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Identify this Fledging - can anyone identify ?

Fledging - can anyone identify ?

AndyCr6 13/05/2023 12:05

I thought this was being attacked by birds of prey but now think it may have been the parents , any ideas ???

0 Linda257 13/05/2023 13:32

Looks like a blackbird to me

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0 Linda257 13/05/2023 14:07

Sorry I should have said Adult Blackbird female..not a fledgling..why is it in the trough?

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0 AndyCr6 13/05/2023 23:40

It’s not a blackbird it was too big
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0 Chris Gallagher 14/05/2023 09:10

So, just to be clear: you didn't know what this was and came on here to find out. You also didn't know if the other birds were predators or parents. Then, the other birds are definitely sparrowhawks and this is definitely NOT a blackbird. Where did the expertise suddenly come from?
It's definitely a blackbird, as Linda257 says, although I suspect it might be a male juvenile, with the tail beginning to blacken.
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