what bird?

[mollykins]

Can anyone help me identify the bird that I saw in my back-garden just a few minutes ago?

It was roughly the size and shape or something like a slightly small crow or seagull, but like a sandy brown coloured body, with a dark beak (I think) Also, it had a very distinctive, shiny, blue square on it's wings, like some ducks.

Any ideas?

[mazie]

Jay probably molly

[mazie]

here's a link

http://www.rspb.org.u...name/j/jay/index.aspx

[ethandron]

like this molly?
http://www.rspb.org.u...name/j/jay/index.aspx

[ethandron]

snap!

[rowanwitch]

def a Jay....surprised you've not seen one before

come over to the birding thread now and again its very educational...

[NazNomad]

Amazing how unidentifiable that could have been until we read ''shiny blue'' ... and immediately knew it was a Jay ... nature eh? :-))

http://www.flickr.com...85767@N08/5178307289/

[rowanwitch]

unless its an azure winged magpie in which case when is the next train to molly's place

[Go49ers]

Maybe a Jay?

[mollykins]

Yes thanks that's it. I thought I knew it . . .

And you won't believe it, but I've just seen another bird. This one was smaller, about the size of something like a robbin, but mainly grey, but looked like it had really thick, maroon red eye-liner! what the heck was it?

[NazNomad]

pmsl ... Imagine us lot all rocking up at Molly's for xmas armed with our cameras.

[NazNomad]

I linked this q ... http://www.theanswerb...Question968860-2.html

[NazNomad]

Did it have a flash of yellow on the wings?

[mollykins]

I'm not sure, I only saw it for a few seconds . . .

[ethandron]

goldfinch molly.

[NazNomad]

Like this? http://www.flickr.com...85767@N08/5248840326/

[mollykins]

i'm not sure naz, the red arround the eyes was different . . . and i don't remember all that black . . .

[vivandorron]

Hi Mollykins......I think the second bird which you want identified was, as suggested by ethandron and Naz. a Goldfinch.

Feel sure you will agree that it's a great photograph taken by Naz.

Best wishes...Ron.