Corvids are the coolest ... they seem to have a proper attitude. They always make me smile.... which is good 😃

I'm from the north of Ireland, which means thankfully I never have to worry about confusing rooks with carrion crows as we don't have carrion crows here. All our crows are hooded (we call them grey crows in Ireland and they're steeped in Irish mythology as a transformation of the morrigan).

@ianmangham4570

Жыл бұрын

Very mystical/powerful/spiritual birds 💯🤟

@kevinchamberlain7928

Жыл бұрын

No. They literally ARE morrigans. What's a morrigan btw?

@slippinggnome

Жыл бұрын

By north of Ireland do you mean Northern Ireland or one of the unwanted counties of ulster?

@pttheuk

Жыл бұрын

@@slippinggnome "Unwanted" due to large Protestant population? Ps. He says where he is from.

@archon1243

Жыл бұрын

Middle of Co Down here and there’s loads of carrion crows here. 🤔 Must have just an isolated local flock or summat…

Thanks so much for this! I grew up in Australia and always assumed the crows were responsible for my favourite sound of the English woods; now I know it's the rook! Looking forward to hearing them in real life one day ❤

@AShotOfWildlife

9 ай бұрын

Good luck, I hope you get to hear them in real life one day :)

This is a fantastic video to identify corvids. We were really unsure whether our regular garden visitors were carrion crows or ravens. It’s now absolutely clear that it’s a small family of carrion crows. They tend to know our routines and always show up at meal times for a taste of whatever’s cooking. 😂 They are very friendly ❤

Brilliant video, as always. As of the last few months, a population of Choughs have been reintroduced to Kent (at Dover).

@AShotOfWildlife

9 ай бұрын

Oh wow, that's not toooo far from me, I might have to see if I can make a trip down there to look for them. Cheers

Love your calm narrative style.

@AShotOfWildlife

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

This is a spot on account of our corvids in the uk. Well done Liam

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Pete! Appreciate your support.

@darkhall8227

Жыл бұрын

​@@AShotOfWildlife great video thank you

Great summary. I've sometime seen flocks of 20 or more choughs on the cliffs of Pembrokeshire - beautiful birds. Also had a pet rook as a teenager, that had fallen out of the nest & I took home. Hugely intelligent and very affectionate bird - used to follow my school bus 4 miles to school on occasion & land on my shoulder as I got off. Gradually returned to the wild after a few years, with fewer & fewer visits, hope he{?) had a good life.

Excellent and informative. Just what I needed ! An interesting thing about jays is that often you will find their small translucent blue feathers. I play golf and on our course in North West London we see lots of Jays particularly around Autumn. I often find the little blue feathers and have a small collection. Needless to say I regard them as lucky. I wonder if anyone else comes across their feathers ? When I meet crows on the course I say good morning to them by croaking in what I believed , before watching this video, was crow language. I do get a reaction they suddenly lift their heads and look around. Sometimes they fly away. I think my croak is similar to a raven's and perhaps it is threatening to them.

Ohhhh very very interesting, good morning fantastic and beatifull thank 💯💢💯👍🤗🌟🌟👈

Brilliant! I love corvids.. Even the smaller species seem to be so intelligent.. This most informative rundown is DEFINITELY one to keep for reference. Nice one Liam! 🌟👍

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks William. I'm glad the video is informative and hope you find it useful. Cheers.

@malcolmabram2957

Жыл бұрын

I do too. They fascinate me, and they are so clever.

@jennywarren3176

Жыл бұрын

I got to join in with some raven training this spring. They're clever but can be quite stubborn and sneaky! You suddenly realise how big and powerful those beaks are when one is perching on your arm!

@MarjJoscelyne-pi8cj

Жыл бұрын

I love corvids too, I’m always looking for Ravens up here on the welsh Shropshire border! Is it, 😅isn’t it driving along the lanes , once saw two ravens in the winter flying low wing tip to wing tip, cruising, looking for food in the winter, thrilling!

