Do the birds know ?

[Headfry]

I'm sure the rooks/crows are nest building in the chestnut trees here at work! seems very early.
How can I tell if they are rooks, crows or jackdaws - I know a jackdaw by it's song( if you can call it that)

[Nicos]

If it's rook it'll be in a rookery- and if it's on it's own it's a crow!.
Something Like that!!

Don't jackdaws eye's 'flash' when they blink???

[smallblueplanet]

Here's the RSPB bird identifier (by name)

The RSPB: Birds by name

[Headfry]

There is a saying about rooks and crows, but I cant get it right-something like 'if you see crows then it's a rook and if you see a rook then its a crow'....can anyone help correct me please?

[HeyWayne]

Here's the RSPB bird identifier (by name)

The RSPB: Birds by name

Thanks for that SBP, very interesting, there's miwyuns!. I reckon by the time I'd found the ones I was looking at they'd of flown off though...

One of the dudes on the plot next to me is a walking birdcyclopedia, he's forever telling me about the birds he can hear from the plot. Very rarely see anything other than sparrows, starlings and robins actually on the plot. Oh and the odd pigeon!

[Flummery]

There is a saying about rooks and crows, but I cant get it right-something like 'if you see crows then it's a rook and if you see a rook then its a crow'....can anyone help correct me please?

They used to say if there's one it's a crow - if there are several crows, they are rooks.

[rustylady]

I'm absolutely sure the little bu***rs knew it was Birdwatch weekend. I get loads of allsorts in my back garden, but this weekend zilch. Not even the ruddy starlings. Having said that, I don't know if it's to do with climate change etc, but they've not taken as much food from the feeders this winter as usual.

[starwatcher]

WOW thanks for that folks, I hope those of you who wrote lists appreciate what you have got. unfortunately i do live in a concrete jungle which thanks to our local council is becoming even more of one I.E what bit of woodland we did have near us was knocked down to build flats which are now called the woodlands