Having looked at a couple of books and on line, I'm wondering if the sparrow like bird may have been a Dunnock ??.
Is it likely to have had one in the garden,, it ran around the edge of the flower beds then darted out to feed,, the colour/markings look right, but not 100% certain,,,,,,
In reply to rolandb:
Hi Roland
Well done one finally getting the birds coming to your feeders, it certainly sounds like a Dunnonck you have, they like to scurry about like that.
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In reply to Alan:
The Dunnock is back this morning after the rain cleared away,, so I"m really pleased it was not just a "one off" visit,,