Nick's Photo quiz

[nick patel]

Can you guess these 4?

Nick.

[teamsaint]

House Martin
Carrion Crow
Common Tern
Marsh Harrier

???

[nick patel]

No, none of those.

Nick.

[nick patel]

If these are too hard, I'll make them easier?

Nick.

[nickderry]

hmm, 1) Goldfinch, 2) buzzard, 3) telegraph pole and 4) osprey??????

[nick patel]

No.1 Goldfinch, is correct, but the other three are not.

Keep guessing.

Nick.

[jason stannage]

2 bittern 3 avocet 4 buzzard. just a 10 second guess i no its not a bittern but,that tail might be legs, maybe not.

[nick patel]

1) Goldfinch (already know is correct)
2) incorrect
3) incorrect
4) Correct - Buzzard.

[PaulK]

2 Buzzard, 3 Hen Harrier ... just a guess

[pe'rigin]

Nick,

And I thought I was cruel.

Is 2 a Lapwing?

Is 3 a Diver or Auk? I can just see white on the underneath.

[nick patel]

2 is not a Buzzard or a Lapwing
and 3 is not a Hen harrier or a Diver or Auk.

Keep trying

Nick.

[pe'rigin]

Crickey, this is hard,

2 looks like it is a raptor with those wings and tail, guessing Sparrowhawk or a falcon
3 looks a long winged sea bird of some sort, white underneath, guessing Shearwater or a Meganser with wing extentions.

[nick patel]

Sorry pe'rigin, none of those.

Nick.

[nickderry]

I'm thinking two is a cormorant. (either it is one or now I'm going mad)
Is three a gull of some sort? Or an osprey?

[nick patel]

Sorry none of those either Nick.

Nick.

[pe'rigin]

Nick,

You'll going to have to give us a clue.

Both British birds?

2 is Woodcock
3 is Swallow

P

[nickderry]

they're clearly ostriches, one has been shot out of a cannon, the other has been shot out of a gun.

please some clues, for the sake of my waning sanity.

[nick patel]

Clue 1: No. 2 is a bird of prey.
Clue 2: No. 3 is not much bigger than a Herring gull.

all pictures are from Lancashire.

Nick.

[Sue Wright]

No 3 Lesser BB or Great BB

[nick patel]

No. 3 is not a black-backed gull (lesser or great).

Nick.

[pe'rigin]

Nick,

2 is Marsh Harrier.
3 is Fulmar

P

[nick patel]

We're almost there:
2 is a Marsh harrier. But 3 isn't a Fulmar.

Just one more now.

Nick.

[nickderry]

cory's shearwater?

[nick patel]

Sorry it's not a cory's shearwater.

Keep guessing,

Nick.

[nick patel]

Clue 3: Bird No.3 was just taking off from the Water in this shot.

Nick.

[nickderry]

brent goose?

[pe'rigin]

Morning Nick,


Long tailed Duck.

[teamsaint]

what about kittiwake for no. 3

[Sue Wright]

How about a Brown Booby Nick?

[nick patel]

Brent goose, Long tailed duck, Kittiwake and Brown booby (pics taken in Lancs, England) are all wrong.

keep trying.

Nick.

[pe'rigin]

Aaaaaaaargh!

Can you hear that in Preston.....Nick?


Is the bird flying towards us or not?

Slavonian Grebe

[nick patel]

Sorry not Slavonian grebe, and the Bird is flying away from us.

Nick.

[Sue Wright]

Great Skua I'm gettin' desperate 'ere Nick:-C

[nick patel]

Unfortunately it's not Great skua.

Keep trying.

Nick.

[pe'rigin]

Morning Nick,


Eider, 3rd year Male, Greenland species, red, yellow ring left leg, two yellow right. Wintered in Lancaster, dined on the finest mussels. Going to meet a female from the Solent and bring-up 6 ducklings.

I have not got a clue!!!!!!!!!