I've lived in this house since 2006 (Perthshire, Scotland), and saw the very first Rook in my garden a couple of days ago. He was determined to peck the last fat ball into a smaller piece that he could then fly off with.... which he did, eventually.

@AShotOfWildlife

3 ай бұрын

Ive seen them doing the same thing. In fact, I am not sure if I included it in this video or not but I did film one doing it as well. I suspect they carry the pieces off and hide them somewhere to eat later.

The Birds 0:26 - Eurasian Gray 1:13 - Eurasian Magpie 1:59 - Jackdaw 2:49 - Hooded Crow 3:59 - Rook 4:51 - Carrion Crow 6:08 - Common Raven 7:24 - Chuff

@pttheuk

Жыл бұрын

0:21 The Eurasian Jay

@douglasheld

Жыл бұрын

and 7:24 Chough

I have the chrome extension that lets you see YT dislikes. This video has 5.2k likes, and 0, yes ZERO dislikes. What a guy! Great video! Subscribed!

@AShotOfWildlife

2 ай бұрын

Thank you and a belated welcome to the channel! Although I have since received 32 dislikes... cant please them all.

Thank you for the video. I am in the US and greatly appreciate your having translated the statistics into Inches and ounces.

@AShotOfWildlife

27 күн бұрын

Thank you. A lot of people here use those units as well, but most young people now know grams and centimetres.

❤ the Corvid family. I saw Chough’s for the 1st time over 20yrs ago on the RSPB reserve on The Mull of Oa in the Scottish island of Islay. The North Atlantic 🌊 is there. Not a big population & I’ve seen them at the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. So I’ve seen all the members of the Corvid family in 🇬🇧

@Mortthemoose

3 ай бұрын

I've also seen Choughs on the Scottish islands off the West Coast... can't remember which island it was as it was ages ago, but they are definitely there.

I Love looking at birds but have no idea what the difference is. I thought a crow was a crow. I didn't see a magpie til I was 18 . I feed a group of 'crows' on Crickley Hill in Gloucester as they come and greet me whilst walking the dog. I have dozens of birds in my garden on the feeding tables I call them all sparrow's I know some are starlings because they fly in formation. Eyesight not good these days but still enjoy them.

Great video. The identification of these birds has been on my bucket list for decades. Alas I am a slow learner and will have to watch again and again.

I always get confused, trying to identify rooks and crows and often thought what their differences were. Great informative video. Although i would probably have to re watch a few times to help me fully clarify between the two.

@Crow_Friend

Жыл бұрын

It's easy; rooks have white/ivory coloured beaks, Crows don't.

@RaniaIsAwesome

Жыл бұрын

same, it just goes in one ear out the other lol. Let's make sure we get it this time and never get confused about it again.

@MissxLariz

Жыл бұрын

I still cant seem to identify these birds. Everytime i try to measure them they fly away :(

@peterbradburn9115

Жыл бұрын

My grandad used to say a rook on its own is a crow, and a crow in a crowd is a rook. By and large not far wrong 😃

@Dreyno

Жыл бұрын

Rooks slightly smaller and have no feathers around the base of their beak. Their beaks also tends to be lighter coloured and they’re a bit shaggier. Black Crow has a dark beak, feathered around the base. And they’re tidier looking.

These birds are obviously the most seen and intelligent. It would be nice to know more about their longevity and how that rates in UK over many decades ❤

Love corvids. Just love them. 🥰 You can see them working stuff out.

Enjoyed seeing the choughs on the great orme Llandudno this September, corvid heaven.

