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Bird ID please

DocJamesDocJames Posts: 15
in The potting shed
Thought was a juvenile blackbird but beak looks too streamlined from the pictures I’ve looked at online. 

In garden in South Wales, it’s about twice the size of a sparrow and is helping itself to fat balls. 

Any ideas please? Not the best picture but can’t get close enough with my phone…

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Baby starling
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - baby blackies look exactly like blackbirds apart from general colouring, and it's pretty much the same for starlings. 
    Easy mistake to make though  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DocJamesDocJames Posts: 15
    That sounds about right, hadn’t appreciated how little shiny the young had
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