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black & white bird
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We have a black bird that has white flashes to its wings and body, is this and oddball, crossbread or a foreign visitor ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's quite common Arthur for Blackbirds to have white flashes like this. We have had several in the garden over the last 25 years. I presume its rather like us having a streak of grey hair (my son has had one since he first grew any hair!) I am sure someone more knowledgeable than I can give an accurate scientific reason for this.
Arthur, I forgot to post the link after all that. Forgive me for changing the subject but Elfin and I had had some discussion about a pet partridge of mine some time ago and I thought I would let her know what had happened.
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/blackbird.htm
Arthur - are you in UK?
If so, do you mean a black bird or a blackbird...?
If the former, could be a jackdaw, rook or crow, especially a young one -- they often show the white bases to their flight feathers. If the latter (thrush-like, hops, yellow bill & eye-ring) yes, they can have white patches and flashes, often but not always asymmetrical .