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25-11-2007, 07:03 PM
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Can't argue with that Mick. I stand corrected although I don't think we will ever make out the small dark blob immediately below the B H Gull.
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25-11-2007, 07:11 PM
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25-11-2007, 08:49 PM
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25-11-2007, 09:33 PM
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Hi All,
Some good answers so far - I'm impressed!
Shall we let it run a bit longer?
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26-11-2007, 06:46 AM
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Hello pressld2/Dave P your saying let it run a bit longer have we missed a bird in your image then ?
When i first saw your pic i thought it looked familiar its Crossness near the outfall my local patch...
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26-11-2007, 04:17 PM
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There appears to be another species behind the Teal to the back left of the Godwit... possibly a sawbill sp. ? |
26-11-2007, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by stardust011 There appears to be another species behind the Teal to the back left of the Godwit... possibly a sawbill sp. ? | Can't see it myself ........ |
27-11-2007, 09:47 PM
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OK I'll come clean - no you haven't missed any. I just thought I'd leave it running in case anyone else wanted to offer any alternative suggestions. But your list mick... Quote:
Originally Posted by MagpieMick Teal, Lapwing, Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Shoveler, Redshank, Black tailed Godwit, Shelduck, Gadwall and Black Headed Gull...
10 for me ... | ...is everything that I know for certain is in the picture. I'm particularly impressed that people spotted the out of focus gadwall, and the black-headed gulls are not quite so obvious in their winter plumage. I spent about an hour and a half on the river front that morning and didn't see any coot although there were some moorhen about. It's possible that one or two of the blurry blobs right at the very top of the picture are moorhen.
Other species that could very easily have been in the frame but aren't (as far as I can tell!) are cormorant, grey heron, starling, snipe and grey wagtail. The first two would be pretty obvious if they were in shot but the last three could be in there somewhere... Quote:
Originally Posted by MagpieMick When i first saw your pic i thought it looked familiar its Crossness near the outfall my local patch... | Spot on! This was taken on a "Winter Bird Walk" last Saturday morning organised by Karen Sutton, the warden of Crossness Nature Reserve. It's my local patch too - I can walk there in under 30 mins from my house.
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28-11-2007, 06:26 AM
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Well thats strange i was the one that turned up late, whilst everyone was watching from the River View point, might even have spoke to you !!
I didn't stay long wandered off after reports of Little Auk flying up river past Tilbury......did not see it..!!
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28-11-2007, 05:22 PM
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So you were the man with the Canon. Yes we did speak briefly about the grey phalarope at Elmley. I was the bloke with the Nikon. Small world...
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