What type of bird is this?

[Phil P]

Can anyone tell me what type of bird this is? It’s not one I’ve seen knocking about before.

After a bit of Googling the closest one I can find is a fieldfare? But probably way off the mark

But also got goldfinch, (edit: gray wagtail) two pairs of oyster catchers and half a dozen lapwings following me round at the moment.

 

[DRC]

That’s not a gold finch its a grey wagtail

 

[Phil P]

That’s not a gold finch its a grey wagtail

Thanks @silverfox this is why I’m asking the experts

 

[Great In Grass]

Skylark?
Grey Wagtail
Tern
Oyster Catcher
Herring Gull
Very bottom one looks like a Penguin!

 

[Phil P]

Very bottom one looks like a Penguin!

Now that would be interesting to find waddling round the field

 

[Great In Grass]

Now that would be interesting to find waddling road the field

Health and safety you would need to P-P-Pick up a Penguin.

 

[primmiemoo]

Is that a starling in the middle of the bottom pic? I know that some places have summering starlings.

 

[Phil P]

Is that a starling in the middle of the bottom pic? I know that some places have summering starlings.

Yes loads of starlings round here.
Edit: rough count there’s at least 20+ in the field at the moment.

 

[primmiemoo]

Know yore wagtails like a hexpert ~

 

[Great In Grass]

Is that a starling in the middle of the bottom pic? I know that some places have summering starlings.

I was going to say Starling but didn't expect to see one in a field.

We have loads here and newly hatched ones are beginning to show up too!

 

[Forkdriver]

The top one looks very like a stone curlew to me. Did it have large yellow eyes, which are very noticeable. Very rare to have a nesting pair, so keep an eye out to leave them in peace.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Top one probably mistle thrush (fieldfares are in thrush family too).

 

[Phil P]

The top one looks very like a stone curlew to me. Did it have large yellow eyes, which are very noticeable. Very rare to have a nesting pair, so keep an eye out to leave them in peace.

Can’t say as I noticed it’s eyes to be honest, I know the oyster catchers red eye stand out. Got a beak full of worms then disappeared int some nearby trees which makes me think it isn’t a ground nester. Not seen it since so can’t get a better picture unfortunately.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Yellow wagtail; It was featured on R4 Tweet of the Day this morning!

Tweet of the DayYellow WagtailMichaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.

 

[Phil P]

Yellow wagtail; It was featured on R4 Tweet of the Day this morning!

Tweet of the DayYellow WagtailMichaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.

So we’re all agreed it’s definitely a wagtail then

 

[Steevo]

So we’re all agreed it’s definitely a wagtail then

Seemingly can't seem to decide on the colour though......you'd think that would be the EASY bit!!

 

[wrenbird]

Top one probably mistle thrush (fieldfares are in thrush family too).

+1 for a mistle thrush, bigger than a song thrush at over 10 inches long, has bolder, darker spots on its chest, in flight you should see it’s white underwing.

 

[Minesapint]

Shoot it……..much easier to identify then

 

[Steevo]

Shoot it……..much easier to identify then

It would probably get up and fly away.....

 

[Campani]

can't tell the first one. looks too big for a skylark?
Yellow wagtail- actually quite a rare bird
black-headed gull
starling
lapwing.

A good variety of birds must be doing something right.