[Sue Wright]

Morning Nick,


Eider, 3rd year Male, Greenland species, red, yellow ring left leg, two yellow right. Wintered in Lancaster, dined on the finest mussels. Going to meet a female from the Solent and bring-up 6 ducklings.

I have not got a clue!!!!!!!!!

Going by all that ^ jargon of Ps Nick, I reckon you'll need to give us more to go on.....or a better shot!!!

I haven't a clue either, though WTS Eagle maybe!

Sue

[nick patel]

Here (attached) is another picture of Bird No.3

Hopefully this will make things easier,

Nick.

[nickderry]

cormorant (fingers crossed)

[nick patel]

Nope, not a Cormorant.

Nick.

[Sue Wright]

A Shag?;)

[nick patel]

A Shag?;)

Correct! It is a Shag (finally). Well done.

Nick.

[nick patel]

What do you think this is?

Nick.

[Sue Wright]

Hi Nick, I wondered if we'd get another from you.

Long-tailed Tit.

[dan pointon]

Tail not long enough - Chaffinch?

[nickderry]

another vote for chaffinch

[Sue Wright]

I've just come back and had another look and have to agree with Dan & Nick.

Chaffinch.

[nick patel]

Correct! it is a Chaffinch (see picture).

What do you think for this next one?

Nick.

[nickderry]

swift?

[pe'rigin]

Good grief Nick,

It could be anything.

Going for Peregrine.

[Sue Wright]

Are you really serious Nick?

I'll say LTT which I doubt VERY much. How about a Bird pic that's more IDable?

Sue.

[dafi]

Pied wagtail

[nick patel]

Hi, sorry for the poor images. Doesn't it make it more of a challenge though, otherwise it would be too easy.

Anyway the image is of a Swift (see pic), well done Nick Derry as it was a hard one .

What do you think of this next one (hopefully a bit easier?)

Nick.

[nickderry]

I'll try juvenile robin.

[nick patel]

Correct it is a Juvenile Robin.

What do you think of the second picture? This one might be very hard or not(?)

Nick.

[nickderry]

going to have to say with the habitat, grey wagtail or dipper, I'll plump for juvenile dipper.

[nick patel]

You're good Nick, it is a Juvenile Dipper.

Next one:

Nick.

[nickderry]

my instinct says wood sand, but it'd be nice if he'd turn round!

[nick patel]

If i put up a picture of it facing us, it would be too easy!

Nick.

[Sue Wright]

I'll have a shot at C Sandpiper

[teamsaint]

lapwing

[nick patel]

It is a Wood sandpiper.

What do you think of these next three? (on the third, it isn't the song thrush)

Nick.

[teamsaint]

stonechat
chiffchaff
fieldfare and blackbird?

[nick patel]

stonechat
chiffchaff
fieldfare and blackbird?

Sorry it isn't any of those. In the third picture, the large thrush at the bottom is a Song thrush, but that's not the bird for the quiz in that picture.

Keep trying.

Nick.

[Progne Subis]

Linnet
Willow Warbler
Pied Flycatcher

[nickderry]

redpoll, willow warbler, pied flycatcher

[jason stannage]

juv goldfinch, willow warbler, song thrush, pied fly

[nick patel]

The answers were:
Redpoll, Willow warbler, Pied flycatcher, so well done Nick Derry for getting all three right.

Nick.

[nick patel]

Here are some pictures for proof of the last ones, and here is the next one...

Nick.

[nickderry]

female common scoter with its right wing in a bandage?

[nick patel]

Correct! The bird is a female Common scoter (figured out much quicker than i thought), and the white patch is just it's underarm.

This next one is either very tricky or not?

Nick.

[jason stannage]

grey wagtail

[nickderry]

grey wagtail for me too.

[nick patel]

You are both correct with Grey wagtail.
Here's the next one...

Nick.

[teamsaint]

spotted flycatcher

[nickderry]

I was thinking spot fly too, but am half expecting it to be a willow warbler!

[nick patel]

It is a Spotted flycatcher.

This next one, must be one of the hardest so far, and I'm not gonna enlarge the image at all, until at least a few guesses are given.

