Rook

This species is similar in size (45–47 cm in length) to or slightly smaller than the carrion crow with black feathers often showing a blue or bluish-purple sheen in bright sunlight. The feathers on the head, neck and shoulders are particularly dense and silky. The legs and feet are generally black and the bill grey-black. Rooks are distinguished from similar members of the crow family by the bare grey-white skin around the base of the adult's bill in front of the eyes. The feathering around the legs also looks shaggier and laxer than the congeneric carrion crow.

Family
Crows (Corvidae)
Latin Name
Corvus frugilegus
Further reading
Wikipedia
Rook

When the bird was spotted

Date Location Title Seen by Interestingness
UK, Northumberland Alnmouth b.m.stokesley **
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Commondale b.m.stokesley ****
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Nunthorpe b.m.stokesley *
France, Leymen In the field behind the house mike421 *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Bishop Middleham b.m.stokesley *
France, Leymen In the garden mike421 **
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Nunthorpe b.m.stokesley *
Germany, Kandern around 50 on a field behind the house Hühnerhabicht
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Trees near Red Hall, Great Broughton b.m.stokesley
France, Leymen In the garden mike421 **
Germany, Kandern on a field some kilometers south of Kandern Hühnerhabicht **
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Great Ayton b.m.stokesley
France, Leymen In the garden mike421 *
France, Leymen In front of the house mike421 *
France, Leymen In front of the house mike421 *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors A172 near Swans Corner b.m.stokesley
France, Leymen In the garden mike421 *
France, Leymen Parliament of rooks on the ploughed fields below Landskron mike421 **
France, Leymen Rook behind the house mike421