Bird ID please

7650 posts
21 years
Totana,
Spain.

Posted 10/04/2011 - 22:53 Link

We've had a few of these about in recent weeks. Does anybody know what they are? The closest I can find is a Serin, except the legs are the wrong colour.

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hefty1 hefty1

4018 posts
19 years
Buckinghamshire,
UK

Posted 11/04/2011 - 01:14 Link

Yellowhammer isn't it?

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1252 posts
20 years
Gunnerton

Posted 11/04/2011 - 01:41 Link

Sure is!

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Mannesty Mannesty

7650 posts
21 years
Totana,
Spain.

Posted 11/04/2011 - 06:48 Link

Thanks for that.

I hadn't checked for any typically British birds as these are in southern Spain.

Perhaps the very cold winter you've had has driven these further south than normal.

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Frogherder Frogherder

1776 posts
17 years
Burton upon Trent

Posted 11/04/2011 - 13:55 Link

There are some like that in this area. (Old coal mining district)
When the mines closed canaries were released (or escaped whilst mining was active)into the wild and apparently mated with sparrows.

regards
Bernard