teamsaint's photo quiz

[teamsaint]

Having been inspired by the mighty ody and his long running thread - 'Field work......hard work', I have decided to start something similar. Whether I will be able to find enough photos is a good question but here goes!

First photo, ID the bird (if you can even see it)

[paulwfromtheden]

Having been inspired by the mighty ody and his long running thread - 'Field work......hard work', I have decided to start something similar. Whether I will be able to find enough photos is a good question but here goes!

First photo, ID the bird (if you can even see it)

Common Sandpiper?

[ody]

Very nice teamsaint. You are coming at the right time.
My "bad" pics are away!
To say something different I think it is a Calidris alba! |:d|

[teamsaint]

neither of those are right. Knowing where I was at the weekend might help some of you.

[Sean F]

Dunlin?

[ody]

Redshank!

[teamsaint]

still wrong

[JWN Andrewes]

Spotted Sandpiper?

[teamsaint]

no. go on my blog and the answer will be obvious.

[Larry Lade]

Green Sandpiper

[ody]

Sanderling?

[teamsaint]

still wrong, come on guys! |=o| |=o|

[ody]

Black-tailed Godwit?

[Sean F]

Ruff?

[Joe Ray]

Go to my blog and it'll be obvious.
Well I can't get on the bl^^dy thing cos Norten Internet Security has blocked it!

[teamsaint]

oh yeah, forgot about that. i will give you a clue as we have now had 9 incorrect guesses. the bird is minuta

[ody]

oh yeah, forgot about that. i will give you a clue as we have now had 9 incorrect guesses. the bird is minuta

Little Stint!

[teamsaint]

yes! well done ody

[teamsaint]

here is the next

[joe cockram]

Sparrowhawk?

[Larry Lade]

Peregrine Falcon

[ody]

Buteo buteo!

[lou salomon]

falco rusticolus?

[Larry Lade]

Merlin, Falco columbarius?

[Joe Ray]

Kestrel

[teamsaint]

Peregrine Falcon is correct. Well done Larry

[teamsaint]

here is the next. it should be much easier

[lou salomon]

stonechat

[Joe Ray]

Can't be anything else.

[ody]

Easy is also good!
Stonechat= (Mavrolaimis) Blackthroat in greek!

[teamsaint]

stonechat is correct. here is another easy one while i look through old photos to find some more rubbish ones.

[ody]

I would say Grey Wagtail!

[dan pointon]

I would say Northern Wheatear! Looks to be on a shoreline....migration in action?!

[Joe Ray]

Wheatear

[teamsaint]

wheatear is correct. taken at pagham harbour, west sussex in october so certainly on migration!

[teamsaint]

here is the next. another fairly easy one

[Joe Ray]

Female Pochard

[teamsaint]

well done Firecrest. female Pochard is correct. here is the next

[ody]

well done Firecrest. female Pochard is correct. here is the next

It is a juvenile Coot!

[teamsaint]

sorry ody, it is not a juvenile Coot!

[ody]

sorry ody, it is not a juvenile Coot!

It is a Moorhen then!

[teamsaint]

no, try again ody

[lou salomon]

an anas-duck, lets say gadwall.

[teamsaint]

gadwall is correct. here is the next:

[Sean F]

Great Crested Grebe with a fish?!

[teamsaint]

great crested grebe is correct but i don't know about the fish. here is the next: fairly easy

[Larry Lade]

A godwit, bar-tailed?

[teamsaint]

bar-tailed godwit is correct. here is the next:

[Larry Lade]

It is a bird, right!

Is it going east, west, north or south?

Grey Heron?

[ody]

Larus marinus?

[teamsaint]

Great Black-backed Gull Larus Marinus is correct. here is the next:

[ody]

Great Black-backed Gull Larus Marinus is correct. here is the next:


Lapwings?

[Joe Ray]

Golden Plover?

[teamsaint]

golden plover is correct.

[Larry Lade]

Greylag Goose

[Joe Ray]

I'm with Larry.

[teamsaint]

yep. now try this one:

[lou salomon]

hahaha!

ruffs.

[Joe Ray]

Knot?

[teamsaint]

knot is correct. i need to make this harder

[Joe Ray]

Barn Owl?

[Larry Lade]

That is what I would guess. Barn Owl.

[teamsaint]

barn owl is correct. but now the easy bit is over. hopefully the next few will be a bit more tricky.

[chris3871]

Cormorant?

[teamsaint]

no...

