I think that Euan Moore has hit the nail on the head with his suggestion of Common Myna. The bill is too short to be a Magpie, the whole bird is the wrong shape to be a Blackbird and it is too small to be a Magpie or a Raven. It even has the bare . . . → Read More: Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg
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As Philip has noted, the white bird near Manyana is not a Bali Starling. Which has unmistakable blue around its eyes and a crest, Michael Sent from my iPhone Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org Are there any jackdaws in Australia? ——————– Penny Brockman On Sat, 28 Mar 2020, at 3:27 PM, David Clark wrote: It looks like a Magpie to me; shape, bill and attitude are right. Cheers David Sent from my iPad On 27 Mar 2020, at 1:32 pm, Penny Brockman <penny@pennydb.org> wrote: Difficult one. Common Blackbird? . . . → Read More: Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg An interesting suggestion Euan. There is an All white Bali Starling which we saw years ago, a sought after cage bird in Indonesia and only really surviving thanks to semi-captive breeding (on an island other than Bali) Subject to Isolation restrictions I will follow this up, but perhaps someone out there knows the Bali Starling . . . → Read More: White bird How does the idea of a Jackdaw come into it? The photo was taken in south coast NSW. Surely the best idea is to ask the person who was there, before we go all over: was / is it behaving like a magpie, raven, currawong? I now reckon it is a Magpie, based on shape . . . → Read More: Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg It looks like a Magpie to me; shape, bill and attitude are right. Cheers David Sent from my iPad On 27 Mar 2020, at 1:32 pm, Penny Brockman <penny@pennydb.org> wrote: Difficult one. Common Blackbird? Bill looks too small for a Corvus. Blackbirds often have white feathers or albino. Are eyes pink? ——————– Penny Brockman On . . . → Read More: Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg Thanks Jim, No picture no nothing . No sure how to interpret your post, the bird is not a Jackdaw.! Consensus is (Australian) . . . → Read More: Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg Hi, Michael T —– Original Message —– From: “Michael Hunter” <drmhunter@westnet.com.au> To: “<birding-aus@birding-aus.org>” <birding-aus@birding-aus.org> Cc: Sent: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:08:52 +1100 Subject: [Birding-Aus] Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg Hi All, See attached pic. What bird is this? ? An albino Raven.? Taken at Manyana NSW South Coast two . . . → Read More: Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg Too small for a raven? Head-carriage looks like a magpie. Also, head & throat plumage is way less than ravens'. Judith SEQ 500m On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, 12:10 pm Michael Hunter, <drmhunter@westnet.com.au> wrote: Hi All, See attached pic. What bird is this? ? An albino Raven.? Taken at Manyana NSW South Coast . . . → Read More: Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg Difficult one. Common Blackbird? Bill looks too small for a Corvus. Blackbirds often have white feathers or albino. Are eyes pink? ——————– Penny Brockman On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, at 1:08 PM, Michael Hunter wrote: Hi All, See attached pic. What bird is this? ? An albino Raven.? Taken at Manyana NSW South Coast . . . → Read More: Fwd: IMG_4886.jpg |
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