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Dave B
Monday 16th May 2005, 05:04
Who do you think these belong to? Some fairly easy ones. All taken in South-east Asia and Australia.
Tim Allwood
Monday 16th May 2005, 14:07
1 Blue-tailed / Blue-throated Bee eater?
2 Superb Lyrebird
3?
4 is a swift of some kind... House Swift (A. affinis)
5 Greater Racket taied Drongo
Dave B
Monday 16th May 2005, 14:16
1 Blue-tailed / Blue-throated Bee eater?
2 Superb Lyrebird
3?
4 is a swift of some kind... House Swift (A. affinis)
5 Greater Racket taied Drongo

Good work Tim,

1 is Blue-tailed Bee eater. Your other answers are also all correct, which only leaves number 3.
Tim Allwood
Monday 16th May 2005, 20:50
any clues Dave?

Aus / SE Asian?

Tim
BarbaraM
Monday 16th May 2005, 20:58
any clues Dave?

Aus / SE Asian?

Tim

Hi - Dave seems to be otherwise occupied -

I have no idea what the bird is but he said they were all SE Asian/Australian. It appears to me to have trailing webbed feet when it flies - does that fit for some sort of cormorant? Barbara
Dave B
Tuesday 17th May 2005, 02:02
Hi - Dave seems to be otherwise occupied -

I have no idea what the bird is but he said they were all SE Asian/Australian. It appears to me to have trailing webbed feet when it flies - does that fit for some sort of cormorant? Barbara

Sorry, I was asleep over here! Clues? OK. You've probably both (Barbara and Tim) seen this species in your own country.

The apparent webbed foot is in fact worn/broken tail feathers, a common feature on this species at certain times of year. If I showed you a picture with unworn feathers, you'd certainly guess it!
Tim Allwood
Tuesday 17th May 2005, 02:08
Hi Dave

a skua sp.? Arctic?

Tim
Dave B
Tuesday 17th May 2005, 06:39
Hi Dave

a skua sp.? Arctic?

Tim

You're almost there Tim! It is a skua/jaeger, but not Arctic.
Tim Allwood
Tuesday 17th May 2005, 13:32
Pom?

atb
Tim
Dave B
Tuesday 17th May 2005, 15:23
Pom?

atb
Tim

That's the one! Pomarine Skua/Jaeger. Here's the bird, plus another with full spoons seen the same day, off Sydney, NSW, last October. They take a lot of beating in my book!

Cheers,

Dave
Tim Allwood
Tuesday 17th May 2005, 21:21
cheers Dave

any more unusual quizzes coming our way?

Tim
Dave B
Wednesday 18th May 2005, 05:11
cheers Dave

any more unusual quizzes coming our way?

Tim

Hmm! I'll have a think. Maybe next weekend.