		23-Dec-2011 17:19
I saw a bird in the California Valley in Stockton. I know these are British birds but some of them live in the United States also. It was eating a mixture of crushed peanuts and sunflower seed and it had a black cap and wing, with a sturdy, gray body and a short tail and a short yellow beak. I've looked online for so long and I cannot find any of thing of this bird. Does anyone have any help as to wear I should look or even know what the bird is? I would really appreciate any help.

janet		18-Dec-2011 09:40
This site is brilliant thank you. I have identified a male bullfinch through your site, never having seen one before. It was on a branch very near to my window near a robin's nest.

Graham		03-Oct-2011 16:23
I forgot to add that this year we have a regular visitor, a male blackbird but he has a white head and he does look strange, does this happen a lot?

Graham		03-Oct-2011 16:19
Thank you so much for your site and photos. This year we have had our first great crested woodpecker and our first Jay in our garden. Identification was confirmed by your resource. We live at the back of a small woody area in lower Wharfedale about 12 miles north of Leeds and Bradford. Many Thanks

emma		02-Oct-2011 19:48
thanks! just been able to id a bird we saw in garden! never seen one before and think it was a nut hatch! looked dusky blue and not particularly small! glad the confusion is cleared up!

Mrs Baxter		19-Aug-2011 10:11
I LIVE AT CANFORD HEATH IN POOLE AND REGULARLY SEE BUZZARDS HUNTING, RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A NEW BIRD OF PREY WHICH IS OF A SIMILAR SIZE HUNTING AT THE BACK OF MY GARDEN, AS YET I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY IT. INTERESTED IN WHAT IT MAY BE, THE ONLY SIMILAR BIRD ON THIS WEBSITE IS THE RED KITE,

Ingrid		20-Jun-2011 12:28
I saw a Jay (identified by looking at this site, thank-you) in my garden today but it was absolutely huge, like a large Pigeon. I always thought they were relatively small birds...how big can they get? Regards Ingrid

niki		13-Jun-2011 08:55
hi , ive spotted a bird in my garden last two days , its small and brown with yellow and black tail , ive never seen one before and it does not match any of the birds on the internet can anyone help , i now have my camera at hand lol

Tracey		08-Jun-2011 22:10
I had a Jay in my Garden today. Never seen one before what a lovely looking bird. Also every year for the pat ten years around September October time every year at around 2am a bird starts singing, can anyone tell what biros this is?

Suze		02-Jun-2011 19:47
Hi, is it possible for markings to differ from bird to bird of a species? I have a beautiful black and white bird that comes into my garden, it is especially fond on the nuts. It has a black head with white eye patches, a white chest with a thick black stripe down the centre and a greyish/brownish back with some white stipes on the wings. At first I thought it may be a coal tit but the marking are different from all the pictures I have seen. Is it a coal tit just with different markings or do I have a completely different bird and if so what? Thanks for any help you can give me

Mrs Scullion		29-Apr-2011 21:48
my son found a young bird and we where afraid that a cat would kill it so my sister is looking after it.We think it is a young thrush,but it has no tail and has pale markings around its eyes. It is lively and friendly. It's body almost looks like a small Grouse. Could you identify it for me?

Dave Cole		29-Mar-2011 16:45
Great resource, thanks for sharing these photos and descriptions! I had a wonderful looking visitor to my Ipswich garden today that doesn't appear on these pages and hoped that someone could help identify it. Very colourful but predominantly striking blue, with salmon pink patch on the neck/breast and smaller white markings. It was feeding on the lawn after mowing, stands very upright (strutting confidently), at least the size of a crow. Regular sized and shaped bill and tail. Definitely not a Jay. I have looked at hundreds of pics of birds and can't find anything close to it...

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Jane Adlam		12-Mar-2011 10:30
I have had a reed bunting in my garden in Derby this week and your photo helped me identify it. Thank you.

Pam Hackers		17-Feb-2011 18:07
I photographed a large white bird the other day in the harbour in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, it had very long legs and a long black beak, and quite a long neck, anyone any idea what it might be, thought it might be a heron, but i've only seen grey ones.

Caroline		01-Feb-2011 16:42
Sally...possibly a cormorant.

Sally		30-Jan-2011 16:35
I saw a large black bird sitting on a pole in the middle of the Thames today. It was slim with a powerful looking beak. Can anyone identify it please?

PETER H		16-Jan-2011 19:31
GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS AND HELPFUL TO RECONISE SOME OF THE GARDEN BIRDS.

Joe		30-Dec-2010 09:47
Beautiful photos and very helpful. Thank you.

Guest		22-Dec-2010 14:20
What bueatifully photographs, it has allowed me to clearly recognise the photos of the birds I have seen im my garden before and those that still are adfter the neighbour got rid of the beautiful coniferous tree that was on the edge of their garden and mine.

Dell		21-Dec-2010 11:10
Your pictures are lovely. Now, I can put a name to some of the birds I see in my garden. Thank you.

