Bird identification, please

[basketcase]

I did take a photo, but it's not good enough to bother uploading it.

The bird is about the size, general shape and colour as a robin. Except, instead of the orange bit, it has narrow blotchy stripes IYSWIM. It was pretty nippy so I only got a glimpse, but they looked kind of yellowy green. I think.

Any ideas what it could be? I thought at first maybe a very young thrush, but it didn't look 'chunky' enough and the colours didn't seem right either.

Apologies for the botched description.

[Lavenderblue]

How about trying to use the RSPB bird identifier

The RSPB: Bird identifier: Identifier

Could it be a garden warbler or a chiffchaff?

The RSPB: Garden warbler

[burnie]

sounds like a baby robin to me

[basketcase]

How about trying to use the RSPB bird identifier

The RSPB: Bird identifier: Identifier

Could it be a garden warbler or a chiffchaff?

The RSPB: Garden warbler

Tried to PM you yesterday (or my alter-ego, Olivier did ) to thank you for the link. What an interesting site!

It actually looked more like a Willow Warbler. Aberdeen's in the white bit for Garden Warblers. However, I think I saw it again this morning. If so, burnie may be right, as it was with it's dad - and he was definitley a robin!