One of the most common winter sparrows, the white-crowned typically occurs in flocks, which may involve more than 100 birds ... striped crown. Immature: tan and brownish head stripes. Juvenile ...

Birders can also note the bird’s yellow legs and sharp beak. A juvenile features a white breast with brown streaks, a white and brown back, and a brown head with a white stripe above its yellow ...

Tails of juvenile brown-cresteds and ash-throateds are like the great crested’s but overall paler and lack broad white stripe on innermost secondary.

Bird watchers have been asked to be on the look out for sightings of the hoopoe, a small brown and black striped bird with a distinctive pointed head, which has made a rare appearance in Ireland ...