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Know Your Birds? - Edit - Not That Kind!

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    It’s like a bunch of Charlton fans trying to spot a midfield pass
  • I see you saw Waxwings @Stig. I saw a flock in my garden many years ago and thought them stunning. Have never seen them since, but live in hope.
  • Window where I work in new flat looks out to a bunch of trees, very excited to see how the birdlife develops. Have had the great and heartening Redwing Invasion over the last week, but Waxwings are forever the dream... 
  • edited January 22
    Last night's Winterwatch on BBC was very interesting, there was a piece about waxwings and how they have a specially adapted tongue to aid swallowing berries. They then showed how other birds have adapted tongues to cope with the type of food they eat. 
  • Oi, that bird's got a bent beak. Yeah, number of times she's got off a charge scot free is unreal. 
  • Brilliant shot as ever Stig
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  • Thank you  :)
  • Not a lot to go on I'm afraid but can you name the bird that left this on our patio door.  Wing tip to wing tip is approx 60cm.

  • My first thought was that it looks a but crow like, but crows have a bigger wing span than that.  I wonder if it could be a Magpie, they are part of the Corvid family and their wingspan is 56-61cm.

    Even if you track it down though, I don't think you'll be able claim. ;)
  • Didn’t think to take a picture for CL but had the perfect print of an Owl on our lounge window a few weeks ago. 
  • We were wondering if it was an owl because of the large head.  It has been there for some time but all I saw was a football shape.  I only saw the wings yesterday because of the sun's position and I happened to be standing in the right place. 
  • Hex said:
    We were wondering if it was an owl because of the large head.  It has been there for some time but all I saw was a football shape.  I only saw the wings yesterday because of the sun's position and I happened to be standing in the right place. 
    You sure it’s not Nicky Baileys penalty Hex?
  • Read a good tip in identifying Rooks from Carrion Crows based on the fact that Rooks are convivial whereas Crows are unsociable.

    There is an old country adage that goes, "If you see a rook, it's a crow.  If you see crows, they're rooks".
  • I can never remember the difference between albino and leucitic birds, so I looked it up on the BTO website. Apparently, the best indicator is whether they have red eyes or not. Hmmm, doesn't really work for Pochards, does it?


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  • Been using the MerlinID app a lot recently, it's great just to be able to identify birds via their song 
  • Lovely shot! I’d go luecistic rather than albino because there is still some colouration present and albinism is rarer, particularly for an adult. 
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