Really super quiz

[Dave B]

Well, I had some spare time this evening, so here's another quiz.

Which species do these supercilia belong to? All have occurred in the Western Palearctic.

Hope they're big enough to see!

Happy guessing!

Dave

[Tim Allwood]

2 Oriental Plover?

Tim

[CornishExile]

1 Broad-billed Sand
4 Red-eyed Vireo

Jon

[Tim Allwood]

3 fem. Sibe Thrush

[CornishExile]

3 fem Bluethroat?

[Dimitris]

1)I don't know,but I've seen that eye somewere!...
2)Snow Bunting?
3)White-throated Robin?
4)I dunno.
5)Some sort of Warbler.Probably an Acro.I'll try Sedge Warbler....

[Dave B]

1)I don't know,but I've seen that eye somewere!...
2)Snow Bunting?
3)White-throated Robin?
4)I dunno.
5)Some sort of Warbler.Probably an Acro.I'll try Sedge Warbler....

These are obviously harder than I thought!

None correct so far. In fact, no one has guessed the correct genus yet. Dimitris, you are right, you most probably have seen that eye somewhere!

I should say that number three is slightly silhouetted against strong light, so looks darker than it is in real life.

I'll wait a while more before giving more clues.

[Bluetail]

1. Crested Lark

No idea about the others. Perhaps when I'm less tired...

[Dave B]

1. Crested Lark

No idea about the others. Perhaps when I'm less tired...

Hope you had a good rest Bluetail. Think longer legs!

[jurek]

No googling, OK?

Quail, white-winged lark, dusky warbler, dotterel, crested lark.

[Joern Lehmhus]

1. Wood sandpiper
2. Dotterel

[Dave B]

1. Wood sandpiper
2. Dotterel

Well done, Joern! The first picture is indeed Wood Sandpiper, a spring bird, taken on March 9 this year.

As for the others, keep trying!

[edenwatcher]

How about Radde's warbler for no. 3?

Rob

[Dave B]

How about Radde's warbler for no. 3?

Rob

You're on the right track. It's a migrant Phyllosc .

[Big Phil]

You're on the right track. It's a migrant Phyllosc .

Turnstone?

[Tim Allwood]

Dusky for 3?

[jurek]

Western Crowned for 3?

[Dave B]

Western Crowned for 3?

Not Western Crowned or Dusky. Pic was taken in December in Singapore. That should give it away!

[Joern Lehmhus]

No Idea what could occur in Singapore, but could it be Arctic warbler?

[Joern Lehmhus]

Common quail for pic 4?

[Dimitris]

No Idea what could occur in Singapore, but could it be Arctic warbler?
I think you are right.(well i did see one this spring!)

[Dave B]

I think you are right.(well i did see one this spring!)

Yes, Arctic Warbler it is.

Of the others, two are passerines and one a shorebird. All are on the British List.

Cheers,

Dave

[lou salomon]

2 - white-tailed lapwing?

[lou salomon]

5 - a pipit?

[Dave B]

5 - a pipit?

No and no, but there is a pipit in there somewhere!

[Ghostly Vision]

2 - Sharp-tailed sand
4 - Tawny pipit
5 - Paddyfield warbler

GV

[Dave B]

2 - Sharp-tailed sand
4 - Tawny pipit
5 - Paddyfield warbler

GV

2. Yep, Sharpie it is. This juv/1st winter was taken last October in Sydney.
4. Right genus
5. Only one member of this genus has made it to the UK, and this is it.

[Ghostly Vision]

What an eejit!

4 is Olive-backed pipit - look at that little black bit in front of the eye.
5 For some reason thought you had said it was a warbler, so went down the wrong track. It is my first thought - Cercotrichas galactotes, Rufous bush-robin?

GV

[jacana]

i was going to say goldcrest for 5...

[Dave B]

What an eejit!

4 is Olive-backed pipit - look at that little black bit in front of the eye.
5 For some reason thought you had said it was a warbler, so went down the wrong track. It is my first thought - Cercotrichas galactotes, Rufous bush-robin?

GV

4. Indeed it is! Not the best pic you'll ever see, but identifiable none the less. Taken in northern Thailand in January.

5. I didn't know Rufous bush-robin had occurred in the UK. Oh well, that's not it anyway. Some say that the little black loral spot is a good feature, though it isn't on all birds I see. You're likely to hear this one before you see it.