Good vid. Honestly. ravens are a LOT bigger! Very nice. You should always great a magpie with: 'Good morning, Mr Magpie, how are the wife and kinds'. This is based on the likelihood that magpies mate for life and if you see one alone you express the hope that its partner is simply absent. We also salute ours and say 'Good morning, captain' and salute, presumably because of the navel markings. As for crows, they do gather in family and multipal family groups, at least round our way. You can see they are not rooks as the all have black beaks, whether adults or young. We have lots of regular visitors to our big garden and field and it is a priviledge to see them. Super smart - great to watch them work in teams (usually pairs) to see off buzzards. We had the joy of seeing a crow nursing its mate with a broken wing (simple wing breaks heal) in a local park, bringing food and keeping others at bay for a coupe of weeks, till it was well enough to fly off. See a fair few ravens nearby, but mostly hear them - best description I heard of their call is 'cronk', but it is almost like a pig's grunt. As an aside, an agricultural study found crows do as much good as harm to crops because of the insects and parasites they eat. I might mention in passing that rooks and crows can and do interbreed, but I cannnot recall if the offspring are fertile. Thanks a lot for this one.

Really useful, I've long struggled to distinguish these birds from each other, but this video explains the differences perfectly, plus hearing their calls helps a lot too. Thanks!

Very interesting, I love the way you explain our lovely feathered friends, I love the Magpies and the cry of the Rooks. Many thanks for this🐦

@Crow_Friend

Жыл бұрын

Rooks do have very interesting vocalizations, If you're lucky enough to see a communal nesting site with lots of rooks; the calls are amazing.

Good overview. I live in America and had never heard of some of these birds. The Chough, in particular, is really interesting looking with the red beak and legs.

@jbmurphy4

Жыл бұрын

If you ever go hiking or skiing in the European alps you might see the more common alpine chough. It’s identical to the coastal chough in size but with bright yellow beak & feet instead. I remember they used to beg for bread from skiers.

Very informative. So it's a family of rooks that've been dominating my bird table each morning!

A wonderful coincidence. I was just complaining earlier that I had no idea about telling crows and ravens apart. Thank you!

This is invaluable, thanks so much. ❤

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Iam from Northern Ireland and I love watching birds

Always brings a smile to my face when you upload 🐦

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Cheers. That's very kind and nice to hear.

Enjoyed the video ,well put together .l live in Eastbourne East Sussex . I have noticed a great increase in ravens in the last few years , which is great to see.

@Crow_Friend

Жыл бұрын

You're lucky, I've never seen one here (SE kent.) hopefully they will spread to my area.

@JayWil771

11 ай бұрын

There are a few around Dungeness, Dover and Ashford

There is a one-legged jackdaw that has been visiting the garden here for at least the last three years that I always keep a particular look out for. There's also a rook who has taken to hanging around a square in the local town and making what I thought were very un-rook-like chirping noises to beg for food. But then I saw a large flock of rooks flying at dusk, and there was a lot of chirping going on between members of the flock as the flew back to their rookery for the night. I definitely think that Corvids are the most interesting birds.

I raised a Raven last summer. She chose to stay around and is never caged, clipped or tethered. Has become more independent lately. But still roosts on the porch every night. I posted some interactions on my channel if interested. Experience and Blessing of my lifetime!

Definitely my favourite family of birds . They are amazing ❤

Another lovely informative video. Many thanks. I didn't know that you can see UK Ravens in the wild for some reason. I just knew they had some at The Tower Of London. I've recently moved to an area by the south coast where I see Oyster Catchers. Not sure if you've featured these yet, but they are great to watch. I wasn't aware of them until now. Thanks again!

Aw I love the Jay not seen any since I was a kid. Great video btw.

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I once observed a juvenile chough strangely flocking with seagulls in one of the most unlikely locations. Bellshill Industrial Estate in Scotland. My mates wife, a keen birdwatcher, was well peeved. She had been on a special "chough spotting" trip on the west coast of Scotland and hadn't seen a single chough.

I've been walking along The Pembrokeshire Coast path over the last couple of years, and I've been fortunate enough to see 100s of Choughs during that time. Evidently thriving in this corner of Cymru. In Cymraeg/Welsh they're called Bran Goesgoch/Red Legged Crow.