Nick.

Odd clue: If i told you where the picture of the bird was taken, and when, it would probably (for most) give away the identity of the bird.

[nickderry]

hmm, black kite?

[nick patel]

It's not a Black kite. I'll give you another clue. This picture was taken in Lancashire (UK), this year.

Nick.

[jason stannage]

sparrowhawk (glossy ibis)

[nick patel]

sparrowhawk (glossy ibis)

None of those I'm sorry to say,

Keep trying.

Nick.

[nickderry]

marsh harrier?

[Sue Wright]

Night Heron or Arctic Skua?

[wee kayso]

marsh harrier

[Sue Wright]

Black Tern?

[nick patel]

It isn't a Marsh harrier, Black tern, Night heron or Arctic skua.

Keep guessing.

Nick.

[jason stannage]

could be a Buzzard, but i say its a barn owl, or a dead fly with a big nob stuck on your scope lens.

[jacana]

honey buzzard?

[Conorbirda2]

Owl sp? Curlew? Hen Harrier?

[pe'rigin]

Morning Nick,


Is it Dirty on the lens Harrier?

Short-Eared Owl

[sonning]

Is 3 a Manxie?

[Sue Wright]

Osprey, Manxie or GN Diver? If not, that's my guesses done with as it's a tad too obscure for me.

Sue.

[nick patel]

Sorry for the wait, I have been at the east coast of Yorkshire this weekend gone. I had a great time, especially at Spurn where i found a Beautiful Male Red backed shrike.
See: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=87299
for the full report.

On the quiz, no one has guessed correctly yet, but still keep guessing, by the way it is a Bird.

Nick.

[nickderry]

Eagle owl? Well done on the shrike btw, fantastic bird!

[joe cockram]

Nightjar

[nickderry]

bird? (Aves distancia)

[nick patel]

It isn't an Eagle owl or a Nightjar.

keep trying.

Nick.

[nickderry]

whimbrel???

[wee kayso]

shearwater sp? over leighton moss,????

[nick patel]

whimbrel???

Yep, it's a Whimbrel.(Brockholes quarry April/May)

Nick.

[nickderry]

woo hoo! Complete guess work. That was VERY hard.

[nick patel]

This next one is not a Bird, in fact it is taken underwater. And it is not the Tadpole.

Nick.

[Sue Wright]

Hi Nick, good to hear about your Shrike, beautiful Birds.

So is it neither a Frog or Toad Tadpole?

[nick patel]

Thanks for your comments Sue.

It is a Common frog Tadpole, but in the picture is something else.

Nick.

[nickderry]

there seems to be some sort of flatworm to the left but I know nothing about such things other than make sure pork is cooked all the way through.

[nick patel]

That is correct it is a type of Flatworm, in fact it is actually called a planarian worm, dugesia lugubris.

Nick.

[nickderry]

Not flatworms but this picture reminds me, when I was a kid, I decided to get some pet leeches from our local brook (permenant drain overflow) using a scrap of meat tied to some string. I took them home and set the up in an old aquarium where they looked very happy indeed. I didn't realise that leeches crossed land until that night when my Mom woke me up screaming in terror as she stepped on one barefoot. I was distraught for the poor leech.

[nick patel]

Great story Nick, have had Stick insects, but not Leeches! Incredible.

Anyway, here's the next one:

Nick.

P.S. I know it's a hard one, and it is purposely meant to be blurred, as i took this one especially for this quiz, but it is a challenge none-the-less.

[nickderry]

I'm going to go for bullfinch. I thought I was going blind with that photo!

[pe'rigin]

Morning Nick,

Is it me or is my monitor blurring everything?

Is it a bird or insect?

Going for ladybird

Six spots

[Sue Wright]

Afternoon Nick,

Almost ready to get my glasses checked on seeing that blob!

I'll try for a juv Woodie, though if it is it's too white, but who knows. Is it a Bird, Insect, alien or a zit maybe???!!!!!o:D

Sue.

[wee kayso]

have a sniff at a robin .......?

