ID on Sparrow Please

***Chocky*** · 21-11-2007, 08:23 PM

The face of this little bird looks like it might be a Rock Sparrow. It has a yellow under beak and a more vivid stripe behind the eye. Could be a House Sparrow but I have never seen a house Sparrow with a yellow under beak.
Please

**rolf** · 21-11-2007, 09:55 PM

I think it is a House Sparrow female Chocky, the saturation on the photo seems very high, thus emphasising the yellow on the beak.

***Chocky*** · 21-11-2007, 10:10 PM

Here it is cropped but nothing else. Absolutely as from the camera.
It was the yellow under beak that struck me and Rock Sparrows have a beak like this

**rolf** · 21-11-2007, 10:18 PM

Yes, definitely a female House Sparrow as far as I can see.

http://www.wellenkamp.com/photopost/...php?photo=2200
House Sparrow female
House Sparrow Female

***Chocky*** · 21-11-2007, 10:32 PM

The last one is slightly different , it was taken on the Estuary where this one was.
You are most likely right but the beak just seams different and such a vivid stripe.
Here is why I thought it might be
This is from the RSPB Birds of Britain and Europe.

**rolf** · 21-11-2007, 10:33 PM

It would have to be a vagrant if it was one, but who knows?

***Chocky*** · 21-11-2007, 10:46 PM

Oh it probably is a house Sparrow . I was just taken by the vivid stripe and the beak. It may well be a juvenile . The weather is such that they mate out of season . now.
Funny that my RSPB book has them but no mention on the internet of them by the RSPB.

**andy b** · 22-11-2007, 09:27 PM

it's a female house sparrow, chocky. definetly not a rock sparrow!!
it would be a very good rarity spot if it was.

***Chocky*** · 22-11-2007, 09:32 PM

Yes Rolf said . I was just confused by it's beak really and looked in my book and had to wonder about it.
Thank you.

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andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	it's a female house sparrow, chocky. definetly not a rock sparrow!! it would be a very good rarity spot if it was.

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