Jays are my favourite bird, have one visit my garden frequently and they are so beautiful to watch flying by. They only seem to hop around my garden rather than walk as though they think its too dangerous to walk, which is funny to see! I've seen a pair visit last summer and still hoping to see a juvenile with them, that would be awesome. Their call is so distinctive (and loud!) but they also mimic birds, and I heard them mimicing a cat once which was brilliant. I'd love to see more rooks, unfortunately they seem to hate south yorkshire as I only ever see any when I'm travelling elsewhere! I'd love to see a raven someday, didn't realise they preferred coastal areas so not suprising I haven't seen one where I live then!

I've been waiting my whole life for this video, thank you!

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

I live in Burry Port, 15 miles west of Swansea. I've never seen a Chough {or hooded crow} but have seen all the others. I used to feed a jackdaw that had a droopy wing for a few years. It hung around when it saw me entering or leaving my front door, whilst I went into my kitchen to get it a handful of cereal.

I'm in the northwest of England and i mainly see black crows, magpies and jackdaws that visit my garden, but I've had jays visit occasionally, and I see rooks and ravens out and about sometimes. It's hard to tell sometimes if I'm seeing a raven or a really big crow, so this video is helpful! Every morning I put out leftover cat food for the magpie pair that visit me, but lately they're getting chased off by a big old crow, poor buggers 😅

Excellent video, Liam. I always continue to confuse crows and rooks. Am watching again and taking notes. I find the size and weights most useful in your videos. And the beautiful filming. Best wishes

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew, I am glad you found this video useful and interesting. Although some of the footage is mine, some of the footage I used in this video (and most of my other fact file type videos) is creative commons and not filmed by me. One day I would love to be able to film it all myself but with a normal 9-5 and youtube, I dont have enough time at the moment. Cheers!

A great overview of the most fascinating family of birds. The other way that helps distinguish between Rooks and Crows is if they're with Jackdaws they'll almost definitely be Rooks. The tail shape differs too, Rooks have a rounded end to their tail and Crows have a straight edge to theirs. Haven't seen a wild Chough before, at least not for sure. Could you do one of these on Warblers, I find them very difficult to tell apart ?

Love ravens and jackdaws

Had a crow visit me in the garden. Landed on my shade sail. Put my arm up and called him over and to my surprise he jumped on my arm and climbed up and sat on my shoulder. Stayed in the garden for about 2 hours and flew off. Absolutely an amazing experience. I'll never forget that. ( Profile picture for proof)

Thanks so much for this video. We have hundreds nesting all year round in tall trees in land behind my house. Their noise early morning and evening is so loud. We neighbours often discussed which bird they are. Now we know. They are rooks in a huge rookery.

Now this is the video I was looking for!

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, glad to be of service!

Excellent Liam.

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hi Liam happy new year , brilliant video very interesting nice to know how to identify them all I did get mixed up with them keep up with your brilliant work and videos Bernard

Another fine video!

Brilliant!

My father had an old countryside saying that taught children the difference - if you see a rook its a crow and if you see two crows they are rooks. I was told this when I was about 9 years old and I still using today.

Very useful! I remember as a kid seeing a bird that I thought was a rook whilst at the beach, and got excited because I had never seen a rook before. But in the following years I saw more rooks and realised they looked nothing like the bird I saw. I was always confused as to what it was then, since it can't have been a carrion crow as there were carrion crows nearby when I saw it and they were much smaller than it. Now with this video I can safely say that the mystery bird I saw as a kid must've been a raven, not a rook!

Thank you for this video. I really like corvids. They fascinate me. Where I live (Norfolk), carrion crows are all over the place, but, despite the claims in the bird books, never seen a Raven, and I know the difference. However, I used to do a lot of hillwalking in the Highlands and Ravens were common. I befriended one who followed me all he way Up Ben Cruachan. Yes he got a treat when I got to the summit cairn. Indeed he was walking around at my feet, So trusting.

