HOODED CROWS : Corvus cornix
Where to see them : In flocks in fields or roosting in trees.
Also see CORVIDS / CROWS incl MAGPIES
You are unlikely to see a hooded crow in West Dunbartonshire as they frequent North and West Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. (Don't confuse this bird with the jackdaw which has a hood of sorts. They are very different in size and colouration). Winter migrants from Scandinavia are sometimes spotted in eastern England and eastern Scotland. Having said this, you just never know. Birds tend to move around. The RSPB indicates that they just may come here outside of their breeding season.
It is included here as it can be confused with the carrion crow which it certainly resembles in size and form. The hooded crow is grey in colour with a black head, wings and tail.
To confuse you even more. Here is what appears as a cross carrion - hooded crow. If you look closely you will see the typical hooded crow colour pattern, but blurred by a dull all over dark grey. As the species are so closely related this is evidently fairly common. [Cardross 2024].
