What is this bird????

viz

This thread would probably be better with a picture.

It’s small and has a long tail. It’s eating from my fat balls. 

blobb

Is it's tail wagging? - Wagtail.  If not and it's wings are flapping, probably a flapwing.

hollywoodrox

Do wagtails eat from garden hangers ? I’ve mostly seen them on the ground , could it be a long tail tit? But they’re usually in mini flocks 

viz

Not a LTT. Maybe a wagtail - it was light green. But incredibly small. Its body was like as small as a wren’s. But the tail was as long as a LTT’s. 

DefaultM

Pigeon

LionAquaLooper

Crabs. 

hollywoodrox

Hmm tricky ,a gold crest can have a greenish tinge to it but the tail is not particularly long 
  I’m having a job to think of other small wren size birds 

hollywoodrox

This is all I’ve been able to find ,it’s from Cameroon  green long tail 
  Smallest I know that are common are LTT ,blue tit,wren and gold crest 

hollywoodrox

Although you do get pied wagtails in a green yellow ,but I’ve never seen them on a feeder for some reason 

viz

hollywoodrox said:

This is all I’ve been able to find ,it’s from Cameroon  green long tail 
  Smallest I know that are common are LTT ,blue tit,wren and gold crest 

That’s basically exactly what it looked like!

ICBM

Government surveillance drone, Mk74A

viz

Ah. But this belies its greenness. And you can’t see to the end of the tail. 

hollywoodrox

viz said:

hollywoodrox said:

This is all I’ve been able to find ,it’s from Cameroon  green long tail 
  Smallest I know that are common are LTT ,blue tit,wren and gold crest 

That’s basically exactly what it looked like!

No way ,I wonder if it’s migrated as it’s too hot there or got caught up in some jet stream and dumped here . Wonder it it would be an idea to alert enthusiasts although you’d prob get loads of people descend on you 

hollywoodrox

What a special treat Id never heard or seen of them ,you’re very lucky 
  Sometimes the world is a very kind place 

Kittyfrisk

viz said:

Ah. But this belies its greenness. And you can’t see to the end of the tail. 

Just like every UFO & Nessie photo, the blurring means it's very hard to identify  

viz

hollywoodrox

I’m sure it’s very rare as I’ve done a search on google with its name in “ “ & U.K. & nothing came up only people spotting it in Cameroon , at least you’ve seen it though & said it looked exactly like it so it must have been. You’ve been blessed  . Just tits ,robins sparrows, starlings etc here.
saw a kingfisher two year ago at my aunties though 

sev112

Long tailed tit 

Adey

We get loads of long-tailed tits at this time of year. They turn up in a small pink swarm and then vanish again.

Keiko

goldcrest?

boogieman

viz said:

Ah. But this belies its greenness. And you can’t see to the end of the tail. 

Looks like a long tailed tit to me.