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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 13:55
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A Stone chatting
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4 mystery birds
Four rather cruddy video stills for identification.
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 14:01
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Grumpy Git
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1) Rough-legged Buzzard
2) Scandinavian Rock pipit 3) Merlin 4) Errr, no idea. |
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 14:12
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Agree with CJW on 1,2 &3 though I suppose 2 could be a Water Pipit. How about Golden Oriole for 4?
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 14:19
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conehead
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I'll go for Great Reed Warbler for #4
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:01
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I think all the work is done.
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:11
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I'll go for
1. Rough-legged Buzzard 2. Water Pipit 3. Merlin 4. A guess at Great Reed Warbler JP |
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:12
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A Stone chatting
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Not all named correctly so far.
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:16
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conehead
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Meadow Pipit for #2 instead?
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:24
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Grumpy Git
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It's the last one that no-one has got yet, I reckon.
Meadow Pipit, Michael? |
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:37
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A Stone chatting
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Someone has three right and one is yet to be mentioned.
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:40
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Ok plant bods...is that standard Phragmites that bird 4 is i? If so the bird is too small for Great Reed
Looks like one though.. how about Clamourous Reed Warbler |
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:41
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Grumpy Git
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So why go for a bigger bird than Great Reed, Jane?
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:53
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Quote:
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:55
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Grumpy Git
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I'm only messing Michael. God!
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 15:56
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Actually I thought it wasn't standard Phragmites but it did look like a big acro and the head-shape looks wrong for Thick-billed
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 16:24
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conehead
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Not convinced that grass is Phragmites either, but the pic doesn't show enough detail to identify it.
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 16:32
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Without looking at the others' answers:
1) Rough-legged Buzzard 2) Water Pipit 3) Merlin 4) Great Reed Warbler |
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 16:33
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Oh I guess I've got at least one wrong as well then!
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 17:09
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While we strugle with bird 4, lets experiment with the rest.
I can't get past Rought-leg for the Buzzard. The build looks right and the tail pattern should be conclusive. The pipit.. has the thrushy stance of Water/Rock, the contrast between the throat and the breast looks very Rock. Can't see how it could be anything other than this species pair. The falcon looks like Merlin... I guess the only other thing it could possibly be is a Kestrel.... though the colour looks merlin as do the underparts. |
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 17:13
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A Stone chatting
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This help at all?
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 17:21
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1)Common Buzzard:it does look good for RL Buzzard,but apparently pale Buzzards can show such a tail pattern,and most such birds show an obvious pale patch at the base of the primaries on the upperwing,as this bird does.
2)Hard to say,but I'll go with littoralis Rock Pipit(though it may be Water) 3)Merlin 4)Great Reed Warbler Harry H |
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 17:21
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Only in the implication that we all got the Buzzard wrong.
1.Common Buzzard (how did it get that tail?) 2.Rock Pipit 3.Meriln 4.Great Reed warbler |
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 17:29
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A Stone chatting
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Another view of the errant buzzard and a couple of the troublesome pipit.
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 17:32
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Still looks like a (scandi-ish) Rock Pipit to me.
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Tuesday 25th November 2003, 17:35
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On the Buzzard, it could conceivably be a Long-legged Buzzard with that clear dark trailing edge. I'm put off a bit by the background - not very east Mediterranean. I still think that looks like a Water Pipit, although maybe wouldn't rule out a littoralis.
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