I hope you do give your chance Encounter seeding another chance :) Maybe it will be better in more sun. Of course, the color may not be so pretty, but who knows. I am the one who has such a hard time getting rid of seedlings though. I've been going through mine, have several reds, various shades & sizes, & am having such a hard time whittling them down.

Thanks, Catherine. I've never seen or heard of one before.

Well, this is a mystery! I don't know anything about the birds in England, but after looking online for quite awhile, I couldn't find anything that looked like the one in your picture. The closest I could find with that white band across it's lower back, was a young house martin. Sometimes young birds look different from what they grow into. Could you send the picture to some place that knows all about birds? Sorry I couldn't help you. And sorry this beautiful bird died. I had a beautiful small warbler hit my window and die. :( Please report back here if you ever find out what your bird was. Good luck!

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