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Birders... 10:53 - Mar 17 with 1232 views

I think I had a raven in the garden this morning (near Ipswich hospital). All black plumage and sturdy dark grey beak. Looked like a crow but much bigger, body size close to that of a chicken.

Would it be a raven?

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Birders... on 10:56 - Mar 17 with 1203 views

GeoffSentence

Sounds like it. There are ravens in Suffolk. Look for wedge shaped tail in flight, and heavy beak.

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Birders... on 11:05 - Mar 17 with 1183 views

Guthrum

Or a rook. They do go in gardens sometimes.

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Birders... on 11:06 - Mar 17 with 1180 views

leitrimblue

Have you tried feeding it glow sticks and MDMA?
Sorry misread raven

Birders... on 11:10 - Mar 17 with 1168 views

Tangledupin_Blue

Birders... on 11:05 - Mar 17 by Guthrum
Or a rook. They do go in gardens sometimes.

Aren't they similar in size to crows? The bird I saw was less than ten yards away and much bigger.

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Birders... on 11:16 - Mar 17 with 1135 views

GeoffSentence

Birders... on 11:10 - Mar 17 by Tangledupin_Blue
Aren't they similar in size to crows? The bird I saw was less than ten yards away and much bigger.

Yes, rooks are same size as crows, if it was much bigger then you've got a raven.

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Birders... on 11:19 - Mar 17 with 1111 views

ElephantintheRoom

Whatever you do don’t say where you live. A pair has bred in Suffolk for the first time since the 1800s and last years chicks, of which I think there were five, will be top targets for gamekeepers as they attempt to find a territory.

IF it was a raven the easiest way to tell is the massive bill. Carrion crows are quite large up close but have a much less business-like bill

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Birders... on 13:57 - Mar 17 with 955 views

Guthrum

Birders... on 11:10 - Mar 17 by Tangledupin_Blue
Aren't they similar in size to crows? The bird I saw was less than ten yards away and much bigger.

The beak is the really distinctive thing for rooks. They also look a bit "tatty".

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Birders... on 14:02 - Mar 17 with 928 views

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Birders... on 11:10 - Mar 17 by Tangledupin_Blue
Aren't they similar in size to crows? The bird I saw was less than ten yards away and much bigger.

An oil covered seagull?