Your bird of the day/week!

Little Sparrow · #1 (**permalink**) 14-07-09, 07:23 PM

My bird of the day, well yesterday, was a juvenile Chaffinch that came into my garden with a parent! I do not get Chaffinches in my garden regularly so this was a nice surprise and also this was the first juvenile Chaffinch I have seen in my garden. It was lovely watching the juvenile lead it's parent a merry dance around the garden, the parent had to keep searching the young one out to feed it!

clydebirder · #2 (**permalink**) 14-07-09, 07:32 PM

I suppose it was actually last week but this stunning male Yellowhammer I photographed on Saturday was very confiding (for a Yellowhammer) and allowed me to get very close.

They are fast becoming a scarce bird in the Glasgow area

astafjevs · #3 (**permalink**) 14-07-09, 08:53 PM

Definitely yesterday's peregrines. Would be surprised if I can top that this week!

hondaman · #4 (**permalink**) 14-07-09, 10:35 PM

been trying to find the pic of a rosy pastor starling in my garden last year

and cant seem to find it ,it is here somewhere

when i find it il add it ,it was the most rarest thing ive saw here [england]

amanda · #5 (**permalink**) 15-07-09, 02:08 PM

My Bird would be the Kingfisher i watched fishing,and managed to get photos too.

bassist · #6 (**permalink**) 15-07-09, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by amanda

My Bird would be the Kingfisher i watched fishing,and managed to get photos too.

Nice pics they are too

.......!

clydebirder · #7 (**permalink**) 15-07-09, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hondaman

been trying to find the pic of a rosy pastor starling in my garden last year

and cant seem to find it ,it is here somewhere

when i find it il add it ,it was the most rarest thing ive saw here [england]

I take you mean a Rose-coloured Starling

Twitcheruth · #8 (**permalink**) 15-07-09, 03:48 PM

Nice pics everyone,love your cute juv Chaffinch Judith!

and your Kingfisher images are superb Amanda.......also your Yellowhammers John.......well captured all!

My bird of the week has to be my first ever Mediterranean Gull that we saw at the weekend picked out of a large flock of B.H.Gulls so even more thrilling......sorry no pics as we were slowly sinking into the muddy estuary!!!

Would love to see your Rose-coloured Starling Hondaman.....hope you find it!!

astafjevs · #9 (**permalink**) 15-07-09, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by clydebirder

I take you mean a Rose-coloured Starling

According to Wikipedia:
The Rosy Starling, or Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus is a passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae. It is sometimes given its own, monotypic genus Pastor; a split supported by recent studies; its closest living relatives are still not certainly known (Jønsson & Fjeldså 2006).