Thursday, 6 December 2012

White Necked Blackbird finally drops in

For a week or so I've been seeing a Blackbird in the area with a distinct white neck ring but every time it comes close the local Blackbird chases it off until this morning he finally dropped in for a bite of apple and I managed to grab a quick grainy shot of him.
He's a smart looking bird!

Hope he stays around for a while.

ps..we've nicknamed him the Vicar

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31 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 December 2012 at 12:21

    there was one in my garden this morning 7.12.12 colne lancashire


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  2. Anonymous13 April 2014 at 09:47

    Saw one today in my back yard. Have never seen one before. He/she is very pretty.

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  3. Anonymous12 May 2014 at 08:01

    A friend gave me your site when I talked about the black bird that visits my yard. My bird also has a very white tail and is bigger than Vicar. Stopped by last year this time also.

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  4. Anonymous2 February 2016 at 16:41

    I'm 67 years old and had never seen one till today. I live in Georgia.

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    1. Unknown9 May 2021 at 18:06

      I certainly never saw one before today! There was a pair, looked exactly alike.

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  5. Anonymous3 February 2016 at 22:37

    I saw a pair under a crab apple tree two years ago. I also live in Georgia.

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  6. Anonymous19 February 2016 at 04:41

    I saw a strange looking blackbird locally yesterday, it did look like a vicar a good description
    ellesmere port Wirral cheshire

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  7. SNERPER21 December 2016 at 06:33

    I live in Brighton East Sussex and saw one on our bird table today, so I checked it out on the net because I'd never seen one before, it's a little beauty!

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  8. Anonymous20 June 2017 at 11:26

    I saw one in Berwick-upon-Tweed on Thursday but haven't seen it since

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  9. Richard16 March 2018 at 12:04

    We just saw one today on the south coast at Kimmeridge, Dorset, sitting on the ground, looking for food of some sort; was wary but let us come quite close before flying (quite heavily / clumsily) into the bushes. Very distinctive white collar around the back of the neck, orange beak. Fascinating! Never seen one before, but couldn't find it in my bird book!

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  11. Brian28 March 2018 at 18:24

    cheers

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  14. Unknown2 April 2018 at 14:28

    Saw one in Cullompton,Devon. First time ever to notice this particular bird.

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  15. Anonymous28 October 2018 at 18:12

    Just saw one at longford tasmania australia.never before usually just black birds.

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  16. EarlyBird27 August 2019 at 12:38

    I just saw one driving through churton park in Wellington nz. I looked it up as I've never seen one before. Was thrilled!

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  17. Unknown16 November 2019 at 10:34

    I had a blackbird with a white ring all the way around its neck but it had a dark beak eating from my feeder on 11-16-19 @ 1:10 p.m. I live in Melbourne Florida. I've never seen one in my yard before. Love seeing new birds arrive.

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  18. Unknown13 January 2020 at 07:37

    Pretty sure I saw one today in my back garden (south coast, Hampshire, UK). Grabbed my camera and long lens and just as I got back to the window a Wood Pigeon scared it away. I'll keep an eye open...

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  19. Unknown19 January 2020 at 15:14

    We saw one at our feeder in Pawleys Island, SC. It also had a white tail. It was with other blackbirds. Have no idea what it is. Same size as blackbirds.

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  20. Anonymous9 August 2020 at 01:46

    We had one visit our garden last night. A real beauty with a lovely song. We are in Angmering, West Sussex.

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  21. Unknown8 December 2020 at 07:31

    Had one yesterday , Had never seen one in my 75 years ! Lincoln Arkansas !

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    1. Anonymous13 April 2021 at 20:26

      We see one using our birdhouse! Very pretty! I live near Atlanta, GA

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  22. Unknown3 January 2021 at 08:08

    Saw one today in Chedington in West Dorset! Very pretty. I thought it was a very lost ring ouzel at first

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  23. Unknown13 March 2021 at 04:29

    Seen one today in Bedfordshire. Believe there's more than one here

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  24. Unknown21 March 2021 at 11:52

    Saw another one today, not msny around though

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  25. Unknown29 April 2021 at 20:27

    My son and I just saw one a while ago and now a smaller one than the last. I think, they're courting. ☺️ We're from Boracay Island, Philippines.

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  26. Unknown28 January 2022 at 00:26

    there are some in a local park where I live in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

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  27. Unknown29 March 2022 at 15:18

    Surprisingly I had this bird in the tree in my backyard in New Jersey USA

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  28. Unknown11 April 2022 at 23:47

    Had one visit today and had to Google what it was. Sittingbourne Kent

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  29. Unknown20 February 2023 at 05:58

    Saw one in my garden in Cheshire today

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