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Some French Mysteries (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter nickderry
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gropperwinch
Well-known member
Turtle Dove-Melodious Warbler-Yellowhammer-Great Reed Warbler-Turtle Dove!
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
oui, oui, non, non, oui!
Couldn't catch you out with the turtle doves I see!
oh and Jonny is right on Cirl Bunting.
gropperwinch
Well-known member
for no.4 how'z bout willow warbler?
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
gropperwinch
Well-known member
a sparrow away from it's hedge??
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
a sparrow away from it's hedge??
yes - they're really not as showy as they are in Britain, I hardly ever see them.
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
no - this is really going to be difficult (as it's sort of a trick question)
maltese falcon
Well-known member
bluethroat?
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
no!
I'll come clean - the mystery bird is the same cirl bunting! I just popped it in to show the rump in case anybody questioned the ID of the other (very yellow) one! 8-P
I'll try and get some more photos up soon!
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
That's ok! But you did anyway! 8-P
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
Great Crested Grebe?
Black Necked Grebe
Grey Heron ???? :S (looks like Sandhill crane to me but highly unlikely unless it's very lost
Moorhen
you have the even numbers correct, black-necked grebe and moorhen indeed.
maltese falcon
Well-known member
I'll risk with Black throathed diver and purple heron.
