Here are my thoughts on this batch of photos.
1. Linnet ?
2 and 3. Not sure at all.
4. Sedge Warbler.
Many thanks for responding to my request. I dont want to start becoming a nuisance and bothering people too much when out and about.The first set of pictures are attached.
The first two I thought was some kind of warbler.
The next three I think are Yellow Wagtails but the spots on the bird in the third photo has given me some doubt.
1 and 2. Coal Tit or Willow Tit ?
3. Coal Tit
4 and 5. Green Sandpiper
1 and 2. Coal Tit or Willow Tit ?
3. Coal Tit
4 and 5. Green Sandpiper
A good two days birding:
White-rumped Sandpiper and Whiskered Tern yesterday, and I saw the Whiskered Tern again today along with fantastic close quater views of Wood Sandpiper.
A White-rumped Sandpiper turned up as well this afternoon along the causeway at RSPB Saltholme plus around 20 Black-tailed Godwit one of which is colour ringed - it's been reported via BTO.
A White-rumped Sandpiper has been reported on Birdguides as being at Greatham Creek this evening as well.
Many thanks for reporting this colour-ringed black-tailed godwit!
........, this one was ringed by our project in Portugal. WG-YGflag
was ringed as adult male (details on first line) and recorded since at:
>12.11.08 Alhos Vedros (South Tank), Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
> 13.11.08 Moita Boavista, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
> 16.11.08 Baixa, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
> 18.02.09 Alhos Vedros (Tanks), Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
> 23.02.09 Samouco Restinga, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
> 28.02.09 Baixa, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
> 26.03.09 Speicherkoog Dithmarscher, Schleswig-Holstein, NW Ger
> 24.04.09 Butt of Lewis lighthouse, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, N Sco
> 25.11.09 Moita, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
> 26.11.09 Baixa, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
> 28.03.10 Beltringharder Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, NW Ger
> 31.03.10 Beltringharder Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, NW Ger
> 02.04.10 Beltringharder Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, NW Ger
> 03.04.10 Beltringharder Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, NW Ger
> 04.04.10 Beltringharder Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, NW Ger
> 28.07.10 Saltholme, Teesmouth, Cleveland, NE Eng
>
> This is its first record during Autumn migration - nice one! ;-)
I received the BT Godwit ringing details next day - the fastest response yet!...
The Willow Tit is ringed. Have you got more photo's? With some luck you might be able to figure out what it says on the ring. In that case you could find out for sure if it's a Willow or a Marsh Tit.
Thanks for that. I have one other photo - the ring details are not that clear but I will submit what I can see.
Noel
I saw a large bird flying over our house the other day. It looked Heron size and I thought Grey Heron, but it looked wrong! Just something about it didnt say Heron, and then it called, a weird un-heron like sound. Possible stork or crane??
Straight out, but not prominent like a goose, and wings held differently to geese. Listening to that call now-it does ring a bell! Oh why didnt I have my binos/camera with me!!Was the head and neck held out stright or tucked in like a heron?
Black Stork, White Stork, Spoonbill, and Crane all fly with their helds and necks out straight rather than tucked in like a Heron.
Common Crane call: http://www.xeno-canto.org/recording.php?XC=48093