Hide and go seek

[Reefbreak]

Hi everyone

so im thinking all the twitches here can / should be suitable people to set me a quest lol

Basically i am in the reading / Marlow / henley area and would like a task set by all you people.

The task is simple can i have a bird species (or indeed 3 with each being of different levels of hardness to find) found in my area which i can go looking for and see if i can find it

that simple it can be any type but has to fall into these

1) nothing as simple as a Canadian goose etc

2) has to be in my area i..e a sea hawk is not going to frequent the henley lol

3) not need any special equipment to see i.e. night vision etc

Now the bird can be from any habitat and obviously i will try my best to track down and photograph said individual lol

Now lets see what you have got

im probably setting myself up for a failure but we shall see

[RobS]

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Brambling
Waxwing

[faz]

hi welcome to WAB

longtailed tit
red kite
ill make it easety for as im sure others wont

[healfdan]

Hello there

These three should prove interesting.

Fieldfare
Sparrowhawk
Jay

[RobinP]

In order of difficulty:

Siskin
Smew
Bittern

Good luck!

[Reefbreak]

right i have more then enough now

feel like the only one im going to see is the red kite lol

but i brought this upon myself..i know where a bittern lurks but sparrow hawk and waxwing..not a chance lol

but we shall see lol

[John B (NTS)]

Originally Posted by Reefbreak

right i have more then enough now

feel like the only one im going to see is the red kite lol

but i brought this upon myself..i know where a bittern lurks but sparrow hawk and waxwing..not a chance lol

but we shall see lol

I wouldn't bet against Waxwings. There's a pretty big influx going down at the moment. Hang around any supermarket car park with berry bushes for a while - you might get lucky.....

[Reefbreak]

yeah thats what big Chris P said on autumnwatch

hhhmmm might try the big 24hour tescos in reading

[Jonners]

A good task you've asked for Reefbreak. I wouldn't dismiss any of those birds as no chance. The trouble with some of them is that vthey are very mobile, so a Sparrowhawk might appear anywhere, but always worth keeping an eye open for. Likewise you might see a Jay in and around any broad leaved wooded area. Keep us updated on how well you do. Perhaps you should rate them from easiest to hardest and see how you go. Hope you have fun.

[actionfinch]

welcome ...and i wish you luck on your venture