[chris3871]

Are there two birds in this photo?

[teamsaint]

no there is only one - the thing swimming off to the right of the picture

[lou salomon]

red-breasted merganser?

[Joe Ray]

Either that or female Goldeneye.

[Conorbirda2]

Teal????????

[teamsaint]

well done Firecrest! It is a female Goldeneye. Here is the next

[jason stannage]

Well, this is not a boat accident! And it wasn't any propeller; and it wasn't any coral reef; and it wasn't Jack the Ripper! It was a BRENT GOOSE. ;)

[Larry Lade]

Velvet Scoter?

[teamsaint]

yes it is a brent goose. i was hoping some people would say cormorant. no more pics until thursday because i am away and on a different computer

[teamsaint]

ok here is another i have managed to get:

[lou salomon]

common sand?

[Joe Ray]

Green Sand?

[teamsaint]

it's a green sand. you guys are too good at this

[teamsaint]

ok here's the next:

[ody]

ok here's the next:
Calidris alba?

[chris3871]

Curlew? Depends how much leg's underwater!

[Joe Ray]

I'll say Whimbrel to be different.

[teamsaint]

how do you always get these?!?! Curlew is correct.

[Sean F]

female Red-breasted Merganser

[KayD]

Pacific Diver?

[Joe Ray]

Looks remarkable similar to post #63.
RB Merganser

[teamsaint]

yep it's a female RBM. instructions for the next are find all the species in this photo

[Joe Ray]

Brent Goose, Wigeon, Teal, Pochard

[jason stannage]

1 red b goose
2 snipe ;)
90 + brent goose
3 m teal
1 m 1f pintail
weres the Pochard was it flushed by a peregrine ;)looks like a brent to me
if it is a m pochard thats 1 big mothe f@~#er

1 black hat (possible beanie, beanie hatious ) adult male
1 poss ferruginous duck m

1 poss wigeon

[chris3871]

I'm not convinced there's a wigeon...so..

Red Breasted Goose
Brent Goose
Teal
Pintail
Pochard

[teamsaint]

ok, there are 4 species in this photo, plus one more that you cannot see but is lurking in the reeds. can anyone get them all without giving any incorrect guesses?

[teamsaint]

you did get the one lurking in the reeds earlier

[jason stannage]

i see ( dead people quote,The Sixth Sense (1999) )
1 red b goose
1 snipe
90 + brent goose
3 m teal
1 m 1f pintail
1 juv swan
1 poss wigeon
1 black hat

[dan pointon]

Red Breasted Goose
Snipe
Teal
Pintail
Brent Goose

[Joe Ray]

Brent Goose
RB (http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=73541) Goose
Teal
Wigeon
Snipe
Pintail

[dan pointon]

Brent Goose
RB (http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=73541) Goose
Teal
Wigeon
Snipe
Pintail

I make that 6!!! He said 4 + 1 in the reeds....

[teamsaint]

dan got them all right with the snipe being the one hiding in the reeds.

here is the next: TIP - this bird has already appeared in the quiz

[lou salomon]

ring-necked duck?

[dan pointon]

Pochard?

[lou salomon]

ah, yeah pochard is much better :egghead:

[teamsaint]

yeah it's a pochard. click here (http://bp0.blogger.com/_91Nh7IGnirM/RdXL_P9xY4I/AAAAAAAAAMo/NCvjyLCqGFg/s1600-h/pochard2.JPG) to view the picture before it was cropped

[teamsaint]

and here is the next

[chris3871]

Greenshank

[Joe Ray]

I make that 6!!! He said 4 + 1 in the reeds....I swear there's a Wigeon in there!

Oh, and Greenshank for the latest.

[jason stannage]

I swear there's a Wigeon in there!

Oh, and Greenshank for the latest.


greenshank


i see 7 is this a swan

[teamsaint]

ok, the last one was a bad quiz. looks like i somehow missed the wigeony things. greenshank is incorrect

[Sean F]

Purple Sandpiper?

[Joe Ray]

Purple Sand then.

[teamsaint]

nope...

[chris3871]

Redshank

[Joe Ray]

Spotshank?

[teamsaint]

yeah it's a redshank

[jason stannage]

teal ;)

[Joe Ray]

Seconded (how come I never get there first! Always have to second other people's guesses ;)).

[teamsaint]

wrong and second jyothi, shocking ;)

[Mabel]

Gadwall?

[teamsaint]

no.....

