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Wonder if anyone can throw any light on this please - small bird with what appears to be a sharpish beak and a darker feather patch back from the eye.
Sorry for the poor images, too far away for the lens to hand.

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If it is Joe the beak must be deformed?
 
Andy it was a bit larger than I would expect for a sparrow - it was taken just outside of Exeter.
 
I don't think it's a crossbill although the size would be right, the female has more of a greenish tinge to the breast. The eye stripe looks about right but best wait for one of the very knowledgeable birders to come along. Joe could well be right about a deformed bill on a house sparrow but if it was overall bigger as well then you never know it may have been something more special.
 
Definitely not a Crossbill. Gramps if you've no objection I'll forward your images on to my brother who is a bit of an authority on things avian.
 
BMD said:
Definitely not a Crossbill. Gramps if you've no objection I'll forward your images on to my brother who is a bit of an authority on things avian.
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Thanks Bruce, that would be useful :)
 
Ok result is in and.............





....... a female House Sparrow with a deformed beak.

Sorry!!!!!!!:(
 
Okay ... no mention in the 'Twitchers Guide of Historical Finds' then :D
 
gramps said:
Okay ... no mention in the 'Twitchers Guide of Historical Finds' then :D
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No but you might want to send the image to the BTO as they record this type of thing apparently.
 
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