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@bazzyshazwad London

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Does anyone know an easy way to tell the difference between crows, rooks, ravens & jackdaws? #Birds #Ornithology

3:33PM Wed, June 08 2011

jackdaws have the silvery sheen to their head and are much smaller/slender than crow. Look at the RSPB website.

5:14PM Wed, June 08 2011

@bazzyshazwad London

I read that today but what about the other 3 - squarer tail on crows, still kinda hard to spot :S

5:17PM Wed, June 08 2011

ravens are all black, including their bills whereas rooks have a greyish bill.

5:18PM Wed, June 08 2011

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/families/crows.aspx

5:19PM Wed, June 08 2011

@bazzyshazwad London

thanks for the link Becks so I guess Ravens are the really big ones... Cool

5:21PM Wed, June 08 2011

Rooks you'll hear a mile off. Big old trees are usually full of their gigantic nests and the noise is mad!

5:24PM Wed, June 08 2011

@bazzyshazwad London

I think we have them in my hometown. There are huge nests with noisy birds next to the castle

5:27PM Wed, June 08 2011

ideal grounds for them. Church yards as well. So you've learned new tings today.

5:28PM Wed, June 08 2011

@bazzyshazwad London

I found at book on birds and was looking at it for an hour. Is it just me or are there more starlings about?

5:30PM Wed, June 08 2011

I'm glad you think so cos numbers of starlings have been in decline for a few years now!

5:33PM Wed, June 08 2011

@bazzyshazwad London

really... I see them everywhere

5:33PM Wed, June 08 2011

thats good. I love seeing their swarms. They are a protected species though.

5:35PM Wed, June 08 2011

@bazzyshazwad London

why are they protected? What's happened to them?

5:37PM Wed, June 08 2011

like I said their populations have been in decline for a few years. farming methods and lack of nesting sites are to blame

5:41PM Wed, June 08 2011

@bazzyshazwad London

that's a shame.

5:42PM Wed, June 08 2011

take up birdwatching Baz. I absolutely love it. I have an owl calling outside my window right now.

5:44PM Wed, June 08 2011

@bazzyshazwad London

when I was in Scotland I enjoyed watching the Buzzards. I'd like to take up #Birdwatching

5:48PM Wed, June 08 2011

I see alot of buzzards up in shropshire. Red kites in the Chilterns hover over the motorway. You should take it up.

5:50PM Wed, June 08 2011

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