ID please

[Chocky]

This is not I think House Sparrow of any kind.
It has vivid pale rings round it's eye bright orange legs and the beak is nothing like a Sparrow's beak unless he has exchanged it for a new one. It was a fraction larger than a House Sparrow
I can't find it in my book so cans ome one help Please

[rolf]

Might be wrong Chocky, but looks like a Rock Pipit.

Having said that, the legs are the wrong colour.

[Chocky]

I though of some sort of Pipit. I made a video of it and uploaded it as a House female sparrow but looking at a still it's all wrong . The beak is definitely too thin and wrong colour and the ring round it's eyes, The expression on it's face is not that of a Sparrow. It was rummaging on the Exe estuary

perhaps the change their legs for the winter or when they get older. I'll have a look in my encyclopedia

(Could be in The Wrong Trousers )

Might be a Juvenile Rock Thrush?

[rolf]

LOL, that Wallace and Gromit get everywhere.

[Chocky]

It might be a Juvenile Rock Thrush.
They have vivid white rings round their yes

[rolf]

So are you saying that it was as big as a Thrush?

If so, it could be a Song Thrush

[Chocky]

No. It was just a fraction bigger than a house Sparrow
Rock thrushes are considerably smaller . slightly smaller than a starling.
Not found down here though


This may well be a Meadow pipit . Wikapedia says it has pink legs
Have a look at this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadow_Pipit

[Chocky]

I think it is a most likely to be a tree Pipit

[andy b]

its a meadow pipit, chocky

[rolf]

Thanks Andy, are there any specific easily noticeable differences between the pipits?

[Chocky]

Oh great. Thank you It's the same little bird in the vieo I made . I'll have to change that now.I watch this little bird on the Estuary after the tide has gone out
I found this web site with one very similar I guessed as Rolf had said Pipit it must be some sort of Pipit then I saw a Rock thrush But I got confused in the end. Thanks Andy

[andy b]

meadow pipits are fairly common around the coast at this time of year.
rock pipits are not as common as meadow, though too are found around coastal regions. they are more likely to be found, as the name suggests on the more rocky areas. rock pipits are very much darker in colour and are larger than meadow pipits.

[rolf]

Thanks Andy.

[Chocky]

Great Thanks again Andy
I shall be going down and will get some decent footage onvideo. Dowbt if I'll get his song because the wind blows constantly there