'8 birds in one' quiz

[nigelblake]

A bit of photoshop compositing has come up with this dodgy bird, it is made up of 8 species of UK/european birds, some are easy but can you get them all?

[birdman]

OK...

Lapwing, Nuthatch, Kestrel(?), Blue Tit(?), erm... starting to fee a bit of a fool now...!

[David FG]

Coal Tit, I think.

[nigelblake]

A good start birdman, 5 to go

[malgos]

Great Spotted Woodpecker in there as well?

[Christina]

A bit of photoshop compositing has come up with this dodgy bird, it is made up of 8 species of UK/european birds, some are easy but can you get them all?


Kingfisher, lapwing, blue tit, and then I'm beat. Wren? No.

Tina

[David FG]

So what have we got? Lapwing, Nuthatch, Kingfisher, Coal Tit (my bet), Kestrel... How are we doing?

[Tim Allwood]

Dartford Warbler underparts n legs?

[nigelblake]

6 down

[David FG]

Whose going to do the beak?

[nigelblake]

whoops sorry 5 down, no kingfisher in there

[Tim Allwood]

bill - Ruff?

[nigelblake]

bill - Ruff? .........nope!

[Christina]

Dartford Warbler underparts n legs?



Yes, I agree, having just got one of my bird books out!

[David FG]

I like Ruff.

[nigelblake]

bill, eye and primaries to go still

[Christina]

whoops sorry 5 down, no kingfisher in there


Wryneck shoulders?

[Tim Allwood]

bill -purple sand?

[nigelblake]

bill -purple sand? yes! spot on

[Andrew Rowlands]

My PM to Nigel ten minutes after his posting:-

" Nice one Nigel,

Coal Tit
Nuthatch
Dartford Warbler
Lapwing
Slavonian Grebe x
Curlew Sandpiper
? - tail x
? - ... x

Andy."

I'll have another look now....

[David FG]

Jack Snipe?

[Christina]

bill, eye and primaries to go still


Red-legged partridge eye?

[Andrew Rowlands]

I'm sure it's a grebes eye...

[nigelblake]

My PM to Nigel ten minutes after his posting:-

" Nice one Nigel,

Coal Tit
Nuthatch
Dartford Warbler
Lapwing
Slavonian Grebe x
Curlew Sandpiper
? - tail x
? - ... x

Andy."

I'll have another look now....

The cross against curlew sand did'nt make it on there

So far we have

Bill ..... Purple sandpiper
Crest.... Lapwing
Head..... Nuthatch
Mantle area.... Coal Tit
Belly/legs..... Dartford warbler
Tail ..... Kestrel

eye and primaries left

[Andrew Rowlands]

Chiiffchaff for the primaries (being colourblind doesn't help here...)?

[Andrew Rowlands]

Black-necked Grebe -eye?

[Bluetail]

Oh dear, I thought the bill was Slender-billed Curlew.... ;)

Goodness knows. Black Stork for the eye and female Blackbird for the primaries????

[Andrew Rowlands]

Scratch that - Pheasant - eye? (got a book out now!)

[Andrew Rowlands]

Bald Ibis eye?

[nigelblake]

Oh dear, I thought the bill was Slender-billed Curlew.... ;)

Goodness knows. Black Stork for the eye and female Blackbird for the primaries????

Cor blimey, if only I had a shot of a Slender billed to take the bill from!!!!!! still eye and primaries left though!

[David FG]

Sardinian Warbler eye?

[Tim Allwood]

eye - puffin

[Andrew Rowlands]

Gropper's primaries?

[Bluetail]

Cetti's Warbler primaries?

[nigelblake]

eye - puffin
Puffin it is Tim........ but not Gropper primaries

[David FG]

How about Robin primaries?

[nigelblake]

How about Robin primaries?
well done David..... we're there ....thats the lot, I will have to do another one of these soon!

[David FG]

Good game, Nigel! Thanks.

[Tim Allwood]

cool Nigel

nice one

thanx

[nigelblake]

Thanks to all who had a go at this, I have also posted a shot of the Scilly courser link below
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=24342