Thought i new about birds but,,

24 Jan 2005

This ones got me beat . ,,,,
I was at a tree circle doing some meditating type stuff on saturday and saw this bird , it was a tiny , very pretty bird but looked like a composite of several birds . Wren sized , with a bit of yellow on its head , a red breast like a robin and a bit of blue on its wings . But the most striking thing was its flight , it kept hovering like a hummingbird as it circled the lower part of a tree trunk.....
Anyone.????.......Dino

24 Jan 2005

not the kind of bird i be looking for

24 Jan 2005

NOW, whos hijacking threads, huh huh, MODS??? :twisted: lol

24 Jan 2005

Possibly a nuthatch? Or maybe a male Bullfinch?
T-J

24 Jan 2005

24 Jan 2005

Quote by hornyred and dino
it kept hovering like a hummingbird as it circled the lower part of a tree trunk.....
Anyone.????.......Dino

sure it wasnt horny it was circling smile

24 Jan 2005

This looks like a case for ....................................................................................... Harry0!!
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: lol

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

24 Jan 2005

Just spent an hour or so looking on the net and im pretty sure its not a nuthatch , bullfinch or goldcreast but thank you for the help . If a bullfinch and a goldcreast or a robin and goldcreast cross bread , then maybe thats what i saw , but i dont know how likely that is . confused

:? :?

24 Jan 2005

Could it have been the rare Blue Robin I wonder?
Take a look at this and see if it's your bird
T-J

24 Jan 2005

Quote by hornyred and dino
This ones got me beat . ,,,,
I was at a tree circle doing some meditating type stuff on saturday and saw this bird , it was a tiny , very pretty bird but looked like a composite of several birds . Wren sized , with a bit of yellow on its head , a red breast like a robin and a bit of blue on its wings . But the most striking thing was its flight , it kept hovering like a hummingbird as it circled the lower part of a tree trunk.....
Anyone.????.......Dino

Jeeezus, Bill Oddie's gonna turn up on here in a minute! I thought this post was going to be about women....that's why I bothered having a nose.....whole intention eh!?.... lol

24 Jan 2005

cute bird though, just had a peek at the link lol

24 Jan 2005

Quote by RedHot
Could it have been the rare Blue Robin I wonder?
Take a look at this and see if it's your bird
T-J

Fraid not redhot but thanks anyway, gonna just let it be now , if it is a rare bird, i dont think me or the bird want the world and his wife tramping all over the area . Its a very special , quiet and peacefull place, best kept that way me thinks wink

24 Jan 2005

Quote by hornyred and dino
This ones got me beat . ,,,,
I was at a tree circle doing some meditating type stuff on saturday and saw this bird , it was a tiny , very pretty bird but looked like a composite of several birds . Wren sized , with a bit of yellow on its head , a red breast like a robin and a bit of blue on its wings . But the most striking thing was its flight , it kept hovering like a hummingbird as it circled the lower part of a tree trunk.....
Anyone.????.......Dino

After being pushed to the fore by Sgt Bilko. May I suggest it wasn't a bird you saw, but possibly a Hummingbird Hawkmoth. These are a migratory species usually seen in the summer months. However, some are accidentally imported in bunches of flowers or occasionally with fruit. They fly exactly the same way as Hummingbirds and are frequently reported as such.
No Hummingbirds are indigenous or migrant species to Great Britain, so if it was flying like a Hummingbird, then the only possibility is the Hummingbird Hawkmoth. It is likely that it was flying around the trunk of the tree looking for sap seepages which they will feed on if there are no flowers in blossom from which they can obtain nectar.
Harry0
Casavova, Drunk, and Dogger of this Parish
hump

:borg:
Also, when time out from the above allows, a Consultant Entomologist.

