BIRDS! G.C. Bird Survey photos.

Thought it might be an idea to start a thread solely dedicated to bird photos that GC members have taken. A bit like birdwatching but from the comfort of your computer chair.

People could post pics as they see birds and I would suggest they include date and location of where the bird was seen.

Then we could gradually compile a bird spotting list of what bird is where and it could be a challenge for folks to add new birds to the list all the time, or indeed do multiple pics of the same bird type if they were particularly good shots!

What do you think?

All contributions welcome as long as they have wings and beaks!

Sounds obvious, but it must really be photos you have taken yourself!

If you sight something but can't manage to photo it - please use this thread to report it, but I'll only check things off the list we have a photo for, just to up the anti a bit!


Can I start us off?

EGYPTIAN GOOSE.



Seen: Milbrook Lake, Cornwall. 3rd April 2008.

[ 08. April 2008, 12:58 AM: Message edited by: Cookie Monster ]

 

good idea Cookie, a few months ago I looked through several threads and counted photo's of over 70 different bird species!!!

I'll load a few soon hopefully

 

Deleted due to duplicated post after migration to new software

 

I'll also use this post to keep a log of all birds posted here so that folks can easily look up what's in and what's not.


WATERBIRDS / WADERS / COASTAL / GULLS / ETC:

* Arctic Tern (Page 3 #49, 4 #72,
* Avocet: adult / chick (Page 1 #11, #13
* Bar Headed Goose (Page 11 #220
* Bar Tailed Godwit (Page 4 #65 15 #293 #297 16 #302
* Barnacle Goose (Page 4 #72
* Bittern (Page 15 #285 #287
* Black Headed Gull: winter / (Page 3 #55 14 #263
* Black Tailed Godwit (Page 11 #220
* Canada Goose / Geese (Page 1 #13, 3 #43, 9 #165,
* Cattle Egrets (Page 3 #59, 4 #62
* Common Snipe (Page 8 #158
* Common Teal (Page 8 #158
* Common Tern (Page 11 #220
* Coot: adult /chicks / (Page 3 #59, 5 #81,
* Cormorant (Page 12 #239 Page 13 #254
* Curlew (Page 2 #21
* Dunlin (Page 3 #59
* Egyptian Goose (Page 1 #1
* Fulmar (Page 10 #190
* Gadwall (Page 8 #158
* Gannet (Page 10 #190
* Garganey Duck: male / (Page 4 #62
* Goosander - male / (Page 3 #47
* Great Crested Grebe: adults / (Page 5 #86, Page 16 #320
* Grey Heron (Page 1 #16, 9 #174, 10 #186,
* Guillimots (Page 10 #190
* Herring Gull (Page 10 #190
* Hooded Merganser (Page 13 #241
* Kingfisher (Page 16 #315, #317
* Kittiwake (Page 3 #49
* Lapwing (Page 1 #11, 4 #65,
* Lesser Black Backed Gull (Page 5 #81, Page 18 #341
* Little Egrets (Page 3 #59, Page 11 #220
* Little Grebe (Page 3 #47, 10 #186,
* Mallard: male / female / (Page 1 #16, 3 #43, 4 #62, #73, 10 #185,
* Mandarin Duck (Page 1 #12,
* Moorhen (Page 2 #23 14 #274, Page 16 316
* Mute Swan (Page 1#5, #13, #16, 4 #65, 5 #81, 7 #130, 9 #165, 14 #261
* Oystercatchers (Page 16 #316
* Pochard - Male (Page 1 #12, 5 #97,
* Puffin (Page 3 #49, 4 #72,
* Razorbills (Page 3 #49, 10 #190,
* Redshank (Page 3 #46
* Ringed Plovers (Page 3 #59
* Ruddy Duck (Page 12 #234
* Ruff - Male (Page 1 #11, #13
* Sanderlings (Page 3 #59
* Sandwich Tern (Page 3 #49
* Shag (Page 2 #22, 3 #49, 4 #72,
* Shelduck (Page 4 #62, Page 17 #324
* Shoveler Duck (Page 4 #62
* Smew - Male & Female (Page 1 #12
* Spoonbill (Page 4 #67, Page 16 #316
* Teal (page 16 #319
* Tufted Duck: male / female / (Page 4 #78
* Turnstone (Page 10 #185 16 #303


