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Tuesday 10th June 2003, 16:07
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Hi there can anybody help me with the id of birds i saw today.
-Seen in flight  -overall white.grey appearance -a bit smaller than a grey heron -Rounded but not hunched wings -No trailing legs, but tail that gets smaller as it gets further from birds body -3 seen together, in a line quite spread out -Made a "tweak" noise, quite highpitched and repeated 3 times in the space of about 7 seconds. Sounded a bit like the "pink" calls of a chaffinch (p.s smart remarks not welcome  )Last edited by seb_seb : Tuesday 10th June 2003 at 16:10. |
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Tuesday 10th June 2003, 16:38
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I'd agree, a goose. From the call, maybe Pink-footed, there are a few feral ones of these wandering around
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Tuesday 10th June 2003, 19:29
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I wonder if they were Little Egrets?
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Tuesday 10th June 2003, 20:28
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Little Egret's legs trail quite a way beyond the end of the tail, but it is interesting that you have used a grey Heron as a guide to size, seb_seb.
Did they have bent necks as herons do in flight, or outstretched, which would point, again, to something more goose-like? |
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Tuesday 10th June 2003, 22:49
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How about Black-crowned Night Herons?
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Wednesday 11th June 2003, 07:43
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That would be something Charles!
We do get Black -crowned Night Herons in the UK but only as rare visitors (about 6 per year?) Darrell
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Wednesday 11th June 2003, 08:16
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I didnt really look at the neck, but it wasnt obviously long. Thank you for the suggestions. Ive had a look on www.birdguides.com and Pink-Footed Goose seems to fit quite well in shape. It says that they have a small neck and show a white and grey chest and underbelly in flight. It says nothing about its call though.
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Wednesday 11th June 2003, 09:43
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Wish I knew something about British birds.... problem was, I just scanned the first line of Mullarney: "breeds colonially... summer visitor..." before opening my big mouth.
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Wednesday 11th June 2003, 10:08
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Don't worry about it Charles. I couldn't tell you the breeding range of the majority of U.S. birds - and as for Japanese species.....
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