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Help with ID UK (1 Viewer)

Gandalf_22h

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Hi. Saw 8 of the attached feeding on the sands at Cornwall. Could it be some sort of Magpie? No front shot available - I did not take the image.

Thank you for your help.
 

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Interestingly, I just noticed that the second link I posted above (this one) is of a bird in Washington State, USA. It looks identical though - does anyone know what species it would be?
 
Interestingly, I just noticed that the second link I posted above (this one) is of a bird in Washington State, USA. It looks identical though - does anyone know what species it would be?

It's either a Northwestern Crow, or an American Crow. Given it appears to be on the shoreline, that might favour Northwestern Crow, but these species are pretty much indistinguishable except by call to an expert ear.

Graham
 
It's a partially leucistic Carrion Crow, as has been said, but i can't help wondering if i'm the only one who saw the preview of the post saying "Cornwall" and "some sort of magpie?" and wondered if some very lucky newbie had seen a group of Choughs... ;)
 
About 1/4 crows to my observation (at least in the New Forest in Hampshire) have white in their wings, but not this extensive. I noticed it once and now I notice it all the time.
 
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