mystery bird 2 (1 Viewer)

rimmer

Registered Insane

• Apr 11, 2004

• #1

Anyone want to guess what it is

 

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Michael Frankis

conehead

• Apr 11, 2004

• #2

Red-throated Diver?

Michael

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Apr 11, 2004

• #3

Looks a bit long winged.. but a fem-type Athya - Tuftie?

 

rimmer

Registered Insane

• Apr 11, 2004

• #4

Sorry but both wrong
I will post a better pic later or when sombody gets it right

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Apr 11, 2004

• #5

OK I'll try Great Northern Diver (Common Loon) then

Michael

 

rimmer

Registered Insane

• Apr 11, 2004

• #6

you are just to good
OK it's the well watched bird at Rutland water and it showed well today
i will post these in the gallery later

 

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Michael Frankis

conehead

• Apr 11, 2004

• #7

The absence of any obvious tertials is what put me on to Diver (sp) - a duck would have had some longer, parallel tertials visible just above the exposed primaries

Fairly sure it wasn't Black-throat, with no visible white on the flanks

That left a toss-up between RT and GN, got the wrong one first

Michael