Hi there,
There's a small bird visiting my garden (I've a feeder hanging from my clothes line), I'd like to identify it but I can't find anyone who can tell me what it is - hopefully somebody here can help.
It's a smallish bird (about the size of a finch), initially I thought it was all dark brown, but with the sun shining at a different angle I have noticed that the back is a very dark brown with a russet tone to it, while the chest and belly are very dark brown/anthracite grey in colour. The legs and beak seem dark too. Its head is also dark, about the same colour as its back. It's not a mottled/ spotted bird, its colours are quite uniform. I thought it might have been a blackcap but it's much darker than any of the photos I've found on the Net. It feeds mainly on the ground on the seeds that have fallen from the feeder, rather than from the feeder itself. It's shy but much less so than the finches or the tits (although not as cheeky as the robins!). I can't see its beak properly because it's too far away, and I don't have a digital camera. So far I've only ever seen it on its own.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
There's a small bird visiting my garden (I've a feeder hanging from my clothes line), I'd like to identify it but I can't find anyone who can tell me what it is - hopefully somebody here can help.
It's a smallish bird (about the size of a finch), initially I thought it was all dark brown, but with the sun shining at a different angle I have noticed that the back is a very dark brown with a russet tone to it, while the chest and belly are very dark brown/anthracite grey in colour. The legs and beak seem dark too. Its head is also dark, about the same colour as its back. It's not a mottled/ spotted bird, its colours are quite uniform. I thought it might have been a blackcap but it's much darker than any of the photos I've found on the Net. It feeds mainly on the ground on the seeds that have fallen from the feeder, rather than from the feeder itself. It's shy but much less so than the finches or the tits (although not as cheeky as the robins!). I can't see its beak properly because it's too far away, and I don't have a digital camera. So far I've only ever seen it on its own.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
