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Curlew /whimbrel ? Derbyshire uk (1 Viewer)
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Alexander Stöhr
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Hello,
do you have more pictures? They can well help to get a (more) true impression of the bird and its features.
No offense you know, but the "ornamental Hopooe" came into my mind again, that showed how mobile phone pictures can be heavily distored or even changed (please note the strange, not true to life feeling of a Blacktailed Godwit wing pattern, which wasnt there in the real bird)
Yes I agree with Butty, but:
When you identified the bird as a Whimbrel in the field (?), then it might well be one.And if this is true, I think, broad (impression) of the bill (or is it slightly open?), adding to the "Gonzo-shape" impression might slightly be better for a Whimbrel.
Yes, the appearant head pattern, Butty is absolutly right here imo, but I think more pictures are needed to give a confident comment (?)
do you have more pictures? They can well help to get a (more) true impression of the bird and its features.
No offense you know, but the "ornamental Hopooe" came into my mind again, that showed how mobile phone pictures can be heavily distored or even changed (please note the strange, not true to life feeling of a Blacktailed Godwit wing pattern, which wasnt there in the real bird)
Yes I agree with Butty, but:
When you identified the bird as a Whimbrel in the field (?), then it might well be one.And if this is true, I think, broad (impression) of the bill (or is it slightly open?), adding to the "Gonzo-shape" impression might slightly be better for a Whimbrel.
Yes, the appearant head pattern, Butty is absolutly right here imo, but I think more pictures are needed to give a confident comment (?)
Derbyfella
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Agree with Alex, that this photo could almost make this a hoopoe….stretched out by the camera.
Presumably this is up in the peaks?
Presumably this is up in the peaks?
I don't know what this means.
birdleg
Well-known member
Thanks for the replies .....definitely not a hoopoe as definitely hasn't got the orange head decor .......unfortunately I don't have any more pics as only able to take two pics (other pic blurry ) as took it in a hurry from a moving car and the bird flew off quickly after .....yes it is in the Peak district .
kb57
Well-known member
+1 for curlew.
Apart from the massively greater probability of curlew in a field in the Peak District, there is one feature that is apparent in the photo which clinches it for me...the even curvature of the bill along its length, compared to the straighter base / more strongly curved tip of whimbrel (see example below). As @Butty said above, it's also a decent length too.
Apart from the massively greater probability of curlew in a field in the Peak District, there is one feature that is apparent in the photo which clinches it for me...the even curvature of the bill along its length, compared to the straighter base / more strongly curved tip of whimbrel (see example below). As @Butty said above, it's also a decent length too.
