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17-05-2008, 04:47 PM
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| | | Help in ID these Birds Hi, very new to bird watching. Just bought a new camera + lens.
Tying it out, and took these photos. Can somebody help me in finding out what they are.
Have a few more bird pics that need ID, I will post these another day.
Thanks for your help.
Garry  | 
17-05-2008, 04:53 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Hi, very new to bird watching. Just bought a new camera + lens.
Tying it out, and took these photos. Can somebody help me in finding out what they are.
Have a few more bird pics that need ID, I will post these another day.
Thanks for your help.
Garry  | First two - Whitethroat
Last photo - Shellduck 
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17-05-2008, 05:00 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Hi, many thanks for your help.
Garry | 
17-05-2008, 05:08 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Well I must be improving  . I looked at the thread and identified the first bird as a Whitethroat, all by myself  .
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17-05-2008, 05:12 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds First two Whitethroat - Sylvia communis
thw last one is the Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna
nice pics by the way well dopne and welcome to the site at the same time
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17-05-2008, 05:26 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Welcome to the site Garry, and keep posting your pictures.
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17-05-2008, 05:34 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds A BIG thanks to all who replied, thanks.
Last few pics to ID and I leave you in peace. lol
2 birds, couple or so pics of each.
Thanks again for all your help.
Garry | 
17-05-2008, 05:45 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds I thinkmthey are all the same bird I think its the Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca hard to tell propewrly as the pics are a bit over exposed but no doubt someone else will help to confirm
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17-05-2008, 06:03 PM
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| | Re: Help in ID these Birds Welcome Garry! For some reason I can't get the pictures... Quote:
Originally Posted by demicav ...identified the first bird as a Whitethroat, all by myself  . | Well done  ! The Latest ones
1, 2 and 3: Lesser whitethroat, agreed. 4 and 5: Dunnock, Prunella modularis
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17-05-2008, 06:24 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Forgive my approaching randomness but aren't Sylvia and Prunella nice names for a bird? 
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17-05-2008, 06:33 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds They all look like Dunnock to me..........
Sylvia I believe relates to woodland? I think anyway! | 
17-05-2008, 06:44 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Quote:
Originally Posted by Gill Catton They all look like Dunnock to me..........
Sylvia I believe relates to woodland? I think anyway! | Yep the latest ones are all Dunnock...
Cannot see the first ones..
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17-05-2008, 06:51 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Seen the other images Whitethroat and Shelduck ...
02 image looks like a Garden Warbler ???
Mick..
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17-05-2008, 07:09 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Mick, could be, but the bill seems a BIT too dark. I still think Dunnock.
Yes, Sylvia and Prunella ARE good bird names, particularly for 'hens'!
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17-05-2008, 07:17 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds This one is the one that i think looks like a Garden Warbler... 
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17-05-2008, 07:22 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds Oh, I can't see the thumbnails and so assumed you meant 1-3 and 4-5 of post #7. Sorry!
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17-05-2008, 07:35 PM
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| | | Re: Help in ID these Birds I'm having trouble with the thumbnails aswell i think it may possibly be that the image was small to start with maybe ohwell you can see them if you click on them..
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