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Hey Wilf
A little bumpski for my favourite thread here!
I won't be around for a while so I wish you happy spotting. Do me a favour? Give my regards to NPC Andy S if you bump into him anywhere around the forums! Cheers.
Cat.
A little bumpski for my favourite thread here!
I won't be around for a while so I wish you happy spotting. Do me a favour? Give my regards to NPC Andy S if you bump into him anywhere around the forums! Cheers.
Cat.
22-Aug-2014 16:03:30
I like sleeping, what can I say
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OK re Andy.
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OK re Andy.
22-Aug-2014 23:46:08 - Last edited on 22-Aug-2014 23:46:38 by Wilf
Was at the Birdfai last weekend, bought some books and a camera. Let the digiscoping commence!. Bird wise I sat in one the hides for 2 hours but no Osprey showed while I was there, but kingfisher was an excellent "tick".
While there somebody was making bad ID's...
When you ask people for ID's and get resounding confirmations from everybody you really shouldn't say they are wrong, and say how you think it is so and so unless it is an uncommon bird you have experience with. The birds were Curlew the biggest wader with one of the most distinctive bills you'll see and also breed near me and are presen't throughout the year. to suggest that it is in fact a sandpiper or snipe despite being informed that it is a Curlew and the features pointed out is just ignorant. There were pictures on the wall of snipe/curlew and common sandpiper for christs sake and she still wouldn't have it...
Even keen bird watchers make mistakes and differ. There was a gull there and these two guys id'd it as a lesser black backed talking about the shape head colours colours of primary feathers all the stuff most amateurs like me don't think about. I could see it's legs were pink though.
One of the books I'd bought was an ID guide on difficult species that look similar, looked at lesser and greater. Lessers legs are yellow Greaters flesh coloured. Plus when it was flying it was huge. Overheard some women saying that it was a greater once the two guys had gone. majority rules
The bird it was more likely to be confused with is Whibrel as there is only slight difference between the two...
While there somebody was making bad ID's...
When you ask people for ID's and get resounding confirmations from everybody you really shouldn't say they are wrong, and say how you think it is so and so unless it is an uncommon bird you have experience with. The birds were Curlew the biggest wader with one of the most distinctive bills you'll see and also breed near me and are presen't throughout the year. to suggest that it is in fact a sandpiper or snipe despite being informed that it is a Curlew and the features pointed out is just ignorant. There were pictures on the wall of snipe/curlew and common sandpiper for christs sake and she still wouldn't have it...
Even keen bird watchers make mistakes and differ. There was a gull there and these two guys id'd it as a lesser black backed talking about the shape head colours colours of primary feathers all the stuff most amateurs like me don't think about. I could see it's legs were pink though.
One of the books I'd bought was an ID guide on difficult species that look similar, looked at lesser and greater. Lessers legs are yellow Greaters flesh coloured. Plus when it was flying it was huge. Overheard some women saying that it was a greater once the two guys had gone. majority rules
The bird it was more likely to be confused with is Whibrel as there is only slight difference between the two...
23-Aug-2014 00:42:35
Some good stuff been reported this morning hopefully they stick around throughout the day. Not feeling too good currently
30-Aug-2014 11:19:27
Managed to get out there this evening, despite still feeling as though I'm going to throw up at any moment...
The main lure was the chance of seeing some spotted redshank.
In breeding plumage they are very easy to identify and extremely smart looking. These were in non breeding though so a bit more bland and common redshank looking but still different enough for the discerning observer to notice a difference.
I also got a chance to play with my camera, the results were mostly adequate
Other birds of note black tailed godwits greenshank and dunlin. Some photos of them as well.
The ruff seen earlier were either hiding or flown off.
The main lure was the chance of seeing some spotted redshank.
In breeding plumage they are very easy to identify and extremely smart looking. These were in non breeding though so a bit more bland and common redshank looking but still different enough for the discerning observer to notice a difference.
I also got a chance to play with my camera, the results were mostly adequate
Other birds of note black tailed godwits greenshank and dunlin. Some photos of them as well.
The ruff seen earlier were either hiding or flown off.
30-Aug-2014 20:59:39
Btw wilf seeing as where i live, Ive seen a crane down by the river near my house and a barn owl in one of the sheds. Thought you might enjoy those.
30-Aug-2014 21:39:49
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