Three this time (2 Viewers)

[mountain man]

Brilliant fun Jane. Stick some more shots on like those if you've got any. But only if the boss is away and I've got little to do!

 

[Jane Turner]

As I said I have about 4000. Game for another threesome? Fnaar Fnnar

 

[mountain man]

Great fun Jane. Stick some more on if you've got any.
I agree with you about the legs infact I find judging and describing bare part colour in general extremely difficult and it can be amazing how a group of birders can have such wildly different descriptions of the same bird at the same time. Whilst watching a Western Bonelli's at Spurn recently me and a friend after 45 mins still couldn't put a colour to the legs as it seemed to change every 15 seconds!

 

[Jane Turner]

That's where the phrase, non-descript darkish/lightish/mid (delete as neccessary) horn comes in!

 

[Michael Frankis]

Black Kite How on earth did you get that Michael.

Your saying the only detail visible from below being pale feet was a very good clue - there's not many birds that are uniformly dark below but with paler feet. Then also the comment that 'two right, one named to the correct order' - well obviously the warbler and the gull were already correct to genus, let alone family or order, so that left the third bird - and Black-shouldered Kite had been suggested, this bird had a shallow forked tail, and obviously wasn't a swift, swallow or pratincole. So I was left with Black Kite as the only realistic option that fitted all the above (and also that it was photo'd in Spain), holding its wings at a funny angle such as they do in display (or taking evasive action to avoid mobbing!). Red Kite I didn't think realistic, as the tail fork looked too shallow, and surely its pale primary patch would show, if the pale legs were visible.

Michael