[Leica] IMG: Unknown bird - URL corrected

[wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)]

Douglas Sharp wrote:

>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Birds/Unknown_Bird.jpg.html

> It's about the size of a thrush or blackbird, but it doesn't have the
> typical thrush spots on its pale grey underside and the colouring of its
> head seems wrong. A closer look through binoculars showed that it has
> barring on its rump just below the wings (a bit like on a hawk) rather
> than spots.
>
> The only bird I've found that is similar is a Fieldfare, but it doesn't
> look quite right either.

I would have guessed Fieldfare... are there alternate plumages, i.e., 
immature or female?  Have you checked the 'similar species' here?  
http://www.avibirds.com/euhtml/Fieldfare.html

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com