Jackdaw Corvus monedula

first glance the jackdaw may seem undistinguished, but it is subtly handsome. The smallest native species of crow has a superficially black plumage and distinctly purple sheen to the black cap, while the cheeks, nape and neck are a greyish-silver. What really stand out are the silvery white irises of the eyes, and with the strutting, upright gait of a bird on the ground