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04-06-2009, 03:29 PM
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| | | Bird ID Help Please
Hi everyone
Unfortunately I've not got a photo of the bird I'm asking about, as I was at work and did not have my camera on me.
At lunchtime, it was quite hot and sunny, and I went to a nearby cafe which has a large pond surrounded with plants, flowers etc and I have seen different birds there (e.g. Warblers, Mallards, Geese, Goldfinches etc), but this one has me stumped!
This bird had a Pheasant style body, but was the size of a Raven, was black all over apart from the top of his/her head was spiky (crested?) and was white. This bird was in the edge of the water (water was up until his/her mid-leg joints) and seemed to be hopping around in the water and possibly catching fish (it kept sticking it's head under water and attempting to dive).
Does anyone have any ideas? Any comments/answers welcome and much appreciated! |
04-06-2009, 03:40 PM
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| | | Re: Bird ID Help Please
Muscovy Duck 
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04-06-2009, 03:55 PM
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and to think I'm a birder too 
Cheers,
Adam |
04-06-2009, 04:09 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boroughbridge near York - isn't the same as the Dales, but close enough!
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Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman  and to think I'm a birder too
Cheers,
Adam | lol!... I had to read the description a few times too, but still came up with Coot Adam!  
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04-06-2009, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Cazzie lol!... I had to read the description a few times too, but still came up with Coot Adam! | Trouble is, how many threads have been about an unidentified bird on a pond and it turned out to be either a manky mallard or a muscovy. 
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04-06-2009, 04:36 PM
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| | | Re: Bird ID Help Please
I wouldn't have said a coot was raven sized though |
04-06-2009, 05:03 PM
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Not sure what the Bird is Clair but the Cafe sounds Great. |
04-06-2009, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Fieldfare95 I wouldn't have said a coot was raven sized though | Thank you
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Adam |
04-06-2009, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman Thank you
Cheers,
Adam | Baby raven
So come on then Claire... what do you think now?
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