Day 17.020: Very European

Exile #2 took these excellent photos after spotting a bird (on our own feeders this time) that wasn't one of the regulars.

The initial view was something like this I suspect:

But this photo revealed what it was rather more clearly.

It's not the first time we've done a double-take at a European starling in winter plumage. Although we see them around fairly regularly they seldom visit our feeders.