I was digging the garden when this little chap flew down and started rumaging for insects & worms, so I put some seeds down for it aswell, it keeps coming back it is very alert in its manner. I`ve attached a picture for anyone ot confirm please..
Where did that one go!!!!
Hi Bunny
Welcome to the forum.
No it's not a dunnock it's a baby robin. They don't develop their red breast until later in the year. Insects, grubs and worms are its natural diet so that's why it was so interested in your digging activities
Regards TJ
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Welcome to the forum, what lovely photos of your baby robin - he/she's adorable, I can equally understand why you thought it might have been a dunnock they're really quite different compared to the adults.
Regards
Kerry
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In reply to Kezmo:
Hi Bunny, welcome to the forum.
As TJ has suggested the bird is indeed a juvenile Robin.
Regards Buzzard
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In reply to Buzzard:
Hi,
and damn fine photos they are too- which is a bit of a giveaway :) A dunnock wouldnt let ya get that close :)
S
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Hi and welcome Bunny :o)
great photos there of your baby Robin.
In reply to Paul E:
Hello Bunny, lovely photographs.
In reply to Brenda H:
Beautiful photos there of the young Robin. Thanks for sharing them.
and a very warm welcome to the fourms.
Cheers
AL
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Hi again
As a postscript to this thread I tried to find a photo of a dunnock amongst my collection so that you can compare but I couldn't. The best I can do is this little video which I made a couple or so weeks ago I hope this will help with identification in the future. I can see why you thought it might have been a dunnock. They both have that rather streaky speckled look about them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXk-kpxt6eg
Wow! Thanks for the great response, now I can add that to my collection of bird spotting, Thanks once again to everyone.
In reply to Bunny:
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