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Jane Turner
Monday 17th November 2003, 11:36
Its been a busy day on the sea today! They have all been seen from here and all bar one picture was actually taken here. 5th is a tie breaker again

Jane Turner
Monday 17th November 2003, 11:37
this is too easy...I'll prepare the next one!

Andrew Whitehouse
Monday 17th November 2003, 12:07
1) Great-northern Diver
2) Slavonian Grebe
3) Sooty Shearwater
4) Whooper Swan
5) Eider

Michael Frankis
Monday 17th November 2003, 12:11
Great Northern Diver (Common Loon)
Slavonian (Horned) Grebe
Manx Shearwater
Whooper Swan

Tie:
Gurrk! provisional first guess Brent Goose

Joern Lehmhus
Monday 17th November 2003, 12:22
I will try with

Great norther diver
Horned grebe
Yelkouan shearwater
Whooper Swan
and Gadwall

Jasonbirder
Monday 17th November 2003, 12:34
Blimey beaten to it!

Great-northern Diver
Slav Grebe
Sooty Shear
Whooper Swan
Shag ???

Jane Turner
Monday 17th November 2003, 12:37
all birds have been named correctly....

Joern Lehmhus
Monday 17th November 2003, 12:48
I give you Sooty Shearwater then instead of Yelkouan

Jane Turner
Monday 17th November 2003, 12:57
I wouldn't :)

Michael Frankis
Monday 17th November 2003, 13:05
OK I'll try:

Great Northern Diver (Common Loon)
Slavonian (Horned) Grebe
Yelkouan Shearwater
Whooper Swan

Tie: Eider

Jane Turner
Monday 17th November 2003, 13:10
This quiz was deduced correctly by Joern in his first go... I think that was worth two coconuts

Jane Turner
Monday 17th November 2003, 13:12
It was an East-Med Shearwater, taken off Turkey, so actually I told a small lie. I've only seen West Med birds here...and I might add, rather more of those than Gadwall, which are a huge rarity here!