Bird spotting ID

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MDMA .

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100 months

Saturday 10th April 2021
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Turn7 said:
MDMA . said:
Turn7 said:
Evanivitch said:
MDMA . said:
Turn7 said:
Buzzard...they like to sit still and just keep watch.

Also, have a pretty stocky round body with dull plumage and a short tail...
The grey head makes it look like a Red Kite to me.
Definitely not a Buzzard, and I and Google Lens would agree, Red Kite.

And Google Lens said Dunnock too. Really can't recommend it enough for flora and fauna identification...
Now you say that, having given the original pic a bit more time, I am inclined to agree, especially with Kites in the OP's vicinity....

I stand corrected sir !
Can see the tail in the flying pictures. Grey patch on the underside of the wings too. Easy to spot.
In my defence, my claimed Buzzard was on my phone...yer honour...... smile
Same. Better if zoomed in a little.


Old Merc

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3,486 posts

166 months

Sunday 11th April 2021
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MDMA . said:
Turn7 said:
MDMA . said:
Turn7 said:
Evanivitch said:
MDMA . said:
Turn7 said:
Buzzard...they like to sit still and just keep watch.

Also, have a pretty stocky round body with dull plumage and a short tail...
The grey head makes it look like a Red Kite to me.
Definitely not a Buzzard, and I and Google Lens would agree, Red Kite.

And Google Lens said Dunnock too. Really can't recommend it enough for flora and fauna identification...
Now you say that, having given the original pic a bit more time, I am inclined to agree, especially with Kites in the OP's vicinity....

I stand corrected sir !
Can see the tail in the flying pictures. Grey patch on the underside of the wings too. Easy to spot.
In my defence, my claimed Buzzard was on my phone...yer honour...... smile
Same. Better if zoomed in a little.

Have I started an argument? So it’s a Red Kite then.

thebraketester

14,192 posts

137 months

Sunday 11th April 2021
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Red kite.

Old Merc

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3,486 posts

166 months

Monday 5th July 2021
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What about this one?
This was taken a long way off, the tree is on an island in the middle of a big lake in a nature reserve. It flew off, was a big bird, much bigger than a Rooke or Crow.

Evanivitch

19,802 posts

121 months

Monday 5th July 2021
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Old Merc said:
What about this one?
This was taken a long way off, the tree is on an island in the middle of a big lake in a nature reserve. It flew off, was a big bird, much bigger than a Rooke or Crow.
Almost certainly a carrion crow...

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

242 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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What do think this is?
I think it nests on the ground in meadow/moorland, shape and size of a Tern. Is black and white (in the way a Magpie is) it has a solid black and white stripe down the length of it's wings. Has a bright deep orange coloured beak and makes shrill two syllable noise as it's flying around.
It's not a Lapwing/Peewit.

Edited by Evoluzione on Sunday 18th July 09:54

thebraketester

14,192 posts

137 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Evoluzione said:
What do think this is?
I think it nests on the ground in meadow/moorland, shape and size of a Tern. Is black and white (in the way a Magpie is) it has a solid black and white stripe down the length of it's wings. Has a bright deep orange coloured beak and makes shrill two syllable noise as it's flying around.
It's not a Lapwing/Peewit.

Edited by Evoluzione on Sunday 18th July 09:54
Ahh, until your edit I was thinking lapwing….

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

242 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Yeah it doesn't have the broad wings or crest of a Lapwing. It's call is a similar high pitched tone, but otherwise different.

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Evoluzione said:
What do think this is?
I think it nests on the ground in meadow/moorland, shape and size of a Tern. Is black and white (in the way a Magpie is) it has a solid black and white stripe down the length of it's wings. Has a bright deep orange coloured beak and makes shrill two syllable noise as it's flying around.
It's not a Lapwing/Peewit.

Edited by Evoluzione on Sunday 18th July 09:54
Oystercatcher.

Boosted LS1

21,167 posts

259 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Seconded.

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

242 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Well the description certainly fits, thing is I'm nowhere near the coast scratchchin

Boosted LS1

21,167 posts

259 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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You find them inland as well as the coast. Probably more coastal in winter. Have you a river nearby or reservoir with shoreline?

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Evoluzione said:
Well the description certainly fits, thing is I'm nowhere near the coast scratchchin
We have them nesting on our metal roof building at work in Warrington. It's more winter time that they're coastal. They do venture inland during breeding season.

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

242 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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I didn't realise they could be so adaptable, that's interesting. There is a reservoir just down the road too. Would you say they were noisy birds? They don't seem to be able to fly without making a lot of noise.

Boosted LS1

21,167 posts

259 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Bit like people except we don't fly but we can't not make a noise.

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

242 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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They're all different though. Some (like blackbirds) don't make a noise when flying, others like these and green woodpeckers can't fly without announcing it to everyone.

Boosted LS1

21,167 posts

259 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Over many years I'd hear a bird flying high in the middle of a winter night and making a call but I couldn't identify it without seeing it. Any guesses? Some will know.

Evanivitch

19,802 posts

121 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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Boosted LS1 said:
Over many years I'd hear a bird flying high in the middle of a winter night and making a call but I couldn't identify it without seeing it. Any guesses? Some will know.
Sounds like Skylark behaviour.

http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/skylark.html

Turn7

23,502 posts

220 months

Monday 19th July 2021
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Evanivitch said:
Boosted LS1 said:
Over many years I'd hear a bird flying high in the middle of a winter night and making a call but I couldn't identify it without seeing it. Any guesses? Some will know.
Sounds like Skylark behaviour.

http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/skylark.html
Or a Nightjar......

Boosted LS1

21,167 posts

259 months

Monday 19th July 2021
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Migrating redwings. All you hear is a high pitched seep from high above. It was really frustrating not knowing what they were.