CROW FAMILY

* Choughs (Page 1 #20
* Crow (Page 6 #109, #115, 14 #271
* Hooded Crows (Page 2 #21
* Jackdaw (Page 3 #52, 5 #81, 6 #115, 10 #196,
* Jay (Page 6 #113, 7 #129, #130, Page 13 #242,
* Magpie (Page 4 #73
* Rook (Page 4 #73, 6 #115,


BIRDS OF PREY:

* Barn Owl (Page 2 #23
* Buzzard (Page 3 #44, 5 #81, 9 #176, 11 #203, 13 #246, Page 17 #323
* Hobby (Page 10 #186
* Kestrel: male (Page 4 #62, Page 16 #313
* Little Owl (Page 3 #45
* Marsh Harrier (Page 11 #220
* Peregrine Falcon ( Page 11 #219
* Red Kites (Page 3 #44
* Short Eared Owl (Page 16 #303
* Sparrowhawk: male / female / (Page 7 #132, 8 #150, 10 #196, Page 12 #222
* Tawny Owl (Page 16 #318


GAME BIRDS / HEATH / STREAM / WETLAND / MOORLAND / FIELD:

* Black cap (Page 11 #209
* Black Redstart (Page 11 #220
* Cetti's Warbler (Page 6 #104
* Common Whitethroat
* Corn Bunting (Page 11 #203
* Dipper (Page 3 #47
* Great Grey Shrike (Page 17 #330
* Grey Wagtail (Page 3 #45
* Lesser Whitethroat (Page 6 #104
* Meadow Pipit (Page 2 #23
* Pheasant: male / female / chick (Page 1 #9, 3 #47, Page 12 #235, #237, 15 #291
* Reed Bunting (Page 4 #65
* Reed Warbler (Page 10 #186, Page 11 #220
* Red Grouse (Page 8 #157
* Red Legged Partridge (Page 11 #212
* Redstart (Page 3 #45
* Ring Ouzel (Page 9 #172
* Rock Pipit (Page 4 #67, Page 11 #220
* Sedge Warbler (Page 10 #186, Page 11 #220
* Skylark (Page 2 #24
* Spotted Flycatcher (Page 11 #203
* Stonechat: male / (Page 4 #65
* Swallow (Page 2 #23
* Pied Wagtail (Page 2 #29
* Wheatear (Page 3 #59, 8 #160,
* Whitethroat (Page 11 #203
* Yellowhammer: male / female (Page 4 #65, 11 #203

WOODLAND, FOREST, TOWN AND GARDEN BIRDS:

* Blackbird: male / chick / (Page 1 #9, 3 #43, #52, 5 #95, Page 13 #244, 14 #263 #277
* Blue Tit (Page 3 #46, 10 #185, Page 18 #343
* Brambling (Page 15 #285
* Bullfinch: female / male / (Page 3 #46
* Chaffinch: male / female / (Page 3 #45, 5 #93, 6 #107, Page 12 #226 15 #297, Page 18 #343
* Chiffchaff (Page 4 #67
* Coal Tit (Page 8 #157
* Collared Dove (Page 4 #73, 6 #107, 8 #148,
* Crossbill (Page 18 (female) #345
* Cuckoo (Page 9 #173
* Dunnock (Page 3 #47 15 #281
* Feral Pigeon (Page 3 #43
* Fieldfare (Page 2 #35
* Great Tit (Page 3 #55
* Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Page 8 #157, Page 13 #242 15 #291 #297
* Greenfinch: male / female / (Page 1 #8, 2 #24,
* Green Woodpecker: adult / chick / (Page 1 #8, 4, #62, #64, Page 11 #220, Page 13 #242
* Goldcrest (Page 1 #8
* Goldfinch (Page 5 #91, 10 #199
* House Martin (Page 9 #178, Page 11 #220
* House Sparrow: female / male / (Page 5 #92, 7 #134, 10 #185, 14 #266 #277 Page 18 #343
* Linnet (Page 2 #24
* Long Tailed Tits (Page 4 #62
* Marsh Tit (Page 4 #65
* Mistle Thrush (Page 3 #43, 8 #147
* Nuthatch (Page 3 #54, #55
* Redpoll (Page 15 #285
* Robin (Page 1 #8, #16, 3 #55, 13 #257, 15 #283 #291, Page 17 #325
* Siskin (Page 10 #199
* Song Thrush (Page 4 #67, 11 #203, 13 #259
* Starlings (Page 5 #90, 8 #141, 14 #268
* Swift (Page 9 #170
* Turtle Dove (Page 11 #220
* Tree Creeper (Page 3 #47
* Tree Sparrows (Page 10 #194
* Waxwings (Page 15 #289
* Willow Tit (Page 8 #157
* Willow Warbler (Page 9 #171
* Wood Pigeon (Page 2 #23
* Wren (Page 2 #23, 3 #47,



