Colin
Axeman (Retired)
I agree with Tim, I would like to know the details of the hoax if it is. All I can find is that it is unconfirmed.
Edward in Iceland,
If I went for a hoax, I would probably go for a first for the UK to get maximum attention to the bird. I would steer clear of places like Portland which is heavily birded with only a certain amount of suitable habitat for a passerine (if I chose one) and therefore more likely to be seen by others. This time of year or fractionally earlier or spring would be good of course. I would have to think carefully of the species to be chosen and the exact place and I would steer away from first attempts at digiscoping. However, a picture would be nice as a tempter in that it should be not pristine as a picture but not so bad as to make the bird contentious as to the species. I would check other details in the picture such as the leaves and I have to agree with the post above that the leaves seem a little green in this pic. A coastal location in the morning after a night of drizzle/fog/general grot weather. The more I think about it, the more planning it needs. I am sure others will come up with a species and place and may even disagree with some of my factors.
BTW, I have turned off the car engine having warmed it up. BTW2, I would not be surprised if there is not the odd one or two there now in the dark because the ruin by the castle is floodlit at night and in certain small areas there, there may be enough light to go birding!!!!!!! - crazy
PS I checked with Google for images using both the common name and scientific name for this species this afternoon but drew a blank for this picture or something like it. I'm not saying that the pic does not exist elsewhere.
Edward in Iceland,
If I went for a hoax, I would probably go for a first for the UK to get maximum attention to the bird. I would steer clear of places like Portland which is heavily birded with only a certain amount of suitable habitat for a passerine (if I chose one) and therefore more likely to be seen by others. This time of year or fractionally earlier or spring would be good of course. I would have to think carefully of the species to be chosen and the exact place and I would steer away from first attempts at digiscoping. However, a picture would be nice as a tempter in that it should be not pristine as a picture but not so bad as to make the bird contentious as to the species. I would check other details in the picture such as the leaves and I have to agree with the post above that the leaves seem a little green in this pic. A coastal location in the morning after a night of drizzle/fog/general grot weather. The more I think about it, the more planning it needs. I am sure others will come up with a species and place and may even disagree with some of my factors.
BTW, I have turned off the car engine having warmed it up. BTW2, I would not be surprised if there is not the odd one or two there now in the dark because the ruin by the castle is floodlit at night and in certain small areas there, there may be enough light to go birding!!!!!!! - crazy
PS I checked with Google for images using both the common name and scientific name for this species this afternoon but drew a blank for this picture or something like it. I'm not saying that the pic does not exist elsewhere.
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