Trip to Brockholes
Re: Trip to Brockholes
Looks a bit like the dunnock I had the other day.
Sparrow is a fair bit smaller and has black and white patches on the head.
Sparrow is a fair bit smaller and has black and white patches on the head.
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Re: Trip to Brockholes
There are three types of Sparrows.
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Hedge Sparrow or Dunnock
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Re: Trip to Brockholes
I'd never heard of a dunnock before reading the forum - always known them as hedge sparrows.
So you are right, johnd in thinking it was a sparrow
I suppose the dunnock police will be along in a minute
Nice to see a black swan, exciting, if anything
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Re: Trip to Brockholes
Picking up on Peregrine's post. The Dunnock has long been referred to as a Hedge Sparrow including by my good self but it is in fact not related in any way to the other Sparrows I have learnt since I took a deeper interest in birds. It is merely a sparrow look-alike and from a completely different smaller family of birds.
Re: Trip to Brockholes
.... and the 'hedge sparrow' term is now defunct, as is 'hedge accentor'. 'Dunnock' is now THE name.
(Actually I always thought Hedge Accentor was deeply impressive )
(Actually I always thought Hedge Accentor was deeply impressive )
Re: Trip to Brockholes
Goes without saying. I did not mean to imply that all three were 'Sparrows'. Only that they had 'Sparrow' in their name other than Sparrowhawk which I didn't mention for obvious reasons. My apologies if my post was misleading. Unfortunately I am not perfect.Jacksparrow wrote:Picking up on Peregrine's post. The Dunnock has long been referred to as a Hedge Sparrow including by my good self but it is in fact not related in any way to the other Sparrows I have learnt since I took a deeper interest in birds. It is merely a sparrow look-alike and from a completely different smaller family of birds.