Crow, Carrion

A medium sized, all black bird that is easy to confuse with a rook. Crows have a bad reputation, being a pest to farmers, and appearing in horror stories such as "The Birds". They are however surprisingly clever and sociable birds.

Family
Crows (Corvidae)
Latin Name
Corvus corone
Further reading
Carrion crow (wikipedia)
Carrion Crow

When the bird was spotted

Date Location Title Seen by Interestingness
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Garden b.m.stokesley
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Garden b.m.stokesley *
Germany, Kandern Pool of former clay pit Hühnerhabicht
Germany, Marktrodach In the garden Hühnerhabicht
Germany, Wissen In the garden Hühnerhabicht
Germany, Kandern In the fields behind the house Hühnerhabicht
France, Leymen In the field behind the house mike421
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Pinchinthorpe b.m.stokesley *
France, Leymen In the garden mike421
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Garden b.m.stokesley
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Stokesley b.m.stokesley
Germany, Kandern around a dozen on a field behind the house Hühnerhabicht
Germany, Wissen On top of the old oak Hühnerhabicht *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Trading Estate b.m.stokesley
France, Leymen In the garden mike421
Germany, Marktrodach flying overhead Hühnerhabicht
France, not specified Oltingue mike421
France, Leymen In the garden mike421
Germany, Kandern in the garden Hühnerhabicht
France, Leymen In the garden mike421
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors from garden b.m.stokesley
UK, London in the park Hampstead Heath Hühnerhabicht
Germany, Wissen on the fields in Mittelhof Hühnerhabicht
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors garden b.m.stokesley
Germany, Kandern Carrions around the house Hühnerhabicht
France, Leymen in the fields behind the house mike421
France, La petite Camargue La petite Camargue mike421 **
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley
France, Leymen In front of the house mike421
Switzerland, Obersaxen From ski lift wphu *
Switzerland, Obersaxen Obersaxen mike421
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Marton mike421
Switzerland, not specified All over mike421
France, Leymen Flying overhead mike421
France, Leymen Crow mike421