tote 843 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I have seen this blackbird a few times [it stands out a bit ] in a little village I pass through on my way to the river,tonight I finally saw it when I had the camera with me.Picture quality ain't so good as I was looking through the car window. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 376 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I have seen this blackbird a few times [it stands out a bit ] in a little village I pass through on my wayto the river,tonight I finally saw it when I had the camera with me.Picture quality ain't so good as I was looking through the car window. I saw a hen blackbird that looked for all the world like a hen ring ouzel (with the bleached out collar) yesterday when I was out on the hills - maybe it was one but I thought they were pretty much extinct in mainland Britain (?) OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 No OTC theres quite a good few about on the moors here and there especially in the northwestern parts of the UK. lovelly birds but sadley in decline i hear,... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 See alot of blackbirds with colouring now, thats a beauty, wish I had bred it myself, put it back to the parent that produced it, and see what happens... Seen ring ouzels in north Northumberland, not a lot mind you, seen a lot more when I was on hen harrier nest watch a month or so ago.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Hell tote, I thought for a minute this was another "racist" thread . I've not see a bird like this here, reminds me of a Bantam my Dad had at one time. Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Hey Al, youre right, we had some bantys years ago like that, in the 1960`s cant remember what kind they were, but remember the females being game sods, and the cockrels were bad little beggers... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 376 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 No OTC theres quite a good few about on the moors here and there especially in the northwestern parts of the UK. lovelly birds but sadley in decline i hear,... Perhaps it was one then - it certainly had the markings in the right place and the upland area I saw it seems right - up there with the grouse, stonechats and wheatears. OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Perhaps it was one then - it certainly had the markings in the right place and the upland area I saw it seems right - up there with the grouse, stonechats and wheatears. No mate dont think its a ring ouzel, there is a lot of variations creeping into blackbirds, Ive seen similar in towns, as a lot of folk have, but the ring ouzels Ive seen are not like the plates in some books, ie a jet black bird with the ring around its neck, they did have a light edging to the tips of their feathers over their whole body, but nothing like your photo http://www.galleryofbirds.com/scillies2002/ringouzel.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 376 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Doxhope, It must have been a blackbird then, but it was a hen so I guess there wouldn't be the pale edges to the feathers on those would there?? OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FastDogz 155 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Im loving that Blackbird Its a real beauty isnt it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gibby 0 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I had a blackbird similar to that without quite as much white on it visit my back garden every morning. Stunning bird and it was a visitor for a couple of years. Havent seen it since my next door neighbour cut down the tree that overhung my garden that it usually sat in. Ive got a picture of it (in the tree) in my mobile phone but Ive lost the lead to connect it to the computer so I cant upload it sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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