what bird

[miker]

i visited my mum today near winchester,hampshire and saw 2 what looked like light brown woodpeckers, no other markings, just looked like woodpeckers, cant seem to find any pics on the net, any ideas??

[janey]

They sound like young yaffles (Green woodpeckers). They're a kind of speckled brown when they fledge. I saw some myself last week and had to take a closer look to see what they were

[miker]

these are just soild brown, no markings at all,reckon they are woodpeckers tho, will have to see if they change colour

[brassmonkey001]

Maltese death woodpeckers. An evil, but infrequent vistor to these shores. Beware!

[APC]

Mistle thrush can sometimes look a bit woodpeckerish if you squint. Often mess around on the ground. They are more noticeable at this time of year, often hanging around in groups. I see loads of them on the lawns on a morning.

 

Mistle thrushes pictures don't really do them justice for some reason, in how little they look like their pictures, if yergetme.

[janey]

A young green woodpecker and mistle thrush for comparison:

 

Or perhaps you spotted something really rare and not usually seen in this country that will get the twitchers overly excited?

[miker]

nothing like either of those!!! ill have to contact bill oddie lol

[the verminator]

mabey one of these?

 

http://www.alanknocker.co.uk/images/88.jpg

 

young starling

[APC]

A young green woodpecker and mistle thrush for comparison:

 

Or perhaps you spotted something really rare and not usually seen in this country that will get the twitchers overly excited?

 

 

I tried to find a mistlethrush pic that looked like a woodpecker and completely failed, despite every time I see a mistlethrush I automatically have woodpecker flying into my head. Glad someone managed to find contrasting pictures!!

[janey]

Anything like one of these?