EXOTICS AND UNUSUAL IN BRITAIN

* Black Swan (Page 1 #13
* Golden Pheasant (Page 9 #167
* Kookaburras (Page 9 #167
* Eagle Owl (Page 13 #246
* Lesser Snow Goose (Page 1 #12
* Light Sussex Hen (Page 1 #16
* Peacock (Page 2 #36, 10 #185, Page 12 #222
* Red Breasted Goose (Page 1 #12
* Ruddy Shelduck (Page 1 #11
* Waldrapp Ibis (Page 1 #13
* White Stork (Page 1 #13
* Wild Turkey (Page 1 #11
* Wood Duck Drake (Page 15 #298

MISC BIRD PHOTOS

Squadron of Geese (Page 15 #292
Murmuration of Starlings (Page 16 #314


A very inexact classification, I know, with some room for crossover, but it is just to help us to see quickly what has already been included.

[ 17. April 2008, 11:50 PM: Message edited by: Cookie Monster ]

 

Mute Swan - Silverburn River, Castletown, Isle of Man. 12/11/07



Mute Swan - Millbrook Lake, Cornwall. 03/04/08

 

Hi Shiney!

Of course you can still put photos up of birds you have seen, even if you are not sure of the identity - post the pic and everyone can have a good look and come up with suggestions about what they think it is. If we all agree (!!!) then it can go on the check off list and you get that bird as koudos!

This is not a really official serious thing - come on - coming from Cookie?!? No, it is a pleasurable thing which more than anything is a celebration of birds and to encourage people to take an interest in snapping them and identifying them for a little challenge. I think a long running thread like this would make a really nice thing to look at on those long wintry nights!

For the keener Ornys among us, it will make an interesting log of what is going on where. It doesn't matter how many pics of the same type of bird we get either. If we get 100s of sparrow pics, but they are all as different and entertaining as say "Bottoms Up" was in the recent competition, well so much the better!

Other than British?? Hadn't thought of that - but what a great idea - lets get LOL, Kedi and Penny from Ontario and any other of our GC members abroad showing us their birds. Or, if you have been on safari or down to Chester Zoo, show us photos of them too - I'll create an extra heading in the check off list section - "Europe" and "Rest of the World".

Thanks for your interest Shiney and I hope people see this as a bit of fun, nothing too heavy!

 

Brill Shiney! Thanks - all your entries are added to the list.

It would be great if people could give us a rough idea of the location in the UK where the birds were seen and the time of year (approx, if they were taken a while ago)

And don't forget, we can have more robins and woodpeckers and green finches etc from other people too - Nutty, those robin shots you did were Ace!

Also, if someone posts a chick - don't forget we will want pics of the adults too, as sometimes there is a huge difference! Male and females too!




PPS Shiney - that young male pheasant looks like he has been through the washing machine on too high a spin!!!!

Strongy - lets be 'avin yer spoonbills!

Rosa - get the 3 Stooges in here!

Thanks for looking everyone!

 

Oh they're gorgeous! SO lucky to have all those birds around you! Near me its like the cat ghetto and only the most daring of birds come through. That being said, our neighbours keep poultry and folks behind us keep doves.

Am hoping to drag Darren out to Dawlish Warren reserve soon for some photography, and then we can grab some chips and time in the arcade :D

So lucky with your little pheasant family, they're beautiful.