Guest		20-Dec-2010 09:42
Thanks for putting up such beautiful pictures, a great resource for someone like me who loves encouraging birds into the garden but has no idea what the lovely birds are called!

Pete Webb		12-Dec-2010 17:23
Exceptional photographs, Gary, a great pleasure to view. I am thinking of starting a nature diary for guests to view at my hotel as I am a Blue Badge Guide(not to sell). I would love to show off your photographs of wild birds,but not without asking your permission first. If there are charges, please let me know. Keep up the good work, it is very much appreciated.

Guest		14-Nov-2010 12:49
I have seen a brown sparrow size bird with a very vivid red chest and throat, definitely not a robin, it landed on my garden fence then flew off in to a small wooded copse.

moss		01-Nov-2010 16:01
my wife described a bird that was in our garden...size of a blackbird but slimmer brownish body with spots on the back of its head, she says it was similar to a hawk

lily		02-Oct-2010 11:21
hi i just saw a bird in my garden that i could not identify. its black and white, about the size of a thrush with bright orange markings along its neck and shoulders andy one have any ideas

Guest		15-Sep-2010 11:41
ILooking at the photo of the siskini don't think my unidentified bird is a siskin, the colours on my bird are much sharper than the photo. Kathleen

Gary Martin		13-Sep-2010 20:06
Re Guest message: could it be a siskin?

Guest		12-Sep-2010 17:13
Re Ronnies comment, I have seen a similar bird in my garden this week, i cannot identify it either. very colourful kathleen

joseantonio		26-Jun-2010 11:39
Beautiful collection of lovely birds

Ronnie		19-Jun-2010 09:15
Hi there Have just seen a different bird in my garden. It was about the size of a sparrow, the head & front markings very similar to those of the sparrow but with black & yellow markings very distinctive on the tail and on the wings. It was feeding on the ground pecking at daisies in the lawn then flew off into the lilac tree. I have not been able to photograph or to find it in my bird book. Any suggestions as to what it is please.

suzi		16-Jun-2010 13:40
Hi Gary, I saw a pair of birds in the woods of Brownhills yesterday aprox 5" tall with bright red chests and grey blue backs. Like a cross between a wood pecker and a kingfisher, Beautiful bird but I have never seen before, any ideas what it is? (there is no water there, just common land and trees. Thanks Suzi

Reggie Morris		31-May-2010 10:40
I am worried about the birds in my garden they have been in and around for a long time and all of a sudden they are not here for the past few weeks. The food is going rotten the nuts are drying out. What is going on. I live in the south of England. I have so many pictures of my birds on the computer. We dont have cats to chase them i dont understand

YVONNE		19-May-2010 13:56
Hi Gary, what a beautiful collection of birds and well photographed, this collection is a credit to you, hope to see more.

Guest		16-Apr-2010 15:45
i have only recently been interested in wild birds as i have been leaving food for them in my garden. Thankyou for this brilliant web site which is both informative and lovely to read with fantastic pictures

linda		12-Apr-2010 11:09
It is great to see the wild birds in my garden and these photos have been a great help in identifying the species, lovely pictures, thankyou...

evi		28-Mar-2010 15:11
just starting to watch feeding birds in front garden n try to find out what the birds name are:) this website is very helpfull, informative, and attractive with its beautifull gallery. Thanks so much. 2 Big thumbs:)

Guest		03-Feb-2010 11:34
Amazing photo and all very clear, thank you.

guest		26-Jan-2010 21:00
Lovely photos and a simple layout. Going to get nursery pupils to look through photos tomorrow. Thanks

Jenny		26-Oct-2009 09:20
Thank you for these wonderful photographs. I found your site via google images as I wanted to identify some birds in my garden at the feeders.

Jon		29-Jul-2009 22:03
I managed to identify my birds nest in the garden as the work of a female Blackbird. Many thanks! Jon

Aat Bender		16-Jul-2009 07:44
Great collection of british birds, very informative gallery, compliments!

Guest		30-Apr-2009 15:50
Gary Great images. Can you let me know if you will allow me to use them in a printed book? Thanks Geoff gfw1999@hotmail.com

Guest		07-Sep-2008 19:13
Gary, Great shots, After seeing your photo's with the 400mm F5.6L I decided to get one myself. If you get time please could you take a look and tell me what you thing of my bird photography.http://www.flickr.com/photos/64948567@N00/ Rgds Ian

Louise.A		29-Aug-2008 00:06
I really did enjoy veiwing this beautifull and inspiring site! These photos are amazing please do keep up the work!

jack		28-Aug-2008 16:49
yep its me again i foget to tell you i spoted a honny buzzard!!!!! i love your work and ive been inspird by you and i still am.

jack		28-Aug-2008 16:45
hi ive just seen about 40 red kite there truly amazing.

Mark & Ethan		29-Jul-2008 16:53
While in london, east acton, me and my 3 year old son ethan found a mid brown and light brown/orange striped feather 10cm end to end. We've looked at pictures on the internet but nothing seems obvious. Could someone help as we are both keen to know who might own the feather.