[chris3871]

Green-winged Teal

[Joe Ray]

Now I'm going to second Chris!

[teamsaint]

still wrong

[Joe Ray]

Holy cow! Is it a wader sp?

[chris3871]

How about, Red-Breasted Merganser? Long shot...

[teamsaint]

it's not a merganser or a wader

[Joe Ray]

Then it's a duck! Pintail??

[chris3871]

Female Smew? I am stumped. This is my last guess.

[Joe Ray]

Pochard?

[teamsaint]

Then it's a duck! Pintail??

yes it's a pintail. click here (http://bp0.blogger.com/_91Nh7IGnirM/RdXLEP9xY3I/AAAAAAAAAMg/xsDpIht-bag/s1600-h/pintail.JPG) to see the picture before it was cropped

[teamsaint]

next:

[Mabel]

American Wigeon?

[chris3871]

Shoveler.

[Joe Ray]

It's a male Shoveler.

[teamsaint]

yep, that one was easy

[birderbf]

Wait, wai back in the photo with the Brants/Brent Geese and GW/Common Teals in front, am I the only who sees a Tufted Duck in the middle?

[teamsaint]

there is definately no tufted duck in the brent photo

[teamsaint]

ok here is the next

[jason stannage]

greylag goose :bounce:
looking at the wing is there a tufted duck in there lol :t:



next :clap:

[teamsaint]

greylag is correct PC

[teamsaint]

here is another

[ody]

here is another
Grey Heron!

[teamsaint]

no, grey heron is wrong ody

[ody]

no, grey heron is wrong ody

I think you changed the color. It is a Little Egret!

[teamsaint]

no....

[dan pointon]

Little Blue Heron

[ody]

Spoonbil?

[teamsaint]

no, still wrong guys

[Mabel]

Yellow crowned Night Heron?

[teamsaint]

nope, sorry Mabel. It's much bigger than a Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

[Mabel]

Marabou?

[dafi]

not shure about the feet but i will try spotted redshank

[dafi]

thats way to small init hows about sandhill crane

[teamsaint]

all wrong

[deborah4]

perhaps you've visited a WWT recently? ;) Fantastic wildlife pics of Tanzania btw :t:

Goliath Heron?

[teamsaint]

yes! it's a Goliath Heron. taken in Kruger NP, South Africa

[teamsaint]

here is the next, the african theme continues!

[Frenchy]

Giant Kingfisher

[ody]

Pied Kingfisher

[pe'rigin]

OK, my fellow Hampshirenite, one for you.

[Joe Ray]

OK, my fellow Hampshirenite, one for you.Am I allowed to answer this one? It's a Chiffchaff, lovely shot.

[teamsaint]

Giant Kingfisher

Well done, it's a Giant Kingfisher.

[chris3871]

Hadeda Ibis.
Just a guess, i don't know many African birds!

[Joe Ray]

Just cos lucky u has bin to Africa, most of us haven't! British birds plz, or I'll believe you haven't ever seen any! ;)

[teamsaint]

yeah it's a hadada ibis. sorry jyothi but i'm running out of british birds

[teamsaint]

here is the next

[Mabel]

Brown Pelicans?

[teamsaint]

yep. next below

[Mabel]

Atlantic Puffin?

[dafi]

cant argue with that puffin for me as well

[teamsaint]

yep puffin (you happy with that one jyothi ;) )

[dafi]

I think its the back end of a Shag

[pe'rigin]

Try this one folks!

[Sean F]

young Wheatear?

[dafi]

Young Meadow Pipit?

[teamsaint]

I think its the back end of a Shag

yep. next..

[Joe Ray]

Is that a British bird?

[teamsaint]

yep (chosen just for you) ;)

[dafi]

grey heron

[teamsaint]

grey heron it is

[Mabel]

White Stork?

[teamsaint]

yep that was sway too easy. another african puzzler below...

[joe cockram]

Grey headed Kingfisher?

[teamsaint]

Grey headed Kingfisher?

yep..

[Mabel]

Martial Eagle?

[teamsaint]

nope, but that's what i thought they were when i first saw them

[joe cockram]

Black chested Snake Eagle?

[teamsaint]

yep, you're obviously an expert at african birds joe! hopefully this one will catch you out

[pe'rigin]

Correct on the juvenile Wheatear.

Try something different. Clues are they were both in Leyandii, we are out in the country with fields and woods. Nest_2 is not mud lined it is fine horse hair. Both were expelled due to high wind.

