Bird id help please

Giphsub

Can any of you smart folk help me id these birds? Or at least point me in the direction of what family they might be in? Thanks.

Bird #1 (heavy crop)
Front


Side


Bird #2
Front


Side


Bird #3
Some kind of sparrow I think, but it is a bit different to the usual ones I see here in Japan. Am I on the right track?


Bird #4
Again a sparrow, I think...


Any comments also welcome.

leaforte

I can't help with indentity but I really like the colors of bird # 3. Soft, creamy, with the reds as a nice contrast.

JenGrace

Bird #2 looks like a brambling. Still looking for the others. Are you still in Japan? My bird books are eastern U.S.

jwear

I will go along with 2 bramling, savanah sparrow that is a guess and the other a wabler or chickadee but not sure I do not speak Japanese

Giphsub

leaforte wrote:

I can't help with indentity but I really like the colors of bird # 3. Soft, creamy, with the reds as a nice contrast.

Thanks Leaforte. Yeah that shot came out quite nicely.

Giphsub

JenW wrote:

Bird #2 looks like a brambling. Still looking for the others. Are you still in Japan? My bird books are eastern U.S.

Thanks Jen That looks on the money for #2 Yep, I am still in Japan. Live here, and have been here for 10 years. Although I'm moving back to Australia in a couple of months.

Giphsub

jwear wrote:

I will go along with 2 bramling, savanah sparrow that is a guess and the other a wabler or chickadee but not sure I do not speak Japanese

Thanks Jeff. I'll see if I can find some info here on those. Thanks for the head start

Maestro

I'm not up on Japanese birds but the first two look like a type of shrike. Look into that species in Japan. Nice color in those pics.

Giphsub

Thanks Stephen Will follow that up and see if I can find it.

Giphsub

This Japanese shrike (mozu) looks like the same fella... Thanks Stephen.