Dull day...dull birds (1 Viewer)

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #1

Ok.. taken a few minutes ago in terrible conditions...

what can we find in here

http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=5049

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #2

can "zoom in" on any bird, though the quality isn't going to improve!

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Jan 20, 2004

• #3

Actually that first winter bird second on the left, top row really is pretty dark looking.

Also the second on the right bird on that row - possibly a Yellow-legged. Looks to have quite long thing legs.

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #4

Hang on....

a LBBG and a possible YLG...

There are plenty of argentatus out there..

 

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Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #5

and what about this one.... three or 4 to the right of a honking great argentatus... looks wingy,leggy and huge

 

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Steve Campsall

• Jan 20, 2004

• #6

Jane Turner said:

can "zoom in" on any bird, though the quality isn't going to improve!

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Oh to be so near the sea!

 

Charles Harper

Régisseur

• Jan 20, 2004

• #7

Damned if I'm going to give myself a headache going through that mess. Why don't you rent a video or something, Jane?

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #8

this is about 2% of the flock!

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #9

I think the thing which looks like a Glaucous Gullk is two Herring Gulls, one preening low...with its head no showing. The double body effect makes it look big, and the closer bird is an argentatus, with loads of white and reduced dark in the primaries... if you look closely it has 4 legs....

It made me panic though... no glauc record from here yet.

 

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HH75

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #10

Hi Jane,
That 1st-w 'LBB' almost looks like a smithsonianus,but probably just LBB alright,hard to say from this angle!
Harry H

 

Andrew

wibble wibble

• Jan 20, 2004

• #11

A BHG in the middle front seems to have no black wing tips. Poss Med?

 

Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Jan 20, 2004

• #12

This is easy - they are all gulls!

Seriously though the wingy, leggy, huge thingy looks like a good bet for michahelis. Just looks like it might be a bit messy on the head if it were to pick its head up.

 

Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Jan 20, 2004

• #13

I can't see any Black-headed. Couldn't see a Ring-billed either among the Commons.

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Jan 20, 2004

• #14

God! That is a dull day - everything looks to be in monochrome to me.

 

Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Jan 20, 2004

• #15

The same pic converted to greyscale (256 shades of grey - was 5646 colours)! Spot the difference.

 

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Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #16

If its brighter tomorrow I'll get a better pic..

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 20, 2004

• #17

It shows the hazards of looking through gull flocks though! I saw a good few argentatus.. but nothing much else on a quick scan

 

Andrew

wibble wibble

• Jan 20, 2004

• #18

brianhstone said:

I can't see any Black-headed.

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Pardon me! It is a bit dark, well that's my excuse anyway.