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Old 27-01-11, 01:07 PM
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Just got a pic of this in my garden. My wife thought it was a sparrow but on closer inspection, i think not!
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Old 27-01-11, 01:09 PM
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It is a dunnock.

Some people call it a hedge sparrow, but its not actually a sparrow at all, it belongs to a family called accentors. (there are no other accentor species in the UK, though).

Nice pic!
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Old 27-01-11, 01:14 PM
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Thanks for the reply. I've only just started putting feeders out and it seems to be paying dividends already!
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Wondering what one of those was is what got me into birding in the first place.

You will hopefully get hooked.

Welcome to the forum printmeister!
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Old 27-01-11, 01:33 PM
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Thanks PeterB

The house is permanently cold at the moment because I've always got the patio doors slightly open with a camera pointing through the gap!
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The house is permanently cold at the moment because I've always got the patio doors slightly open with a camera pointing through the gap!
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printmeister Warm Welcome

Shut the Patio Doors so long as you dont use a flash ......photos should come out ok [ Depending on the type of Camera your using ]

Always set my Camera Tripod and Camera in front of the living room window....had no problems

Sit in the warm and experiment .....Mike....enjoy
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Welcome to the forum Printmeister that's a super Dunnock image.....keep 'em coming!
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