Next quiz - remember its just for fun!
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| Author: | Andrew Chick [ Tue May 15, 2007 9:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | May 2007 |
Next quiz - remember its just for fun!
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| Author: | trevormlee [ Tue May 15, 2007 9:33 am ] |
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Swift |
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| Author: | Andrew Chick [ Tue May 15, 2007 9:46 am ] |
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I'll eat my hat if thats a swift - the tail is wrong..... By the way, the original image was sent to me by Dean Eades. |
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| Author: | Lance Morgan [ Tue May 15, 2007 10:38 am ] |
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Raptor - Buzzard? |
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| Author: | Colin Pumfrett [ Tue May 15, 2007 2:07 pm ] |
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Peregrine |
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| Author: | Dean Eades [ Tue May 15, 2007 2:54 pm ] |
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All Wrong   More Guesses Dean... |
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| Author: | Freddy Johnson [ Tue May 15, 2007 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Quiz bird |
Carrion Crow. Regards, Freddy |
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| Author: | Andrew Chick [ Tue May 15, 2007 6:32 pm ] |
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Cuckoo? |
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| Author: | Bob Wacey [ Tue May 15, 2007 10:20 pm ] |
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Is it a Med Gull ? Or an Iceland Gull ? |
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| Author: | John T Goy [ Tue May 15, 2007 11:58 pm ] |
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Avro Vulcan
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| Author: | will bowell [ Wed May 16, 2007 11:27 am ] |
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Cuckoo? |
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| Author: | Lance Morgan [ Wed May 16, 2007 3:41 pm ] |
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Nightjar |
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| Author: | Dean Eades [ Wed May 16, 2007 4:12 pm ] |
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Spot on Andy & Will, Cuckoo - Huttoft 05-07 Dean... |
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| Author: | Katherine Birkett [ Wed May 16, 2007 6:36 pm ] |
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Dean Eades wrote: Spot on Andy & Will, Cuckoo - Huttoft 05-07 Dean... What details in the picture show it as being a cuckoo? |
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| Author: | Andrew Chick [ Wed May 16, 2007 9:50 pm ] |
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Well, there was a lot of guess work in the identification of this bird, especially from a picture like this! And, as stated, it’s just for fun and from this picture it would be hard to be 100% confident that you had got the identification 100% right. So, there is no harm in having a go, and no one is going to think any less of you if you get it wrong! My first thought was Swift, but I knew it wasn’t right, and when Dean indicated that Swift wasn’t correct I knew it had to be a Cuckoo……….. Having said that, of course years of field experience does help! Firstly, if you look at the left wing of this bird very carefully, you can see the underside is barred. So swift is out, in fact most species are out, except a bird of prey. If you look at the same wing, it gives the impression that the wing is quite narrow – so it’s likely to be a Falcon – e.g. Hobby or Kestrel. But, the head is too small – and a Falcon with a small head, can only be a Cuckoo!  The thing that worried me about suggesting Cuckoo from this image was the tail – it seemed too broad. So, I am guessing that this bird has just taken off, and so the tail is really spread out. I expect, that moments later, this bird would have closed its tail, and looked a lot more cuckoo like. Hope this help Katherine, and remember the quiz is just for fun, so have a go! Best Wishes Andrew |
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