Bird ID Help Required Please

[clairescavys]

Hi everyone

I’ve recently come back from my honeymoon in the New Forest and on our travels around the area, I have taken a few photos of birds I don’t know.

If anyone can help ID these birds, it would be much appreciated. Many thanks!

Photos are below (sorry, the quality of some of these photos isn’t so great).

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[Ukwildlifeo]

1= blackbird displaying some leucistic (white) feathers (male)

2= Juvenile moorhen

3= probably a common buzzard

4= same as 1 but female/juvenile

5= dunnock

6= stonechat (90% sure)

7= I think the 3rd from the left is a curlew (outside chance maybe a whimbrel). Not sure on the others - my first thought was godwits of some sort

8= another stonchat

9= That beak makes me think a widgeon in eclipse - definately have to wait for someone better for that one!

hope thats helpful

[Adam Cheeseman]

1 Blackbird - slightly leucistic
2 juv Moorhen
3 Common Buzzard
4 fem Blackbird
5 Dunnock
6 fem Stonechat
7 Curlews
8 fem Stonechat
9 my first thought that this looked like a washed out Wigeon or Pintail. I suspect this may be leucistic or a hybrid.

Cheers,

Adam

[shearwater66]

Agree with previous posters.
With respect to 9....the bird appears to have only one set of primaries.Was it in a collection?? If so,this may account for its 'oddity'!

[Jason Green]

Hi Claire

Sounds like a nice day out. Here are my suggestions...

1. Turdidae > Turdus merula - m. Blackbird (showing partial leucism)

2. Rallidae > Gallinula chloropus - moorhen (This year's juvenile)

3. Accipitridae > Buteo buteo - Buzzard (common)

4. Turdidae > Turdus merula - f. Blackbird

5. Prunellidae > Prunella modularis - Dunnock

6. Turdidae > Saxicola torquata - f. Stonechat

7. Waders... sorry!!

8. Turdidae > Saxicola torquata - f. Stonechat

9. Domesticated mallard x pintail I think...

Take care,

Jason

[Gerel]

You all neglected the magpie in picture no. 7

[Jason Green]

OK...

7. Corvidae > Pica pica - Magpie (background by fence. I know, tiny )

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*goes off to look for other unseen birds*

[aeshna5]

Photo in 9 appears to be over-exposed, but the bird is definitely a Wigeon- can't see any hybrid features.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

Photo in 9 appears to be over-exposed, but the bird is definitely a Wigeon- can't see any hybrid features.

my thoughts too

[clairescavys]

Hi everyone

Sorry for not replying sooner - been very busy with writing wedding thank you letters/change of name letters to banks etc (I'd never want to do that again)!

Thank you all very much for your replies - they have been most helpful.

Shearwater - 9 was actually not in a collection, that photo was taken at the local lake.

Aeshna and Gill - 9 is not a great shot, it was a very sunny day and I'm still having a few camera problems, it likes to either take photos quite dark or quite bright - can't seem to find the middle ground. Due to the amount of problems I am having with it, I am considering changing it after Christmas.

Gerel - well done! Magpie was well spotted, you must have great eyesight.....

Jason - thanks, not only it was a lovely day out, it was a lovely 2 weeks out. Think I went back to work for a rest...........