Tree sparrow

[antoeknee]

Taken at Bempton cliffs
Tree Sparrow by tblake2007, on Flickr

[Trev B]

Great shot Ant, well done. Can't remember the last time I set eyes on a Tree Sparrow.

[Farider]

Nice shot Ant.

Trev, we have them all the time in the garden (along with house sparrows), I’d have posted a pic if I’d known! As a by-the-by, by observation it would appear that they go about with the gold finches as the two always seem to appear and go together.

Ian

[Trev B]

Nice shot Ant.

Trev, we have them all the time in the garden (along with house sparrows), I’d have posted a pic if I’d known! As a by-the-by, by observation it would appear that they go about with the gold finches as the two always seem to appear and go together.

Ian

In Devon they are a relatively rare breeding (with only about a dozen or so recorded nesting sites) species and sighting are quite infrequent. You only need to look at a UK distribution map to see how sparse their distribution is down here. I don't discount you have them in your garden, if you are within the species stronghold.

[antoeknee]

Thanks for comments.

Certainly not a bird I've seen in my local area.

Quite a population round the visitor centre at Bempton.

[Colin W]

Nice little bird in your great photo.

[pelliott1954]

Well caught

Paul

[Bill53]

Nice capture Ant.

[Brian Sugden]

Well captured Ant. Interesting how the twig almost follows the collar on the sparrows neck.

[antoeknee]

Well captured Ant. Interesting how the twig almost follows the collar on the sparrows neck.

Yep, I had to look at it closely to see in fact it was behind the bird and not in front.