Newbie question bird identification (3 Viewers)

[Dave Smith]

I tried to post a zipped video clip and was unsuccessful. I will PM Greenfields to see if it can be done.

 

[KC Foggin]

This has been one of the most fantastic reads of my life. Excellent! Good going Dave and Okitsme. In fact, I have just made this a 5 star read. :bounce:

 

[helenh]

Nice photos Dave .... and it's a bird feeding! A candidate for the May competition perhaps? I'll bet there won't be many White-throated Laughing-thrush photos entered!

Helen

 

[Steve]

This is obviously a Double act, They are in it together!!! The BF hat is patently a Forgery as well, I have never given dave A BF hat
and if you look at the photo carefully the Thrush has clearly just been "pocketed" prior to the Photo being taken.

Nice Wheeze I expect your Nieghbours.

Ps further investigation reveals the one on the right with the Hat may well be Sir francis chichester, looks like a photo shop job to me. :frog:

 

[Colin]

I agree that this bird is not plastic but it really is a hoax and now that there are more pictures it can be proven on several counts. First of all, look at the shrubs above the fence line. These are Chinese Water Trees (Arber aquata), in fact a subspecies (Arber aquata chinesis) which has a distribution only in eastern China. Secondly, the colour of the fence. This colour is only sold thru the vast network of B & Q China distribution. Thirdly, the kiddies play swing is of Chinese design and only manufactured by a factory in Beijing and is not for export. So it is quite clearly not an Essex garden. Thus, we are looking at the birds in their home range.........lol lol lol again and again.


Seriously, well done to okitsme in the first instance and to Dave for the extra information. A great find for the garden list.


Colin

 

[Dave Smith]

Thanks for the laugh Steve & Colin. I hope none of my students see this Steve otherwise I will get a new nickname.

 

[Dave Smith]

The video clip can be seen at
http://www.graviton.demon.co.uk/laughingthrush.htm

Update 04/06/03

Sorry I have had to remove the video to give me space on my homepages. I can email it to anyone interested. Send me a PM

 

[Krispo]

Hi okitsme!

Pretty sure it is a Ring Ouzel, a summer visiting thrush. Lucky to get it in your garden!

kajrowe

 

[Rasmus Boegh]

Hi okitsme!

Pretty sure it is a Ring Ouzel, a summer visiting thrush. Lucky to get it in your garden!

kajrowe

Sorry, but no. I do understand your thoughts, though. As stated by Michael in post #18 it is a White-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis). I've seen quite a few in China, where they are native and often rather common in the Himalayan & central regions. They are also frequent in captivity and not too difficult to breed. Here's a link to five photos:

http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/b...ID=1613&Bird_Image_ID=1324&Bird_Family_ID=150

(click "next" - upper right - to see the following photos)

 

[Mike D]

Many thanks to all for a really interesting thread.