Have had a regular visit from a Spotted Nutcracker on my bird feeder. It took a while to identify the bird. Could you tell me if this is a rare sightin?. ( I have video taken 29 Oct 2024 )
Are you in the UK ? If you upload the video to YouTube then paste the link on here someone will be able to advice you better
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Not heard of Spotted Nutcracker, so looked it up... looks very similar to a juvenile starling before it gets its full adult plumage
copy/pasted from BTO site:
Over 300 Nutcrackers were recorded across Britain & Ireland in 1968, their arrival the result of a large irruptive movement into western Europe from their Siberian home; there have only been a handful of records since.
Yes I am in the uk, Derby in the English midlands. I'll try to upload the video as you suggest.
https://youtu.be/eicyKf0GwnE
Hope this works
It's a starling
It's much larger than any Starling I've ever seen.
Am sure others will be along soon to give you a positive identification
Starling
Thanks for looking at it for me Linda.
As the others say, it is a starling.