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Nice photo :) I'm not quite sure if I have seen a Dunnock, I have that many sparrows in my garden, I may be confusing them with the Dunnock. they are very similar? Being new to this still learning. lol. Hope to recognise one soon :)
Hi Trish and welcome.
Nice photo of a dunnock.
Dunnocks spend most of their time on the ground foraging for food and are rarely in groups of more than 2 or 3, whereas sparrows are in larger groups using feeders. Dunnocks have grey heads and shawls, with speckly chests, and flick their tails a lot.
Cheers, Linda.
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dont look like one
Lynn B said: Nice photo :) I'm not quite sure if I have seen a Dunnock, I have that many sparrows in my garden, I may be confusing them with the Dunnock. they are very similar? Being new to this still learning. lol. Hope to recognise one soon :)
Hi Lynnie. If you can't see the pink/red legs and feet (more or less unique for a UK garden bird) the bill shape is the obvious feature to distinguish a Dunnock from a House Sparrow. Dunnocks have the slender bill of an insect eater and sparrows wield a conical seed eaters bill.
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