Five poor pics for ID

[Brian Stone]

More guesswork and controversy! Have fun.

[CJW]

1) Marsh Harrier
2) Snow Bunting
3) Pied Flycatcher
4) Semi-P (?)
5) Hen Harrier

[Jane Turner]

My word these are hard..

1. Looks strangely like a Great Grey Shrike, though that all goes a bit pear-shaped when you see it bigger

2. No idea, I can't even work out what I am looking at!


3. Looks like a Ficedula Flycatcher


4. Looks good for Semi P...unless its a WR Sand in active primary moult


5. Montagus Harrier

Not confident about any

[CJW]

It's your own fault Jane, you started this trend!!

[Jane Turner]

I know.... its keeping me off the streets though.

[Joern Lehmhus]

1. Rook?
2.Brambling?!?
3. a Ficedula, Pied Flycatcher I would guess
4. couldn´t that just be a Dunlin?
5. Hen harrier
Also not confident about these

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Mr Stone you are spoiling us with your c**p pictures:

1) Marsh Harrier
2) Crivens, maybe a Brambling
3) Jeez - Icterine Warbler?
4) Dunlin
5) Kestrel

[Jane Turner]

You know its bad when bird 1 has been named as three unrelated species

[Jane Turner]

Could 1 possibly be a Honey Buzzard?

and 2 a Redwing? I can see where you are getting Brambling from now!

[Gerry Hooper]

None of them are Ducks, if it helps at all!

[Brian Stone]

Nor Gulls Gerry ;)

All but one of the pics has managed to click with at least one person though.

[satrow]

2 Hawfinch?

Andy.

[Joern Lehmhus]

I could also convince myself to a kestrel for the last bird...
But I really would like to know what this pic 2 is...

[jpoyner]

Just guesses...

1. Black Woodpecker?
2. Brambling perhaps???
3. Pied Flycatcher?
4. Could be a Dunlin?
5. Montagu's Harrier?

JP

[Joern Lehmhus]

That means we have 5 different birds in 4 different groups for bird 1 ?!

That´s nice...

[CJW]

I still think it's a Marsh Harrier.

[Brian Stone]

Still one pic not named at all. Best set so far has three right.

[Nightranger]

My nominations are:

1. Marsh harrier
2. Hawfinch
3. Collared flycatcher
4. Dunlin
5. Kestrel

[Brian Stone]

Scores to date:
CJ: 2
Jane: 1
Joern: 2
Fifebirder: 2
JP: 3
Ian:1

[Nightranger]

Scores to date:
CJ: 2
Jane: 1
Joern: 2
Fifebirder: 2
JP: 3
Ian:1

DOH! I'm not playing anymore. :C

Good exercise though and I would be dead pleased if I got 2. Hawfinch right.

[Jane Turner]

1.God Knows
2Brambling
3Pied Fly
4Semi-P
5 Montis

[Harry Hussey]

1)Marsh Harrier
2)Brambling
3)Pied Flycatcher
4)Little Stint?
5)Montagu's Harrier
Harry H

[Joern Lehmhus]

1. Great grey shrike
2.Brambling
3.Pied Flycatcher
4.dunlin
5.Montagus harrier
I know, at least one has to be wrong, but no better idea!

[Brian Stone]

1)Marsh Harrier
2)Brambling
3)Pied Flycatcher
4)Little Stint?
5)Montagu's Harrier
Harry H

:clap: :clap:

Harry has it again. More pics of three of them attached.

[Jane Turner]

Thanks that was fun!

[Joern Lehmhus]

Yep, it was!
looking at the sandpiper i thought of little stint, but couldnt convince myself to say it is one...especially about that one I have to ask.
Harry, what did make you sure it is one?

[Brian Stone]

A marginally better pic of the blurfinch. I'll take a break for a bit but might dig out some old tapes again sometime.

[Jane Turner]

Please do...

[Harry Hussey]

Hi all,
Joern:by simple deduction,I knew that the previous guesses of Dunlin and Semi-P Sand were both incorrect(based on how many each entrant had guessed correctly at that point),so I presumed it was a Little Stint!Also worked out the Monty's that way,but knew the first three without recourse to such tactics!
Brian: Blurfinch?Would that be Fringilla albarnii...?;)
Harry H

[Jane Turner]

It still looks plausable for juv Semi-P from that angle...