what kind of bird is this?
 

could anyone possibly tell me what kind of bird this is? i took the picture at the back of my house earlier today, its about the same size as a starling with a yellow beak

can only put one picture on for some reason, i'll get the daughter to put the other one on

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it was a pretty looking thing

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It could be an albino robin
Robin whitebreast! Rare albino bird spotted in Surrey garden | Mail Online

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dad has just got an email back from a bird website and aparently It is a leucistic Starling - it's normal pigmentation is too weak, giving it a washed out appearance.

dad thought it might have been an albino starling Margaret

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Just found out it is a Leucistic starling,similar to an albino starling..thanks for your replies,

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More like an albino blackbird Maggie.

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...9/IMG_0091.jpg

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Great photo

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it's amazing how many different birds my dad gets in the back garden, he gets a lot of white collar doves, all in different colours, all that wildlife and he doesn't need to move from the house to see it

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Not to mention next door Shaz;) :D

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tut

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Beat me to it. Any way frozen one, they are Collard Doves, not Colllar Doves, and they are not a species native to this country.
Look at the shape of the beak in pict 1, looks like a starlings beak.
Albino blackbird are seen quite regularly, I've seen quite a number with white feathers around the neck and wing roots.

Retlaw

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stop being pedantic, you knew what i meant lol

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Its no use saying things like that Retlaw won't know what you mean:D

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No they are not . They are collared doves . :D

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Surely then it's a "Whitebird" or am I being Un-PC ? should that then be "Blackbird of a different colour" or even "Chalkbird" ? Hey ... I don't make the rules :D