Two waders & a Bird of Prey for id please...

SilverW0lf · #1 (**permalink**) 14-09-2009, 12:42 PM

Possibly a Dunlin - Calidris alpina

A Godwit possibly a Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica? taken at Slimbridge, early September

A bird of prey taken at Symonds Yat Rock in early September, I also saw the Peregrine at the same time but my photo's were even worse than this one!

I also took these while I was away
A couple of juvenile swallows

A Cormorant at Monmouth, I was surprised to see this there but it was having a great time diving for and catching fish and then spent ages drying out again, I like the reflection in this one...

There was a bird of prey terrorising the sparrows on the farm we stayed on, I think it could have been a male sparrowhawk from it's technique but only ever caught glimpses of it diving into the hedge behind our caravan, out of three attacks we saw on different days I think he was successful once

Jonners · #2 (**permalink**) 14-09-2009, 12:52 PM

Hello SilverWolf.
I would agree that your first wader is a Dunlin, reckon your second is a Black tailed Godwit (pinky-orange bill) and your BOP to be a Buzzard.