Brilliant and thank you 🙏

Excellent as always, thank you.

wow he's so talented.. iv been practicing my raven call for a few years but yours is on perfect point

Very informative, thanks!

Excellent. Thank you.

just class. well done x

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Love this video, always wanted to know this. Thanks!

Wonderful thank you.

These are such lovely videos, thank you

Very well done, thank you.

Another great video Liam, very informative. I know my birds and you still taught me something. So thanks. 👍

Well presented Liam 👍🏼

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian!

Happy New Year Liam! Loved this video! I had to rewind it several times to take mental notes so I could remember how to tell all the corvids apart. Learnt SO much - thank you!!

Great video, thank you.

Thanks, very useful indeed.

Great guide - thanks!

Very informative.Thanks. I'm a country boy and have learned something here.

Great video keep up the good work 👍

That was great. Thanks.

Brillant video. Thank you ❤

Amazing!

Excellent video!

Utterly fascinating!

@AShotOfWildlife

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Many thanks great information 👏👏👏

That was so informative Liam, for me it’s possibly your best post date 👍 Living down here in West Cornwall there’s always the chance we may, if lucky see Choughs. However this post is a real help in identifying for sure what else we have in the fields around us. Thank you 🙏

@Crow_Friend

Жыл бұрын

I didn't even know Choughs existed! Amazing looking birds.

@jbmurphy4

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a few choughs nesting in old stone ruins on the west coast of Ireland. They behaved just like other corvids watching me from the wall tops as I was exploring the ruins!

Very clear, I have ravens and crows in my garden daily and now I can work out which one is which. Its the Jay I wan t to see now!

What a wonderful video, thanks brother. Have a great summer ahead 🌞

Great video - thanks!

Will you please stop posting interesting and well made videos! I have been stuck for the last hour, going from video to video and I have a lot to do you know. I can't be sitting here watch informative videos all day ; ) Thank you for that, mate

Fascinating video. Many thanks. 👍

Excellent! Thank you very much. Very clear and precise. Most helpful.

This is perhaps the best video I've managed to find on this particular subject and was very easy to understand. Well done to you, and thank you

Nice and concise, well-structured beginner's guide. Thank you

Superb video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you.

I love your Videos! Thank you for that!

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching them!

Thank you so much. Love your videos. Take care.moog.

Cheers man I loved it 😊

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent tutorial! I love the fact that rooks are very fond of jackdaws, and vice versa! They will often forage, associate and even nest (not in the same exact nest) in the same tree! Two actually teamed up to relieve me of my sandwich one day! They didn't swoop like naughty seagulls but intelligently appealed to me and took a piece each from my hand. Note: I have NEVER known a corvid to take two offerings from the same hand of a stranger! NEVER! I believe they understand the risk of being captured second time around! If you see one caged, try this out! I'll bet they'll take the first peanut off you but you just try and get them to take a second one!

Brilliant video. I'm from the far south east coast of Ireland and happy to say our cliffs afull of chufs.

Thank you for a great identification guide.

Very informative -thanks for sharing. I have struggled with carrion crows and ravens in the past a they have been in the distance, but in the Brecon Beacons I think the birds I saw I assumed were ravens as they were solitary and in areas that seemed remote.

Liam, I always enjoy your videos; highly informative, skilfully put together and most engaging. As others have commented I save them to rewatch. You have helped me to get out & about & to appreciate our amazing wild bird species so much more. You have built a very strong catalogue & no doubt help many of us gain a better appreciation of our amazing wildlife. More power to your elbow mate, please keep them coming. Some suggestions for the future would include; kingfishers, dippers, herons, egrets, red kites, common / honey buzzards and some of the raptors. Once again, many, many thanks. Great work👍‼️

Fascinating to hear about the chough, I'd never heard of this corvid, let alone seen one! 😲

Thanks, really helpful.

@AShotOfWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad it was useful :)