Great afternoon, Russell. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction for some of the birds!
PS. My feet have now thawed out.
Regards,
Freddy
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| Author: | Russell Hayes [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Nocton Fen/ Bardney Pits 29/12/08 |
1 Short-eared Owl 1 Long-tailed Duck ( from photographic evidence I would say this is the same bird as the one seen at Covenham Reservoir) 1 Scaup 2 Barn Owls 1 Grey Partridge 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Cormorant 75 Mute Swan 200 Greylag Geese 20+ Goldfinch 40+ Lapwing Plus Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler & Mallards With Freddy Johnson & Chris Grimshaw |
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| Author: | Freddy Johnson [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nocton Fen/ Bardney Pits 29/12/08 |
Great afternoon, Russell. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction for some of the birds! PS. My feet have now thawed out. Regards, Freddy |
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| Author: | Chris Grimshaw [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nocton Fen/ Bardney Pits 29/12/08 |
Plenty of Fieldfare, Redwing and Lapwing to complete the picture |
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| Author: | Andy Sims [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nocton Fen/ Bardney Pits 29/12/08 |
Bardney bird appears to have a larger nail to the bill. |
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| Author: | Russell Hayes [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nocton Fen/ Bardney Pits 29/12/08 |
I must get some new glasses!  The nail does appear larger Andy, well spotted. |
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| Author: | Paul French [ Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nocton Fen/ Bardney Pits 29/12/08 |
Hi Looking at the photos on the album, the only difference appears to be the slighlty larger area of black around the nail. Other features of the face pattern, such as distribution of small white flecks etc, seem to be identical between the two birds. Could a long-tailed duck develop this amount of black on the bill in this short amount of time? |
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| Author: | Russell Hayes [ Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Nocton Fen/ Bardney Pits 29/12/08 |
It could be that the larger amount of Nail visible is caused by a trick of the light, or the angle of the shot, it was a dull day when the Bardney pictures were taken. Also the colour/pattern variation between long-tailed Ducks is huge and to get a very near match as in these birds is quite a good argument in favour of it being the same bird. I have put another picture in the Discussion album highlighting the similarities. One of my photos of the Covenham bird from a different angle shows more nail and another photo of the Bardney bird again from a different angle shows less nail. Food for thought?  
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