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Bird identification please

captainbovine — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:48:42 GMT

now, my friend says she's just spotted a bird in her garden she's never seen before. She says it's like a red footed falcon, but it had an orrange red bib.

Anyone know what type it is please? she said it had a beak like a bird of prey, so the falcon was the first thing she thought of...but the red throated bit is a puzzler.

anyone know what it is please?

Re: Bird identification please

right-then-petal — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:51:15 GMT

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=red+footed+falcon

Re: Bird identification please

captainbovine — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:53:05 GMT

Hiya Petal

we did that thanks and she said that's the bird but it had a red/orange throat piece a bit like a robin but not so far down the breast!!

Re: Bird identification please

right-then-petal — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:58:08 GMT

Hundreds of pics

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=red+footed+falcon&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=l9YIU8rBKumW0AXy3IGYBQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=791&bih=430

Re: Bird identification please

**towery** — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:46:44 GMT

i have often used this

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/

sometimes the bird is a juvenile but thats more likely in the summer/autumn months

Re: Bird identification please

bitsnknots — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:04:30 GMT

We get a variety of birds where I live. We've had a grouse, a sparrowhawk a couple of times and two red legged partridges. We've even had a couple of ducks waddling up the drive.

Re: Bird identification please

rose2008-2008 — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 11:10:29 GMT

Ohhhhhhh sounds interesting,,,even though im in town we get lots of varieties of birds. I even saw a Woodpecker one morning pecking away at wood of a tree stump on the ground. I had to look twice as you dont see many of them.

Re: Bird identification please

captainbovine — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 12:40:56 GMT

well it's stumped me, I can't find a reference to a grey bird as big as a dove with a red throat, anywhere.

I'll have another look later in European birds I think.

(wonder if she's been on the sherry!)

Re: Bird identification please

chickengrandma-2008 — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 12:46:16 GMT

Have you looked at all the images on the red necked falcon. Some of those have more red on their throats than others.

Re: Bird identification please

fluffypenquin — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:50:23 GMT

Could it possibly just be a sparrowhawk - they can have orangey red chests

Re: Bird identification please

lhasa.two — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:06:41 GMT

It sounds like a male sparrow hawk to me as they have grey backs and reddish brown chests, but I'm no expert.

Re: Bird identification please

******lynda****** — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:49:01 GMT

Could it be a red kite?

Re: Bird identification please

rose2008-2008 — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:58:24 GMT

It has a Sparrowhawk like head i think!!!.

Re: Bird identification please

captainbovine — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:28:43 GMT

oh, I'll look that one up CG thanks.

it's not a sparrowhawk, that I do know, and not a red kite. The only bit of red was around it's throat, the rest of the bird was all grey.