I'll name that bird in....................

fieldfare

Female Reed Bunting

Missie or Redwing

Ray

looks rather sinister, don't you think? ;)

Yes - Ray and Galatas are correct - it's a lovely redwing.  I was really shocked when it landed in my tree in Feb - but I couldn't snap it as I was on the phone!  It came back the next day and I wandered across the house trying to capture it through the trees, but couldn't get a clear shot - this is the best I could do

For the next few weeks we spotted it every now and then in a neighbour.s tree, it was always alone.  Btw Galatas - how d'ya know it was taken in March?

Unknown said:

Btw Galatas - how d'ya know it was taken in March?

EXIF reader :-)

oh well - now I'm all the wiser LOL

Details about the model of camera and the settings used , time and date taken etc are embedded in digital pictures as metadata. Photo editing software or small (free) programmes or plugins can be used to read this information unless the owner has deliberately chosen to remove the data.

Unknown said:

oh well - now I'm all the wiser LOL

Yep, I'm afraid there's no hiding place in this digital world

Camera Maker: PENTAX
Camera Model: PENTAX K-x
Image Date: 2012-03-09 11:21:44 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
ISO equiv: 1600
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Center Weight
Exposure: Landscape Mode
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Software: K-x Ver 1.00