[Sue Wright]

Robin on a Bird bath?

[Conorbirda2]

Chaffinch or nuthatch?

[nick patel]

It is a Male Bullfinch.

Nick.

[nickderry]

Where was the pic taken? just out of interest, as I've only ever seen bullfinches coming to a birdtable once, on a visit to Pennington Flash.

[nick patel]

The picture was taken in my own Garden, i have a pair of Bullfinch visit the table and a very close feeder every day. In fact i have took 1 of the attached today, and the other two a few days ago. We love seeing them so close everyday.

Nick.

[nickderry]

I bet you enjoy seeing them, I can't remember the last time I saw one! (Must make an effort to find one soon)

[Conorbirda2]

The picture was taken in my own Garden, i have a pair of Bullfinch visit the table and a very close feeder every day. In fact i have took 1 of the attached today, and the other two a few days ago. We love seeing them so close everyday.

Nick.

Are you sure its the same pair all the time? I only ask as my ex-ringing trainer agreed to ring a pair in a neighbours garden as he had told him that the pair came in every day. He ended up catching over 30 different birds!!!

[nick patel]

Are you sure its the same pair all the time? I only ask as my ex-ringing trainer agreed to ring a pair in a neighbours garden as he had told him that the pair came in every day. He ended up catching over 30 different birds!!!

I'm pretty sure, as there are two pairs that visit altogether, and each have distinctive features about them, like a few feathers missing on one's head, or something like that, so i'm pretty sure it's only these two pairs. But i could be wrong?

Nick.

[nick patel]

Next one:

Nick.

[wee kayso]

dont know ,night jar ? ........

[nick patel]

not a Nightjar.

Nick.

[nickderry]

is it a bird? If so, wryneck (daft guess based on colour) if not adder. This one's going to be hard!

[pe'rigin]

Morning Nick,


Is this the new logo design for the London 2012 Olympics?

Other than that a old big Mac?

Some sort of mussel or clam.

[teamsaint]

is it an adder??

[nick patel]

Sorry guys, it isn't Wryneck, Adder, or a Mussel or Clam.

This is a hard one, so keep at it, and you'll get it eventually.

It is a Bird.

Nick.

[wee kayso]

i think it might be a scops owl ...?

[nick patel]

Not a Scops owl.

Do you want another clue?

Nick.

[wee kayso]

another clue please, that would help us all.

[nick patel]

Clue no.2 : wee kayso is close to the answer with Scops owl.

Keep trying.

Nick.

[nickderry]

long-eared owl?

[birderbf]

Little Owl?

[nick patel]

Not a Long-eared owl or Little owl.

Nick.

[nickderry]

Is it one of the Dunsop Eagle Owls?

[wee kayso]

tawny.......?

[pe'rigin]

Morning Nick,

I think I must have a different image than everyone else, I can't see a owl in there!

Going with African fish owl

[will@bill]

3.eider


liam<hawkeye>cook

[nick patel]

Is it one of the Dunsop Eagle Owls?

Correct! Nick Derry! How did you get that?

I went up last weekend, to see the Eagle owls, and saw an Adult and 3 chicks (picture is one of the chicks), and got great views.

Nick.

[wee kayso]

close but the opposite in size,but nice one any way....

[nickderry]

Correct! Nick Derry! How did you get that?

I went up last weekend, to see the Eagle owls, and saw an Adult and 3 chicks (picture is one of the chicks), and got great views.

Nick.

It was the bit of heather in the picture that made me think. So many pics of these birds floating around at the moment, my brain must have made a link somewhere, reassuring as it has been otherwise very dormant!

[nick patel]

This next one, includes Whooper swans, and Crows in the background. But what else is in there?

Nick.

[teamsaint]

glossy ibis

[nick patel]

Correct! (already!?)

Nick.

[nick patel]

In this next shot there are 9 Little terns, but only 8 are on show. Where is the 9th?

Nick.

P.S. Send back the picture with a circle in the area, where you think it is. Or reply back, telling me where you think it is.

