The face of this little bird looks like it might be a Rock Sparrow. It has a yellow under beak and a more vivid stripe behind the eye. Could be a House Sparrow but I have never seen a house Sparrow with a yellow under beak.
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I think it is a House Sparrow female Chocky, the saturation on the photo seems very high, thus emphasising the yellow on the beak.
Here it is cropped but nothing else. Absolutely as from the camera.
It was the yellow under beak that struck me and Rock Sparrows have a beak like this
Yes, definitely a female House Sparrow as far as I can see.
http://www.wellenkamp.com/photopost/...php?photo=2200
http://www.thamesvalleybirds.co.uk/s...hlight=sparrow
http://www.thamesvalleybirds.co.uk/showthread.php?t=304
The last one is slightly different , it was taken on the Estuary where this one was.
You are most likely right but the beak just seams different and such a vivid stripe.
Here is why I thought it might be
This is from the RSPB Birds of Britain and Europe.
It would have to be a vagrant if it was one, but who knows?.gif "Smile")
Oh it probably is a house Sparrow . I was just taken by the vivid stripe and the beak. It may well be a juvenile . The weather is such that they mate out of season . now.
Funny that my RSPB book has them but no mention on the internet of them by the RSPB.
it's a female house sparrow, chocky. definetly not a rock sparrow!!
it would be a very good rarity spot if it was.
Yes Rolf said . I was just confused by it's beak really and looked in my book and had to wonder about it.
Thank you.
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