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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 11:36   #1
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Bird Mastermind 10 - on the sea

Its been a busy day on the sea today! They have all been seen from here and all bar one picture was actually taken here. 5th is a tie breaker again
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 11:37   #2
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this is too easy...I'll prepare the next one!
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 12:07   #3
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1) Great-northern Diver
2) Slavonian Grebe
3) Sooty Shearwater
4) Whooper Swan
5) Eider
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 12:11   #4
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Great Northern Diver (Common Loon)
Slavonian (Horned) Grebe
Manx Shearwater
Whooper Swan

Tie:
Gurrk! provisional first guess Brent Goose
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 12:22   #5
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I will try with

Great norther diver
Horned grebe
Yelkouan shearwater
Whooper Swan
and Gadwall
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 12:34   #6
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Blimey beaten to it!

Great-northern Diver
Slav Grebe
Sooty Shear
Whooper Swan
Shag ???
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 12:37   #7
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all birds have been named correctly....
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 12:48   #8
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I give you Sooty Shearwater then instead of Yelkouan
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 12:57   #9
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I wouldn't :)
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 13:05   #10
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OK I'll try:

Great Northern Diver (Common Loon)
Slavonian (Horned) Grebe
Yelkouan Shearwater
Whooper Swan

Tie: Eider
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This quiz was deduced correctly by Joern in his first go... I think that was worth two coconuts
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Old Monday 17th November 2003, 13:12   #12
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It was an East-Med Shearwater, taken off Turkey, so actually I told a small lie. I've only seen West Med birds here...and I might add, rather more of those than Gadwall, which are a huge rarity here!
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