Unidentified birds - need your help, pls....

[hamandkaz]

Hi All
My hubby and i have just join WAB, we found the site when searching the internet for images of a couple of birds we have seen recently that we could not identify from our own bird books etc. The first is a large black bird we saw on the lake at Bromwich farm, Titchfield, we thought it was a cormorant, untill we viewed the photo later in the day. Our second find, this weekend was a unusual duck seen with several pairs of Mallards & Swans at Hill Head opposite the Haven. I would like to attach photos of both - can anyone Pls?.

[Gaina]

Hello

If you click on the link in the blue area at the top of the page that says 'gallery' then on the next page, click 'upload' in the green area at the right, it should take you through the process - it tells you what file types are accepted, size etc and then you click the drop down menu for the gallery you want - I'm guessing 'unidentified birds'. Once your photo has been accepted, you'll be able to find it in the gallery with the code underneath so you can post it in this thread .

If you get any more trouble I'm sure a moderator will be only too happy to help. I just thought I'd try and help you get started, as I'm eager to see these mysterious birds myself!

[monkey]

Welcome to WAB I assume you must be from the same area as I am from your description!

Please keep on you will find that uploading sounds difficult at first but is very easy once you have done it once. The main thing is getting the size correct for the main gallery but if you put it in archive it is easier as size etc is not so much an issue. When you have added it to archive highlight the details under the picture and copy then paste onto the page, thread in the section you want to write in and it will come up just as detail but once submitted it shows as your picture.

Everyone on here is very friendly and helpful and will probably explain much better than I can as I am fairly new too

Good luck
Linda

[hamandkaz]

I'm really not sure i'm doing this correctly! Thanks for the tip's Monkey & Gaina, i have managede to upload my pics - the first i will attach here.
If i'm off track with this thread business pls let me know. Thanks

[hamandkaz]

and the second piccie to identify pls is:-




Thank you

[Gaina]

Originally Posted by hamandkaz

I'm really not sure i'm doing this correctly! Thanks for the tip's Monkey & Gaina, i have managede to upload my pics - the first i will attach here.
If i'm off track with this thread business pls let me know. Thanks

I'm going for 'Cormorant' on this one. I'm not sure about the duck but it's very pretty .

[big bill]

Hello Hamandaz and welcome to the site your first image is not a Cormorant it looks more like a Grebe of some sort cannot be more specific and the next is a Mallard Duck of the female persaussionhope this helps yopu out and welcome to the site.
It would help if you put anything for ID in the relevent section and more people will see it in future just trying to be helpful

[hamandkaz]

Thank you for the welcome and the tip, not sure what you mean thou, I'll re read the info on threads and stuff. We are new to forum's and admit we have a steep learning curve to navigate.
Thanks again

[monkey]

Hi again

Glad you got the hang of uploading your photos but as i am not very good on identifying birds I can't help you there but what the comment above means is that if you look on the forum page you will see a section 'british birds' and in that section you can start a new thread and ask for ID. you can also add both photos or even more into one entry. Also you can upload to archive and choose the unidentified section instead of forum images and do it that way if you do not want to write a thread. I think I am right with this info but just thought I would try and help.

Good luck and i will keep an eye open for your next photos

Linda

[ron1863]

Hello and welcome to WAB. I also think the first is a cormorant but not too sure about the second

[Gill Catton]

The second isn't a mallard, but a whistling duck probably a fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor - non-native but a gorgeous bird probably escaped from somewhere.

[Gaina]

Can I recommend a book to you?

I find Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Northern Europe (Paperback)
by Detlef Singer very good. Lots if useful information as well as nice clear colour photos

[hamandkaz]

Wow Gill, thank you soo much for identifying the whistling duck - you are absolutely spot on, i put Dendrocygna bicolor in a google search of images and it returned some lovely photos of the duck we saw. Thanks again - its great to know his name!

[Dogghound]

The 1st picture is definately a cormorant.

[outdoorguy]

looks like a cormorant to me too.. james

[coasty]

deffo a cormorant for the first although second has me beat

[welsh.lensman]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

The second isn't a mallard, but a whistling duck probably a fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor - non-native but a gorgeous bird probably escaped from somewhere.

As Gill confirmed the second picture is that of the Fulvous whistling duck, I took this picture At the Wetland centre near Llanelli in S. Wales.

[deer boy]

Hi Hamandkaz & a warm welcome to WAB