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22-05-2009, 08:37 PM
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22-05-2009, 08:45 PM
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I can sup my dram in contentment now thanks Roy and Hedgie.
I did wonder about mink but with no scale wasn't sure, it does look a lot bigger in the images to me.
Wonder what it had been eating to wear teeth down like that.
I also zoomed in the fur and noticed it was pretty fine and looks like a fawn mink and not black, can you confirm that?
Nice one HW, I really can't imagine Roy in the duff ID group!
This is a pretty good site for the unfamilair skull stuff. WILL'S SKULL PAGE - HOMEPAGE
EDIT - having just reviewed Roys entry, I can confirm that I have seen a large copper in Gloucestershire so don't worry - they're out there!
And Choughs, well at least one, feeding in the gutter of a bungalow in Cheltenham Road.
EDIT AGAIN - Am I going to retract the word ****. No, just post the bird skull image HW, please!
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22-05-2009, 08:53 PM
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Hi Woodman
The Mink carcase appeared a normal colour however I am definetly in the mis identifcation club after wishfully thinking I may have found a baby Sand Lizard which was clearly and definetly a Newt.
Roy
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22-05-2009, 09:05 PM
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Not to worry Roy, an RSPCA inspector mate of mine was called to a house in Lancaster by a woman who said she had a crocodile in her garden pond.
Yes....it was a Great Crested Newt!
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22-05-2009, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by the woodman  not to worry roy, an rspca inspector mate of mine was called to a house in lancaster by a woman who said she had a crocodile in her garden pond.
Yes....it was a great crested newt! | 
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22-05-2009, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by The Woodman Not to worry Roy, an RSPCA inspector mate of mine was called to a house in Lancaster by a woman who said she had a crocodile in her garden pond.
Yes....it was a Great Crested Newt! | That reminds me of a dream I had....
But thats another thread...  
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23-05-2009, 07:56 AM
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* Just to get the thread back on track *
The pictures that I posted are mink (confusion arose when the ID was prematurely given, and then retracted).
* Let the game continue with the next mystery skull *
(Woodman, my bird skull is as yet unidentified, and therefore not an appropriate subject for this game). |
23-05-2009, 08:24 AM
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Can't we have a stab at your bird skull?
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23-05-2009, 08:54 AM
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OK then, try this one.  
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23-05-2009, 05:12 PM
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Hi Woodman
Is it a Woodcock?
Roy
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23-05-2009, 05:53 PM
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I considered snipe but think the bill is too slender and with it having that little downward bend at the tip I'll join Camo with Woodcock.
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23-05-2009, 08:45 PM
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Can we have a measurement please? 
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24-05-2009, 08:22 AM
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Hoisted by my own petard!
Apologies, total length is 115 mm.
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25-05-2009, 10:46 PM
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Hmm... Greenshank?  |
25-05-2009, 11:05 PM
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Very close. RobinP.
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29-05-2009, 10:04 AM
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OK folks, time's up.
All very close but the answer is Redshank. From a dead bird found washed up on the edge of Morecambe Bay.
I can see the Woodcock connection though.
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30-05-2009, 01:43 PM
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Oh well, I'm rubbish at waders when they're alive, never mind dead ones. Also there's no redshank skull in my book. (That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it )
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