Guess the bird

I agree with Rolf. Northern Wheatear in Breeding plumage

Sure is :thumbsup:


Stenskvätta Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

Good finding!

Have this bird close to my garden :) Seen it in action once !

I'll go with female Red-footed Falcon - Falco vespertinus.

Yes Rolf, it is (in Swedish) an Aftonfalk :thumbsup:

Nice bird if You are not a prey:eek:

Here is a new one for You all. What could it be ?

Red-flanked Bluetail - Tarsiger cyanurus

I reckon it's the Red-breasted Flycatcher - ficedula parva .

Yep. Have to agree Louise. You are right :thumbsup:

The one I thought it was. Is not :D

Yes it is :thumbsup:


A smaller flycatcher is the name in Swedish


Mindre flugsnappare Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva :)

Well done !

This Monday bird is a typical ..... ?:)

Black Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinus

I reckon it's a Nightjar - Caprimulgus europaeus. :) They are very similar.

Yes, I'm with Rolf on this - there are 2 big differences : the white on the tail - the Black Hawk has a line right across, the Nightjar just has patches at the edges & the face - the Nightjar has a white line under the eye.

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Originally Posted by ladylouise62

Yes, I'm with Rolf on this - there are 2 big differences : the white on the tail - the Black Hawk has a line right across, the Nightjar just has patches at the edges & the face - the Nightjar has a white line under the eye.

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looks like a cookoo too me...

Yes. Your right a nighjar. I didn't realize they were black.
But the black Hawk does have a yellow beak too

Nattskärra European Nigthjar Caprimulgus europaeus :thumbsup:

Good finding, strange name for a bird, the Swedish name means Nigth Scare :eek:

It's not too much of a surprise that hey are called 'Night Scare' - they apparently have a silent flight and then a rather weird 'churring' call which I would find disturbing if I heard it at night :)

Think this bird is more friendly to meet :thumbsup:

Firecrest - Regulus ignicapillus

Good finding, not the best picture :thumbsup:


Brandkronad kungsfågel Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla

Well, this could be problems ? to name !

Well, I'm going to try - juvenile Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba

There now, you can rule it out, Crister, so the others know what it's not!:D

OKI, it was a nice try :)

Could be a lark of some sort, how about Skylark - Alauda arvensis

Yes it is a Lark of some kind :D
but not that one Rolf :014:

Songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi)

Juvenile Shore Lark? - Eremophila alpestris

:)No:)

Still a few more to find :D

I think it may be a
Woodlark - Lullula arborea

Sorry but it is not :014:

It´s a bad picture but You all need that - You are usually too good:)

OK, how about a Short-toed Lark - Calandrella brachydactyla?

We had some fun did we not ?

and Rolf had to blow the horn :D


Korttålärka Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

I did make sure that there was no toe showing :)

Again, well done :thumbsup:

I nearly went for that.
I know that Kort means short in Dutch and the photo had Kort as it's title but mI thought .........no probably not but Ishould have :(

Now I didn't notice that, Beryl!:(

I think that we'd mentioned just about every other Lark known, so Rolf got that one by way of elimination!;)

Yes. I lived in Holland for two and a half years and picked up the a lot of the language and in the corner of the photo it said Kort. So I wondered about the short-toed Lark but didn't act on it :crying:

I didn´t know that You could understand kort :eek: so, until next time, I must remember that. :D

I know quite a lot of language, but that only works if you know that a short-toed Lark exists :-rolling

So, let us what You can understand from the name of this next jpg :)

trä Meaning Wood/Tree
Ny guess is that it is a Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis