ID please

[aerobandit]

can I please have ID of the chap on the right please.


IMG_3577 by sthwild, on Flickr

 

[Gremlin]

sparrow

 

[MiLisCer]

Male house sparrow

 

[aerobandit]

cheers. I confused it with spanish sparrow. it looks like a hybrid house-spanish. but its deffo male house sparrow.

 

[BigBudgie]

Just goes to show how much scarcer these are nowadays compared to twenty years ago. I have seen quite a few threads on here or other photography / wildlife sites where people are asking for confirmation of a House Spadger's identity.

Spanish Sparrow's are very rare visitors to the UK and I believe it isn't actually very common in Spain either. It's mainly found in the very South and East of mainland Europe. It does look very similar to a House Sparrow though but has lots of dark streaks on its underside and a white ( instead of grey ) cheekpatch.

 

[aerobandit]

Just goes to show how much scarcer these are nowadays compared to twenty years ago. I have seen quite a few threads on here or other photography / wildlife sites where people are asking for confirmation of a House Spadger's identity.

Spanish Sparrow's are very rare visitors to the UK and I believe it isn't actually very common in Spain either. It's mainly found in the very South and East of mainland Europe. It does look very similar to a House Sparrow though but has lots of dark streaks on its underside and a white ( instead of grey ) cheekpatch.

you're very right mate. It was the first time I've spotted this bird in my garden. I was expecting lots of them but as I said, its the only one so far. strange

 

[RyanEustace]

House sparrow and blue tit