[jason stannage]

hi pe'rigin why dont you start your own thread looks fun ;)
goldcrest,blackbird

[pe'rigin]

Near PC, very near, but not correct, Nest_2 is made of very fine hair, the image doesn't give a true reflection. Nest_1 is bigger.

[joe cockram]

yep, you're obviously an expert at african birds joe! hopefully this one will catch you out

hmm, obiously a sunbird of some sort, how about Violet Backed?

[Joe Ray]

Nile Valley Sunbird??

[teamsaint]

getting caught out by the sunbirds! nest 2 looks like a cuckoo but i'm probably wrong

[joe cockram]

how about Variable Sunbird then?

[Sean F]

nest 2 looks like a cuckoo but i'm probably wrong

Have you been at the B (: ? Cuckoos don't make nests!!!!

Nest 2 is a Song Thrush.

[teamsaint]

Have you been at the B (: ? Cuckoos don't make nests!!!!

Nest 2 is a Song Thrush.

i think i felt ill at the time, apparently i had a temperature and was going pale. :storm: i think i meant a nest that a cuckoo might occupy

anyway variable sunbird is correct

[dafi]

avocet?

[teamsaint]

nope.

[dafi]

Arabian Bustard?


thats my straw clutch!!

[lou salomon]

Blacksmith Plover (Lapwing)

[deborah4]

Blacksmith Plover (Lapwing)


agree with vanellus armatus ;)

[teamsaint]

yep it's a blacksmith plover. very common in the serengeti!

2 species in this rather funny picture (it's just crying out for a good caption):

[joe cockram]

Crowned Crane and Egyptian Goose, sorry can't think of a caption.

[chris3871]

As Joe says Grey Crowned Crane and Egyptian Goose.

[teamsaint]

yep, sorry for the delay

[chris3871]

My only quess would be goliath heron?

[redeyedvideo]

Black-headed Heron


Dave J

[teamsaint]

Black-headed Heron


Dave J

yep, now back to the UK. This one should be tricky

[Mabel]

Short-eared Owl?

[teamsaint]

Short-eared Owl?

no...

[Mabel]

Long-eared Owl? Or is it an Owl at all?? Lol!

[teamsaint]

Long-eared Owl? Or is it an Owl at all?? Lol!

still wrong mabel! keep trying

[Sean F]

Sparrowhawk?

[dafi]

cuckoo

[teamsaint]

nope......

[Joe Ray]

Anyone said Buzzard yet?

[teamsaint]

Anyone said Buzzard yet?

no but if they said that they would be wrong

[teamsaint]

any more suggestions? or shall i make it easier

[Sean F]

any more suggestions? or shall i make it easier

You could give us the family, or would that give it away?

[teamsaint]

ok, here is a bit more of the bird

[dafi]

How about Woodcock?

[teamsaint]

nooo...

[redeyedvideo]

Bittern.


DJ

[teamsaint]

Bittern.


DJ

in my dreams

[redeyedvideo]

in my dreams

I take it that's a no ;) , actually I meant female Kestrel :D


DJ

[Joe Ray]

Alright, Honey Buzzard.

[teamsaint]

I take it that's a no ;) , actually I meant female Kestrel :D


DJ

yes, it's a female kestrel

[teamsaint]

now this one should be hard

[ody]

now this one should be hard

I see two legs!
Night heron?

[redeyedvideo]

Grey Heron (or Coot)


DJ

[teamsaint]

both wrong

[dafi]

Black Tailed Godwit.?

[Dranzer]

A Night Heron

[lou salomon]

come on show us a little bit more...

[teamsaint]

wait a bit lou, the other guesses are wrong

[Mabel]

Anhinga?

[Dranzer]

Great Blue Heron?

[teamsaint]

no and no

[Sean F]

Water Rail?

[Dranzer]

Moorhen?

[teamsaint]

no and no

[redeyedvideo]

Great White Egret?


DJ

[teamsaint]

no.......... :king:

[Dranzer]

Is it a Bittern?

[teamsaint]

no although i'll give you a clue - it is a heron/egret sp

[Mabel]

Tiger Heron sp..?

[lou salomon]

little egret then? we've had almost all WP species with dark legs...

[Dranzer]

Little Egret?

[teamsaint]

It is a Little Egret! Here is the next:

[lou salomon]

bittern

[Dranzer]

Bittern?

[Mabel]

I shall go Bittern too, but failing that, Woodcock?