Joseph's Quiz to the Birds of Europe (1 Viewer)

[Captain_of_Crunch]

I have no idea as to the species involved on either of the two pictures. Could be Great Grey Owl and ?? I think you might need to give a clue...or two.
:stuck:

 

[neil78]

Crested Lark & Dotterel?????

 

[Joseph N]

No-one is right so far. This is really quite tricky.

 

[Kentbloke]

no idea of no1! 2 gyr?

 

[nickderry]

night heron and lapwing - think we need a clue.

 

[maltese falcon]

Swift and Song thrush

 

[maltese falcon]

1st one golden eagle, 2nd Ural Owl. Ps. comment before this is a mistake, sorry.

 

[Mark Lew1s]

I also think night heron for the first one. the second one though has got me really stumped. I can't even decide whether its grey or green. Or greyish greeny.

 

[Joseph N]

Ok, I'll give you clues for both birds:

1. Is a water faring bird that is rare in the UK and is famed to have been a long stay bird in a lake (lake not being named) in south-west England during the 1960s.

2. Is said to be a monotypic bird in the genus of Xema.

I've probably given them away

 

[Captain_of_Crunch]

Hi,
Number 2 is Sabine's Gull. The first one maybe American Coot? Would be nice if you could post the full pictures afterwards to see which bit you cropped out.

 

[Joseph N]

Yes number two is Sabine's Gull, well done, perhaps that one was too much of a give away, but it's good to test your knowledge on birds as well as your IDing skills. As for the first one, that's still to be answered. I will try and convert the cropped images back to their original form if I can, but I have forgotten how to.

 

[maltese falcon]

first one - slender billed curlew?

 

[Joseph N]

I'm afraid that is incorrect, maltese falcon. I think someone will get it eventually, however, if they cast their mind back. o

 

[Amurfalcon]

I think someone will get it eventually, however, if they cast their mind back. o

What about those of us who live on my side of the Atlantic? You're discriminating!! :-O

 

[Rob1991S-O-T]

got it down to a wader i think
was thinking pied billed grebe before but checked dates and none match

but really havent a clue too many waders have turned up in south west haha

 

[nickderry]

American Bittern - could that be it??? (haven't checked dates, but they were all long long ago now!)

 

[Amurfalcon]

Great Blue Heron?

 

[maltese falcon]

purple heron

 

[Joseph N]

Hmmm.. ok... just to say this bird was a first for Britain at the time, and was first seen at Blagdon Lake in 1963 (and stayed until 1968), having checked the dates on various internet sources.

 

[The Hairy Highlander]

Thats easy - its Pied-billed Grebe! :t: