Bit hard to see as the photos are a little blurry but very much looks like a baby dunnock to me, should be a parent around feeding it as well I would imagine
It looks robin-y in the first pic, but sometimes juveniles are a bit lumpy and slumpy. That's the correct ornithological terminology by the way
Even chaffinches can look a bit like that, although the speckled chest wouldn't be a factor. It could certainly be a young dunnock, but I agree - the photos are a bit too blurry. It looks more dunnock-y in the last pic
Robin below - very juvenile
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It doesn't behave at all like a robin. It's very young and still has some of its fluffy feathers. It runs about on the ground and along the side of the fence like a little mouse.
We don't have chaffinches as far as I can tell. We have robins .He's very tame in a robbiny way so maybe I'll get a better picture sometime. Will look to see if he has pink legs👀
Behaviour wise a lot of young act like that. Agree with @Fairygirl that it could be a young robin, wren (though looks a bit big) but from the last pic my money would be on dunnock. If you can get a sharper picture should be able to confirm for sure what it is. No sign of an adult feeding it?
We have loads of dunnocks here, but it's too early for young to be out and about, if they're even hatched yet. Not sure I ever see the youngsters anyway. Think it's best to wait a little while and see how it looks, as already said.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have mine standing in a row against the south-facing garage side wall (warmest place in the garden) with a tall cane in each pot, 6 or 8 foot so taller than either of us, no risk of eye-poking, and the canes tied to two horizontal wires on the wall to stop them blowing over if it gets windy.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
He looks like a baby Robin, but maybe not the right colour and possibly too early.
Our robins are on their second brood already, likewise we’ve had wrens and dunnocks fledged weeks ago, presumably because of the mild winter/warm spring
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That's the correct ornithological terminology by the way
Even chaffinches can look a bit like that, although the speckled chest wouldn't be a factor. It could certainly be a young dunnock, but I agree - the photos are a bit too blurry. It looks more dunnock-y in the last pic
Robin below - very juvenile
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Will look to see if he has pink legs👀
Think it's best to wait a little while and see how it looks, as already said.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...