[ody]

Hi , Nick! I think the Little Tern is hidden here!

[nick patel]

It's not there.

Keep trying,

Nick.

[wee kayso]

i think its ,in the black circle

[nick patel]

i think its ,in the black circle

Nope, Not there.

Nick.

[wee kayso]

have another go at this one... yellow,

[nick patel]

You're getting closer...

Nick.

[nick patel]

Not part of the quiz, but here is my new Blog:

http://nickswildlifeblog.blogspot.com/

Thanks,

Nick.

[wee kayso]

ok ,i will try the green circle

[nick patel]

It's not the green circle, but you were close with the yellow circle.

Keep trying,

Nick.

[wee kayso]

how about this...?

[nick patel]

Correct it is there.

Have a go at this next one (photoshop enhanced).

[wee kayso]

yellowhammer......?

[nick patel]

Not a Yellowhammer.

[wee kayso]

by process of elimination ,corn bunting...

[nickderry]

greenfinch?

[nick patel]

It isn't a Corn bunting, but it is a Greenfinch!

[nick patel]

Here's the next one...
...I have erased the bird, from the top of this chimney. What was the bird?

...A hard one.

[seggs]

jackdaw?

[nickderry]

The chimneys like that round here have black redstarts on them, so I'll guess that.

[wee kayso]

wood pigeon ,

[nick patel]

None of these 3 guesses are correct, but 1 of you is close.

[pe'rigin]

Morning Nick,

Collared Dove

[ody]

Hi , Nick!
It must be a Corvus corone!

[nick patel]

pe'rigin, Correct it is a Collared dove.

What is this next one?

[teamsaint]

duck.

[nickderry]

hybrid greylag with emperor/bar-headed?

[nick patel]

Well it was with 100+ Canada geese, so i assumed it was just an albino Canada goose. But as you say, Nick Derry, emperor/bar-headed?, this kind of makes sense with the grey markings on it's back, as within the canada geese, was funnily enough, a Bar headed goose. To see more pics of the geese, including the Bar headed goose at Brockholes quarry, yesterday, visit my blog to see the goose and more:

http://nickswildlifeblog.blogspot.com/

So, i'm gonna have to leave you lot to decide which goose or hybrid it is.

Thanks.

[nick patel]

Here is the next one:

[pe'rigin]

Morning Nick,

You have removed the bird...correct?


Going for Roller

[teamsaint]

kingfisher

[nick patel]

It isn't a Roller or a Kingfisher. Sorry for any confusion, but the bird has not been removed from the picture - it's in there somewhere.

[nickderry]

marsh harrier? (think I see it!)

[nick patel]

Correct Nick Derry!
Didn't think you'd get it that quick. (taken at Leighton moss, whilst viewing the WTP!)

[nickderry]

I wouldn't have got it quickly if it wasn't for the habitat, I was going to go for R L Buzzard first (dark belly patches in all the blur), then realised it looks a little summery!

[nick patel]

Here's the next one:

[nickderry]

House martin (or swallow?) gathering mud.

[ody]

I'll go also for Delichon urbica!
I shot myself such pics the last days.|;|

[nick patel]

Correct Nick Derry and Ody, these two are House martins.

[nick patel]

Next one:

[nickderry]

I think you'll have us stumped with this one! Can't see anything, though I have an uneasy feeling that something is staring at me!

[Storm-Petrel]

an evil fire ant with white eyes? ;)

[nick patel]

Keep trying, this is a hard one.

[ody]

Guesing? OK!
Wood pigeon!

[teamsaint]

black guillemot

[birderbf]

black guillemot

The best I can think of, besides an Orca.

[nick patel]

black guillemot

Well done Tom, it's the back of a Black guillemot.

[nick patel]

What are these two?

[nickderry]

I'm going to go for (don't laugh!) juvenile starling and common sandpiper.

[nick patel]

I'm going to go for (don't laugh!) juvenile starling and common sandpiper.

No need to laugh - The one bathing is a Common sandpiper - Correct!