Guest		18-Jun-2008 10:13
Hi there, can anyone help?? I live right on a small local river in Rickmansworth (NW London) - yesterday I saw a bird that I have never seen before, flying up and down the river apparently looking for fish. It was similar size to magpie or a small seagull, but much more streamlined looking - mostly white/cream/grey, but with a black head with a diagonal orange stripe running across it's face/eyes and a long orange beak. Quite a long neck and long thin head. It was much more elegant than a seagull and had a slight V shaped tail. I can't see it in any of your pictures! Thanks in advance!

Paul		26-Apr-2008 07:51
Fantastic Pictures , I'm Very Lucky to have wrens and blackbirds nesting in our garden , and your comments about the wren is very true , i now have a brand new alarm clock , every morning they wake me up with there aggresive singing There nest is just three feet away from the bedroom window , and there so fast Beautiful..

Barbara		23-Apr-2008 13:49
Help! Just came across a bird that nobody seems to recognise. It is brown, about the size of a small blackbird, quite long narrow flirty tail AND a brown wedge-shaped crest. It doesn't seem to run, but sort of hunkers down and hops very fast and very smoothly. Seen it twice now, so not hallucinating about the crest. Any ideas?

Guest		15-Apr-2008 10:19
I have a nesting Bullfinch pair in my garden in Blackburn Lancs!!!!

sam.allen		26-Mar-2008 18:44
I had a bird in my garden yesterday, about the size of a jay, beigey brown on its back, kighter on the tummy and undernath, quite a long beak and brilliant scarlet red head in a stripe between the eyes to the base of the neck, can someone please tell me what it is. Thankyou Samantha

Kimberley		24-Mar-2008 14:36
Hello. Ive just been sitting at home 4 the past 2 days and seen a bird i have never seen before. First there was 1 and now i can see 2-4 in a tree across the way. It looks like a long tailes tit except it has blushed cheeks with black markings on the wing and tail... Can anybody help in telling me what it is??? Ive never seen anything like it!!! Thanks for your help

Eddie		10-Feb-2008 15:43
I've just seen a Buzzard in the local woods, truly magnificent, im not a bird watcher by any stretch of the imagination i was taking my dog for a walk,

Olly		29-Jan-2008 22:13
My husband and i saw a pair of Jays in the woodland near our home, absolutely beautiful. Amazing gallery of piccys.

Bob		28-Sep-2007 18:07
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birdboys		08-Aug-2007 13:30
yesterday i whent to a river and saw a kingfisher diving in and taking it to the nest.

Anna Nielsson		07-Aug-2007 21:07
Beautiful gallery!

heather		24-May-2007 18:04
thanks gary, wonderful,glad i googled. now me and the dog know what we've been seeing in the local wood,fields and estury. info very helpful too. jolly well done you!!

Suzette A Paduano		27-Apr-2007 13:04
Your pictures are wonderful! I really like your gallery too.

Michelle		23-Mar-2007 21:32
Hello, it's been many years since I've seen these birds(I used to live in Germany and visited England many times.) You've caught them so beautifully. Thanks for your website and great photography. Michelle Blanchard, Olympia, WA USA

Guest		17-Mar-2007 18:48
Beautiful photographs really enjoyed looking -Thank you.

helen Robinson		16-Feb-2007 22:32
Wonderful gallery - Really good. I know all of the common birds and used to be a YOC memeber (!) but I cannot locate / identify a 'tit' maybe(?) with black stripe down the face and continued down each side. Been a regular visitor to bird table and a dull blue/grey with a pointy beak - not a great tit. Any ideas? Many Thanks.

gsl007		10-Feb-2007 03:26
Super gallery.

H		31-Jan-2007 11:46
Thank you for this treat! Haven't managed to identify the bird I saw(one of the little brown ones), but greatly enjoyed your quality photos and web-site design - both thumbnails & slideshow.

Gary Martin		19-Dec-2006 16:09
Sounds like a jay perhaps? I'm still waiting to get a clear picture of one of those skittish birds. http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/jay.htm

vee		19-Dec-2006 14:46
Wonderfully clear pics.Still never found the one I was looking for though!Size of a small pigeon,brown body and black and white tail feathers.

Tim Clay Photography		18-Sep-2006 17:56
Brilliant catalouge of british birds Very well laid out and very informative

Andrew R		16-Sep-2006 08:49
An excellent site. What the internet was made for. Concise information and amazing photos.

Anne B		13-Jul-2006 17:26
Super photos - helped me with bird ID (found you by googling). Thanks!

Beryl Hauri-Gersch		09-Jun-2006 23:46
This is really beautiful- I quite enjoyed this gallery with the pblog!

Jess. ( Lady.D.)		04-Jun-2006 22:33
Lovely gallery Gary, the Pblog layout works well. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing so many beautiful British birds. Thanks for sharing. Jess

Janet Forjan-Freedman		28-May-2006 22:19
I thoroughly enjoyed viewing this beautiful and documented gallery! Janet

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