Is this a juvenile blackbird?

I feel a bit stupid now. I have had dozens of juvenile starlings over the last couple of weeks but they were all sleeker and less fluffy than this one, hence why I discounted it as a starling. But looking more carefully at it, and my pics of the other starlings, I can see this is indeed a starling, but younger that the others I've had recently.

As for the yellowhammer, I'm lucky to have at least 4 feeding every day. They're normally second to start feeding every morning after the magpie, at around half 4, (according to my trail cam footage).

You shouldn't feel stupid - loads of people see these adorable, fluffy things invade their gardens and wonder what they are. Usually there's a suitably harassed parent about but clearly there wasn't on this occasion.

You're absolutely right, they seem to have a second sleeker coat of feathers slightly after this one you saw, and then that gives way to the stars? Or maybe they just get one or the other. I absolutely love the sleeker plumage stage, it looks awesome. The first time I saw one on the bird table I spent an hour inside a bird guide trying to work out what it was, I thought I'd seen something rare!

I couldn't see any parents about with that one, just a female blackbird feeding a little bit away.

Here is one of the sleeker ones from just over a week ago.