Monday 21 January 2013

'Eastern type' Jackdaw?

I have two birds in my garden in Llandudno Junction, with a typical 'British' bird. The first arrived yesterday, joined by a second this morning. Any thoughts? One shows a full whitish collar but it is difficult to photograph when it turns the other way. They look slightly bulkier than the 'british' bird but it could just be a runt.



Posted by at

6 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 January 2013 at 12:53

    Interesting timing Rob! Cold weather both here and on the continent, snow, and especially, a strong easterly airflow for the last week or more..
    If i understand correctly, "northern"/continental Jackdaws often move quite large distances. Wonder if they have visibly longer primaries?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous21 January 2013 at 12:55

    Soz - it's Mike. Very rude of me!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Rob Hughes21 January 2013 at 13:24

    Hi Mike, I will take a look when they come back again. I will send you an email in a mo showing what I noticed to be a significant difference in bill depths/lengths between the two types of Jackdaw in the garden. If anyone else is interested I will send more post more pictures later.

    R

    ReplyDelete
  4. Rob Sandham21 January 2013 at 14:41

    Could get some rings on them!

    ReplyDelete
  5. AlexHJ21 January 2013 at 23:40

    Starting to sound like CB now Rob S! Certainly looks good Robert!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Rob Sandham22 January 2013 at 15:56

    Haha yeah but Bridgey will get them whilst they sleep!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)