Any twitchers on here?

[hughjayteens]

Rather a random post I suppose, but I know sod all about birds (the winged variety that is!) and spotted a rather odd looking example in my garden last week. I took a photo throught the kitchen window as I have never seen anything like it before and wondered if anyone had any ideas? The obvious answer is a crow with a serious feather problem, but the 'neatness' of the bald head did look very odd!

Have uploaded a couple of high res photos here:

www.prestigeaudio.co.uk/crap/bald1.jpg

www.prestigeaudio.co.uk/crap/bald2.jpg

any ideas as although I am sure I'll never see it again I'd still like to know what it was!

Edited by hughjayteens on Thursday 9th April 13:55

[ehonda]

That's one odd looking bird.
You must be right, it's a shaved crow. How bizarre!

[central]

It's a Blackbird.

Guess some sort of disease has caused the feather loss on its head.

[mybrainhurts]

You need a long lens and a lawn mower....

HTH...

[FTJoe]

I'd consider myself quite knowledgable on birds, one of my main hobbies, and I'd say it's almost certainly an upside down moorhen

[Planet Claire]

I'm with Central on this one. It looks like a Blackbird with missing feathers.

[groucho]

A blacky it is.

[central]

swerni said:

Planet Claire said:

I'm with Central

get in their son!

I see that group on facebook paid dividends after all

[TheEnd]

It's a rare Vulture.
Looks evil, best kill it, just to be safe.

[mybrainhurts]

Planet Claire said:

I'm with Central on this one. It looks like a Blackbird with missing feathers.

Too steep on re-entry...?

[mybrainhurts]

I give you....

The Lesser Spotted Pistup Tit....

[Topboy]

mybrainhurts said:

I give you....

The Lesser Spotted Pistup Tit....

Tis me tonight