24 Jan 2005

cheers Harry O , It didnt look like a hummingbird , it hovered a bit like one . It then flew off and landed on a branch so i know it was a bird . I would say it was a goldcreast after looking at photo`s on the net , but the red breast , ????,thats the bit thats puzzling me . Do you know about hy-breads and does this happen often ?? thanks , Dino

24 Jan 2005

Quote by hornyred and dino
cheers Harry O , It didnt look like a hummingbird , it hovered a bit like one . It then flew off and landed on a branch so i know it was a bird . I would say it was a goldcreast after looking at photo`s on the net , but the red breast , ????,thats the bit thats puzzling me . Do you know about hy-breads and does this happen often ?? thanks , Dino

Hello Dino,
It's always difficult to identify creatures from a brief description. I'm not really into Birds (Except the Human one's. lol.) I would agree however, that a Goldcrest is a possibility. Some birds do have a winter plumage which does differ from that of the summer form. It's unlikely that it was a hybrid specimen, birds don't often hybridise unless in captivity and even then it has to be with a species that it is closely related to genetically. Try looking at a species called Firecrest on the Web, that could also be a possibility.
Harry0
Casanova, Drunk and dogger of this Parish.
hump

:borg:

25 Jan 2005

hmmm...funny coloured flyiing object...hovers...unidentifiable...
I'm more of a Pornithologist than an Ornithologist, so please excuse my lack of useful input here...but here's an address that may provide the answers...
Special Agents Mulder & Scully
The FBI
J Edgar Hoover Building
Washington DC
USA
The truth is out there...

25 Jan 2005

Its definately an Oozalum Bird

25 Jan 2005

Quote by Silk and Big G
Its definately an Oozalum Bird

Been out with a few of those!! rolleyes

:roll:

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25 Jan 2005

Oozalum , just South of Warrington aint it ?

25 Jan 2005

Was it a Waxwing?

25 Jan 2005

Quote by harry0
No Hummingbirds are indigenous or migrant species to Great Britain, so if it was flying like a Hummingbird, then the only possibility is the Hummingbird Hawkmoth. It is likely that it was flying around the trunk of the tree looking for sap seepages which they will feed on if there are no flowers in blossom from which they can obtain nectar.
Harry0
Casavova, Drunk, and Dogger of this Parish
:borg:
Also, when time out from the above allows, a Consultant Entomologist.

Thanks for that Harry. I saw one of those in a front garden near us a few years ago and it was a puzzle because I knew it couldn't be a hummingbird but it was behaving just like one.
Mystery solved.... lol

26 Jan 2005

Quote by hornyred and dino
This ones got me beat . ,,,,
I was at a tree circle doing some meditating type stuff on saturday and saw this bird , it was a tiny , very pretty bird but looked like a composite of several birds . Wren sized , with a bit of yellow on its head , a red breast like a robin and a bit of blue on its wings . But the most striking thing was its flight , it kept hovering like a hummingbird as it circled the lower part of a tree trunk.....
Anyone.????.......Dino

Sorry if this thread has been done to death, but if its not Dino, could your bird be this little fluffy? (wasn't able to link to the pic).
Choc&Sex.
(more of a hornithologist than the other type)

26 Jan 2005

Could it possibly be , you know the one we are mostly all looking for on here........................................ The Lesser Spotted, Double Breasted, Bed Thrasher ?? :P

26 Jan 2005

Quote by antnjoy
This ones got me beat . ,,,,
I was at a tree circle doing some meditating type stuff on saturday and saw this bird , it was a tiny , very pretty bird but looked like a composite of several birds . Wren sized , with a bit of yellow on its head , a red breast like a robin and a bit of blue on its wings . But the most striking thing was its flight , it kept hovering like a hummingbird as it circled the lower part of a tree trunk.....
Anyone.????.......Dino

Sorry if this thread has been done to death, but if its not Dino, could your bird be this little fluffy? (wasn't able to link to the pic).
Anthony.
(more of a hornithologist than the other type)very similar in size n shape but it had yellow on top of its head and a redish breast . Begining to thing i imagined the little sod ! confused

thanks anyway biggrin