The flying one isn't a juvenile starling though.

[nickderry]

sand martin for the other maybe?

[nick patel]

You're good at this Nick Derry, it is a Sand martin.

So Common sandpiper and Sand martin it is.

What about this then?

[birderbf]

Common Teal?

[nick patel]

To make things a little bit easier - it's not the duck.

It might be too easy now (or not).

[prairiemerlin]

Mallard ??

[nickderry]

if it's not the mallard, the only other thing in the pic is water! Unless that's a bird's tail in the top left hand corner.

[nick patel]

You are correct Nick Derry, and i suppose it would be too unfair to ask you what bird it was - It was a Sand martin. I should have said, find where the second bird was, instead of, what was it.

Oh well, on to the next one - Yes, there are Canada geese in there, but who else is hiding? Any Fylde birders cannot take part in this one, as I'm sure they know what the Bird is.

[nickderry]

I'm know I'm going mad when I see a coal tit staring at me from the grass!

[nick patel]

It's not a Coal tit. But there is another bird, other than Common Canada geese in there, and it's not as obvious as you think.

Keep guessing.

[nickderry]

it's not the small canada goose is it? after all the recent chopping and changing of branta?

[nick patel]

Correct! It is a Cackling Canada goose (2nd canada goose on the left).

Here is the next one:

[teamsaint]

red-breasted merganser

[nickderry]

goldeneye?

[nick patel]

red-breasted merganser

Well done, it is a Red-breasted merganser.

Here's another one:

[nickderry]

little grebe's bum?

[mooskibaby]

little grebe

[teamsaint]

little grebe

[nick patel]

Yep, it's a Little grebe.

[mooskibaby]

Any more pictures, i like this quiz

[nick patel]

Something is in there...

[nickderry]

grasshopper warbler?

[Sue Wright]

I'll go along with Nick's Grasshopper Warbler.

[nick patel]

Grasshopper warbler is correct.
Here's another one:

[nickderry]

I'll go for gannet now, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a diver species

[nick patel]

It's not a Gannet or a Diver species.

[nickderry]

It's not a Gannet or a Diver species.

ooh, that changes things then! Let's try guillemot, now I've blown the pic up a bit.

[Storm-Petrel]

Common Gullimot?

[nick patel]

Guillemot is correct!

[mooskibaby]

Any more?

[nick patel]

Next one:

[mooskibaby]

Marsh Harrier?????

[mooskibaby]

Or Red Kite!

[nick patel]

It's not a Bird of prey.

Guess again.

[mooskibaby]

Nightjar

[mooskibaby]

Woodcock

[nick patel]

Neither of those, but Woodcock is nearest, as it is a wader.

[nickderry]

It's a lapwing

[nick patel]

Correct it is a Lapwing.

another one:

[Sue Wright]

Definately a Lapwing for me also please Nick.

[nick patel]

Definately a Lapwing for me also please Nick.

Well done, it is a Lapwing, a new one is above.

[Storm-Petrel]

Bohemian Waxwing?

[Sue Wright]

A Skylark maybe?

[nickderry]

Going to go for collared dove

[nick patel]

It's not a Bohemian waxwing, Skylark or a Collared dove.

[mooskibaby]

Nightjar

[Sue Wright]

Meadow Pipit

[nick patel]

It isn't a Nightjar or a Meadow pipit.

[nickderry]

let's try turtle dove then!

[nick patel]

Sorry, but it isn't a Turtle dove.

Keep guessing.

[tim.birdboy]

Wood Pigeon??

[nick patel]

Not a Wood pigeon.

[mooskibaby]

Woodcock

[mooskibaby]

snipe

[nick patel]

It's not a Woodcock or a Snipe.

[nickderry]

Sorry, but it isn't a Turtle dove.

Keep guessing.

Bugger! I'll try stock dove then, even the non-birding boyfriend's convinced it's a pigeon of some sort.

[nick patel]

You are correct with Stock dove. Well done!

[nickderry]

phew, that was hard! My next guess was going to be Hen Harrier!!!