Some French Mysteries (3 Viewers)

[Tri-Counties Birder]

1. Black Vulture
2. Redshank
3. Coot
4. Common Tern
5. Lesser Kestrel
6. Gotta be this time!: White-winged Black Tern
7. Temminck's Stint
8. Moustached Warbler

 

[neil78]

1. Egyptian Vulture
2. Redshank
3. Crested Coot
4. Little Tern
5. Lesser Kestrel
6. White-winged Black Tern
7. Wood Sandpiper
8. Moustached Warbler

 

[nickderry]

excellent, you've fallen into my trap! (The same one I fell into in the field sad to say!)

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Sorry, just changed my guess for number 1 (if thats allowed!).

 

[nickderry]

Sorry, just changed my guess for number 1 (if thats allowed!).

I'll allow it - will probably let this one run for a few more days before giving any answers.

 

[Parker]

1, Egyption Vulture.
2, Redshank.
3, Common Coot.
4, Common Tern.
5, Kestrel.
6, Black Tern.
7, Greenshank.
8, Moustached Warbler.

 

[nickderry]

between you all, you've managed to identify all but one!

 

[rosbifs]

I'll take everyones correct answers and then have little stint instead of what the others said.....

 

[rosbifs]

Maybe Sedge Warbler instead of Moustached....

 

[Parker]

Maybe Sedge Warbler instead of Moustached....

My thoughts too, & Wood Sand instead of Greenshank. The Marsh tern is a Black IMO as it does show any black on the underwing coverts.

 

[nickderry]

Time for some answers!


1)Black Vulture
2)Redshank
3) Crested Coot
4) Common tern
5) Kestrel (with all the dark tips abraded!)
6) WHISKERED Tern
7) Temminck's Stint
8) Moustached Warbler

 

[rosbifs]

Wow that kestrel would ahve had the heart pumping! It does have dark claws though.

Good to get Moustached up the sticks a bit. Couldnt get ours above the parapit this year.....

 

[nickderry]

the kestrel got my heart racing for sure, so I was glad to be able to see the claws, it was chasing some kentish plovers on the beach. The moustached warbler took twelve hours to see!

 

[nickderry]

has been far too long so what do we have here?

 

[neil78]

Wryneck?

 

[scary-canary]

Pic vert?

 

[rosbifs]

Rose coloured starling

 

[nickderry]

Rose coloured starling

I wish! Si seulement!

 

[lou salomon]

sits on the roof like a rock sparrow. but my first thought was also pic vert. don't have a clue what that little bugger is,B though

 

[nickderry]

I'll let you all have another think, then I'll come back with another photo later.