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| Author: | Katherine Birkett [ Sat May 17, 2008 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Parents' Sightings, Southern France Holiday... |
1 Night Heron 1 Black Kite Many Brown Jays. ** goes off to sob quietly in corner ** |
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| Author: | Freddy Johnson [ Sat May 17, 2008 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Parents' Sightings, Southern France Holiday... |
Katherine, Have you got any plumage description of the "Brown Jays" plus flight characteristics and habitat? Regards, Freddy |
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| Author: | Katherine Birkett [ Sat May 17, 2008 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Parents' Sightings, Southern France Holiday... |
I've not been able to get any info specific to france, but pics of it are at: http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/bird_info/brown_jay.phtml |
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| Author: | Andy Sims [ Sat May 17, 2008 7:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Parents' Sightings, Southern France Holiday... |
Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio) is a Central and South American species, it does not occurr in France. The only Jay in France is the Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius), the same species as in England. |
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| Author: | Freddy Johnson [ Sun May 18, 2008 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Parents' Sightings, Southern France Holiday... |
Katherine, The "Brown Jays" will have to become 'Discussion Birds' without a photograph. As I suggested in my recent post, we could narrow the field of possibilities if your parents could provide any details on plumage, flight characteristics and habitat. If they can, we'll have an interesting ID to resolve. Regards, Freddy |
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| Author: | Katherine Birkett [ Sun May 18, 2008 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Parents' Sightings, Southern France Holiday... |
Doesn't help matters with them being birding 'dudes' who will go birdwatching but only if it's 25 degrees and sunny with no wind....... |
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| Author: | Nick Clayton [ Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Parents' Sightings, Southern France Holiday... |
In the photo of the Brown Jay on the shortcut you provided Katherine the bird looks a bit like a Magpie. If your parents are basing the identification of the birds they saw on this photo alone I suggest this is what you parents saw in France. |
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