Well it was low light, slow shutter speed and the birds were too far away... but! Someone may be able to tell what they are?? It was a flock of around 100 birds - all the same I think! (have left them uncropped)
They seem to have pale 'bellies'
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Hi MarJus, I honestly haven't the foggiest idea but taking into account a number of recent reports is it possible they were fieldfares?
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No Squirrel, much smaller! I would say finch size! I wondered about linnets actually!
Hi MarJus, I would agree Linnets. They tend to fly in large close knit flocks with quite bouncy flight movements.
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That's a tough one! I'm going to go with either Twite or Linnet, can't decide between the two though!
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I agree -tough. Twite or linnet, but I cannot decided.
Hi,
Linnets seems most likely- some patterning is visible on the flying birds and the tails don't look long enough for Twite; together with pale bellies and short bills it seems the best bet.
:)
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Thanks all! Will go with linnets then! :-)
Sorry to through a spanner in the works but i've zoomed in and had a look - personally im going with Redwing - not finch like to me!
Hi guys,
in light of Lloyds comments I blew the pic up on photoshop - I think it got worse :)
Some of the birds have quite pointy bills but it's hard to say if they are long enough for redwing and the shape of the flying birds wings look quite lark- like on some. I agree they don't look wonderfully finch like on a second look but the distinct break between breast colour and belly again looks lark like- I can't see streaks on the belly and I would expect that on redwing .
So......... skylark???
:))
I would definitely lean more towards skylarks than redwing. They were small birds and were constantly flying up together, round a couple of times and landing again. The tails look the wrong shape (in flight) for redwings too. I guess I'll never know for sure but I'm fairly certain they weren't thrush family.
Thanks everyone for your input!! :-)