Google Street View birding (1 Viewer)

Nutcracker · Mar 28, 2020

While we're in lockdown, how about seeing how many birds can be found on Google Street View :t:

Rules: the bird must be captured incidentally by a street view camera, not by any other camera designed to get photos of birds.

Here's some to start off:

Kittiwake
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.968...4!1sHTd6aRDdKhR75QynZSd3dg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.968...0LZAxdmg!2e0!5s20190701T000000!7i13312!8i6656

Black-headed Gull
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.7...4hiRFGxQ!2e0!5s20120401T000000!7i13312!8i6656

Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard, Black-headed Gull
https://www.google.com/maps/@55.034...4!1sFZyNqmmMvVtQU6h7N691qQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Deb Burhinus · Mar 28, 2020

Excellent idea - often do that anyway (I’ll be back!)

White Stork

https://goo.gl/maps/6q1iFkn3qJC8PzZM8

Nutcracker · Mar 28, 2020

Collared Dove
https://www.google.com/maps/@55.186...4!1s03MiwsdXQMTnOR5HHcMolQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Deb Burhinus · Mar 29, 2020

Red Kites (look up!)

https://goo.gl/maps/6J1gsfEnk2nTNDP99

Deb Burhinus · Mar 29, 2020

and Barn Swallow

https://goo.gl/maps/BDRs8kRLUqNx7ZJDA

Steve Keen · Mar 29, 2020

Couldn't give you the links but I saw Giant Coot and Black Vulture in my Peru preparations the other year, then ticked the former from the exact same spot as in the image

Steve Keen · Mar 29, 2020

Herring Gull and (I'm pretty sure) Sand Martin thus far in addition to plenty of Mute Swan and B-h Gull thus far on a virtual walk round Pennington Marshes

https://www.google.com/maps/@50.731...4!1svA_WviQqFISF4xJEZq5-uA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Stonefaction · Mar 29, 2020

Herring Gulls & Oystercatchers

https://www.google.com/maps/@56.169...4!1soOBSlIRT4TrHypC-_8wVAQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Deb Burhinus · Mar 29, 2020

Carrion Crow

https://goo.gl/maps/rwfooyr4VNE2rmpp6

I’d say chip in if any IDs need to be challenged o

3Italianbirders · Mar 29, 2020

assorted vultures... probably mostly Griffon

https://goo.gl/maps/9Fxvoi5iPz4yGSn56

Deb Burhinus · Mar 29, 2020

Grey Heron

https://goo.gl/maps/mshbfmzTHDWxXKcV6

To get street photography- go to ‘Google Views’, go to ‘street view’ , find bird, then in top left corner on menu, press 3 dots, select embed image, choose ‘copy link’

3Italianbirders · Mar 29, 2020

Deb Burhinus said:
To get street photography- go to ‘Google Views’, go to ‘street view’ , find bird, then in top left corner on menu, press 3 dots, select embed image, choose ‘copy link’

Thanks Deb, I edited my link above!

3Italianbirders · Mar 29, 2020

Flamingo, Black-winged Stilt and a probable Black-headed Gull (the white blob in the foreground - they nest here)

https://goo.gl/maps/2FGbYHG81JTL83oR9

Andrew Whitehouse · Mar 29, 2020

Pygmy Cormorant (and Coot):
https://goo.gl/maps/4SbQD7tCQGqRc7vJ7

Julie50 · Mar 29, 2020

Crows - near Sarehole Mill, Birmingham UK

https://goo.gl/maps/WHmWRM5Qh6J53pQi8

Andrew Whitehouse · Mar 29, 2020

Lapwing:
https://goo.gl/maps/wKPSh5EUSYAu351s9

Andrew Whitehouse · Mar 29, 2020

Yellow-legged Gull and Greater Flamingo:
https://goo.gl/maps/8oUFvB9GvnuvzAei6

Nutcracker · Mar 29, 2020

Thanks! I'll compile a list later tonight :t:

Meanwhile, Chaffinch, caught against a postbox in upper Coquetdale, Northumbs!
https://www.google.com/maps/@55.390...4!1sZmfcAMHI3hDOhJs80u2fGA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

and the Oban Harbour Tysties are amazingly on gsv:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.4...4!1sS_TSXUi3byknqpi5AzXYsg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Nutcracker · Mar 29, 2020

Julie50 said:
Crows - near Sarehole Mill, Birmingham UK

https://goo.gl/maps/WHmWRM5Qh6J53pQi8

I fear I can't see them - looks like you've caught the camera pointing straght downward. Can you check the link?

Best is to pan & zoom in on the bird, and then with the bird in the centre of the pic, copy the URL from the browser's URL box, rather than google's own link.

Julie50 · Mar 29, 2020

This is a better one!

https://goo.gl/maps/Ka4jgsSXcu3yedj59

It seems to keep defaulting to the sky! You are looking for the telegraph pole!

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