Some more bird ids needed :)

Connor7 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 05:13 PM

Hi,
It would be great if you could id some of these birds for us

Sorry about the quality of the images

I think this is a bunting of some sort

These 2 birds were black and seemed to have a white belly, i think you can just see it in the picture

Weird type of gull, could just be weird plumage but it was very big

This was another large gull, i dont think it was a common gull

Another bunting sort of bird

last one

Thanks, i think i still got a few more pictures of wading birds but these will do for now

thanks

Jason Green · #2 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 05:24 PM

Hey Con!!

Number 2 shows a male & female blackbird. In the right habitat/UK location they could be Ring-ouzels, but I don't think so.

I think your gulls are all Herrings?

The last bird I believe is a Dunnock, Prunela modularis.

squishy · #3 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 05:24 PM

lovely photos connor

1. reed bunting
2. no idea

3-4. juvenile gull, probably herring

5-6. herring gull

7. another reed bunting (lovely birds eh?

)
8. another dunnock

just a note: 'common gulls' are not actually the most common gull you will see, most of the time you are seeing black headed gulls (even though only the males (oh dang... why do i even open my mouth *response to astra*) get the black head (and only in spring

))

ring ouzel seems very unlikely, maybe just leucistic blackbirds

Astra · #4 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by squishy

lovely photos connor

just a note: 'common gulls' are not actually the most common gull you will see, most of the time you are seeing black headed gulls (even though only the males get the black head (and only in spring

))

I'm curious to know what kind of sexist Black Headed gulls you look at squishy!

We have equal rights for BH Gulls in this part of the world