Fat little thing, bit bigger than a blackbird (I know that as the blackbird kept trying to chase it off), eating a windfall apple on the lawn.

Sort of greyish colour, very slightly mottled chest, very distinctive light-coloured band around the neck. Our little book of garden birds and the RSPB bird ID site are coming up blank…

Norwegian blue.

Beautiful plumage.

It was on its feet though, Norwegian Blues perch on their backs.

Fieldfare?

Sort of greyish colour, very slightly mottled chest, very distinctive light-coloured band around the neck.

Theresa May?

Nope, not Fieldfare. Whole head and body was the same colour, apart from the very feint chest markings and the neck band

Albino fieldfare? 😉

ring ouzel

Baby robin.

Tried the RSPB Idenify A Bird guide?

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/identify-a-bird/

Not a ring ouzel – looking at a pic they’re too dark, and the neck ring was thin and all the way round, like a necklace.

Not a baby robin, cos if it was I’d have killed it.

Yep, tried the RSPB guide, no joy

Albatross?

What flavour was it?

cassowary ?

What flavour was it?

Tasted like chicken. It wasn’t a chicken though

cassowary

Too small.

Redwing?

Mistle thrush ?

Redwings and Fieldfare like to fight the Blackbirds for apples

cassowary

Too small

??

Jay

Mistle thrush?

Boobies?

Sounds like a mistle thrush to be honest, as vazaha suggests.

or more probably a parotias
or astrapias

Tit.

Mistle thrush – no neck band, too mottled on the chest

Redwing – no red on it at all.

Jay – no blue on it, no head markings

Mistle thrush wearing a cravat?

Lesser spotted bassoontit.

Thrunge Warbler

Collared Dove perhaps? mottling on the chest due to ruffled feathers (possibly immature bird)

W**kpuffin?

I (and she) wondered about Collared Dove, as it was a pigeon-y kind of colour, but on the dove the collar is dark and on the back of the neck. This was a light ring all the way round, like a necklace.

W**kpuffin

Alright, I’m only asking, jeez.

I like this one. It’s called a Killdeer. Cos it cos kills deer I expect

Careful, Perchy, teh modz don’t like that word. I dun got a warning.

Walkpuffin innit.

Coz’ it is walkin’…..

Dunno what you thought it was? Dirty boy!

Anyone suggested a Ring Ouzel yet?

Anyone suggested a Ring Ouzel yet?

Yes. No.

I still want a killdeer. I shall love it and pet it and keep it warm.

I shall love it and pet it and keep it warm.

😮  I shall call the RSPCA!