Unusual sighting

A short walk on 25th August gave up the usual suspects in fields to the south of the village. Many swallows and martins, both sand and house, were registered moving south. A chiffchaff called from the hedgerow as my attention was drawn to 2 magpies chasing a similarly sized pale bird. This turned out to be the part albino, leucisitic jackdaw that had been reported to me by a villager who had witnessed it along the Albury Road. Two photos here. It is interesting to wonder if this is a first year bird, having been the result of the totally albino jackdaw mating this year. No recent sightings of the latter. This bird shows colour in the primary feathers. The two birds are shown here for comparison