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Tim's Bird Photos; New photos
Topic Started: Mar 13 2013, 09:33 PM (16,343 Views)
tappersnapper
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Coal Tit (Periparus ater) .A wonderful little bird to brighten any day.
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The not so common Common Gull (Larus canus)
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The feisty Coot (Fulica atra) usually seen fighting with other Coots and Moorhens so it was nice to get one in a serene moment.
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Beautiful photos Tim :encore:

I think your ChiffChaff may be a Willow Warbler, looking at the colour of the legs and the primary projection :thinking:

Dave or Dave S will know for sure :yes:

Brilliant photo, I can never get near them
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I am lucky enough to live somewhere where Corn Bunting (Miliaria or Emberiza calandra) are a fairly common sight, often seen in good numbers among mixed flocks of Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Starling and the odd Reed Bunting. I know many people rarely see this bird or hear it's jangling (likened to a bunch of keys rattling) song so I count myself very fortunate.
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Last time I saw and heard a Corn Bunting was at Wicken Fen a few years ago, I think they're a great little bird and I just love your photos Tim :cool:
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I know what you mean about the Chiff Chaff ID feedyourhedgehog, but I'm pretty sure I heard it chiffing and chaffing whilst I took the photo. However I am always happy to be corrected.
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Fantastic photos Tim. great Capture of the not so common common gull! :clap3:
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Another brilliant selection of photos Tim :cool3:
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Fabulous photos Tim :clap3:

Re the Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler. If you heard it calling then that is usually the best way to tell these two apart but Paula does raise a good question or two. It's tricky looking at the legs in this light, in dull light, Chiffchaff legs are always darker than the pink/orange of Willow Warbler but in strong sunlight the darker pigmentation on the Chiffy's legs can be lost and look paler. The primary projection is a tricky one to be 100% from this angle. The length that the primaries project beyond the longest tertial is about half of the the length of the tertials themselves on Chiffchaff, on a Willow Warbler the primary projection would be getting on for the same length as the tertials.

Another id pointer that is also tricky to see from this angle is the distinct dark crescent-like marking under the eye. This is obvious on Chiffchaff but less so or absent from Willow Warbler.

I think, out of all the British birds, including Marsh and Willow Tit, that Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler are the most likely species to be misidentified. Now...onto Siberian and Iberian Chiffchaff....well...maybe another time :giggle:
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Many good points well put Dave. I have to say the song is my best way of distinguishing for me. It's a job to get them mixed up when they are in good voice!
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Very true Tim.

To really confuse the issue, if ever anyone has Siberian Chiffy and Common Chiffy in the same vicinity...and it does happen, Siberian Chiffy is more of a 'chaff chiff' call than 'chiff chaff' almost the reverse of Common Chiffy. The very few Siberian Chiffchaffs i have seen have never called in my presence so i can only go by what i have heard from other birders.
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Beautiful shots of the Corn Bunting Tim a bird I still haven't seen! :clap3:
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Thank you Night owl. If you ever visit Salisbury Plain you have to beat them off with sticks! :lol2:
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Not a wonderfully crisp shot but I like the feel of this shot and seeing an Eider (Somateria mollisima) so close to shore eating a crab was a nice moment.
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I am indulging in a few images of this Ferruginous (Fudge) Duck (Aythya nyroca) which we saw in Swindon a couple of years ago. The only one I have seen and a very richly coloured visitor, well worth the effort to go and see.
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Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) taken last winter.
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And again with a Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
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I have to say that I know what you mean about IDing by song Tim, especially with Warblers because unless they're sitting in front of you.....as if :lol: ............. they're so hard to distinguish from each other :scope:

Another wonderful set of photos too that Eider with a crab is a brilliant capture :encore:

And great photos of the Ferruginous Duck :cool:
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Thanks feedyourhedgehog. Mind you it's no great hardship listening to bird song as a learning curve. Although it sounds like separating Siberian Chiff Chaff from common Chiff Chaff might be a challenge on the brain cells but one I would love the opportunity to try.
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Gadwall is another bird that seems to get ignored in favour of the more exotic but I think their plumage is lovely. Just me?
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