Well, You did find the right bird Rolf, well done !
Dvärgmås Little Gull Larus minutus
Swedish word means dwarf (dvärg) :thumbsup: so it is not that big, Think the pictures fooled You all up this time !
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Well, You did find the right bird Rolf, well done !
Dvärgmås Little Gull Larus minutus
Swedish word means dwarf (dvärg) :thumbsup: so it is not that big, Think the pictures fooled You all up this time !
Right, Rolf! I go away for the day and you're right in there with the answer before I've had a minute minute to see the next clue!:bang:
Well done though! (Says she grudgingly!):)
LOL, twas a last desperate guess.:)
Monday at last !
Well, I'm going for 'Raven' - Corvus corax
..........................even though it seems a bit brownish...:conf40:
At least I've tried.......:13:
Thank You for Your input !
I think (like You do ) that it is too brownish so, gimme a new guess please !
So then it has to be an Eagle or Hawk of sorts I suppose - but which one?
Difficult to see how much of a hook its very dark beak has..... and whether there are lighter shades on its chest.
I'll take time out at the mo' and have a look again later!
Good idea !
I think I'm stumped, Crister.... :(
It doesn't have the yellow on the beak or the feather colouring of a Buzzard, and its feathers are definitely not right for a Golden Eagle, so unless it's a species found outwith our shores, I can't think what it is.
Will search further later.. Rolf, is it too hard for you too?;)
Have been having a look and the beak colour is difficult, but may be a trick of the light, if that is the case, the white strips on the tail feathers would perhaps indicate a White-tailed Eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla.
What white strips?:conf40:
Can't see any here - even when magnified.:(
I see he has a metal ring, so is possibly quite a special bird though!:)
Yes it is !
White-tailed Eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla. In Swedish Havsörn.
Well found, great bird.
Was a bit of a guess Chris. There are light/white strips down the length of the tail feathers Catherine.
Hrrumph! (In the huff.:-think)
It was a great pic angle-wise, but a dud pic ID-wise for me.:(
Shoot the photographer!:2gunsfiring_v1:
;)
Here is a new fresh bird :)
Well I at first thought Warbler, but have drifted over to female Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe.
Not a bad try Rolf but just to make the day for Cathrine
Close but not really what I was looking for !
You are SO thoughtful, Crister!:flowers:
Well, I thought female Linnet - until I looked at the beak again, then 'warbler' came into mind - so I'm going for Marsh Warbler - Acrocephalus palustris
- Well, at least that will rule out another bird!:D
And Louise has returned, so she'll get the answer before Rolf!:bananarock:
Hope she has a better guess.
LOL, I'm sticking with the Thrush family, so going for the Pied Wheatear, Female - Oenanthe pleschanka.
Oh, yes, it possibly is, Rolf - and if it isn't, it SHOULD be!:thumbsup:
(Just a wee while since I've seen one of these, Crister.......:-HaHaHa)
Good news ! It is:thumbsup:
Nunnestenskvätta Oenanthe pleschanka
<Very strange name in Swedish>
Come Monday come new bird:D
My, it is Monday !
and now it is Friday ? You guys need any hints ??
Well, this gal does anyway!;)
It looked a bit like a Chaffinch at first, but no wing markings, that tail shape and dark eye patch have confused.
It does seem to have a finch-type beak though.
Can I get any points for that?:-santa1
Had a really good look now, is it a Jay? Garrulus glandarius.
Yes it is !
Nötskrika Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius :D
No extra points this time:(
Here is something easy for the weekenders :thumbsup:
Seems to be a little upset.
Well, that was some weird-looking Jay, Crister!:conf40:
But to show there are no hard feelings, I'm still going to keep trying - :-snjump
So what about a Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis? :-bgchrist
Yes it was a strange Jay or rather a special way to show the bird :)
else it would be too easy for You.
The new picture
is not (sorry to say) a snow bunting :13:
Definitely a Redpoll, but would guess at an Arctic one, Carduelis hornemanni.
The arctic one just because we have some typical arctic weather here in the North :-HaHaHa
but Yes it is
Snösiska Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni :thumbsup:
and we do have some really bad weather now.....
Monday bird ! What is this ???
Oh, it's lovely wee Wren, isn't it? :-snowball
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
Looks a teeny bit bigger, perhaps Dunnock size Catherine. Prunella modularis.
I will wait
for an answer from Catherine........
But it is much prettier than a Dunnock, Rolf - and doesn't have a grey head!
I need to opt for St Kilda Wren now!:)
(And haven't a clue what its Linnaean name is.....:-snowhead)
Looks like an adult Female Catherine, head is not grey on top.
Järnsparv Dunnock Prunella modularis :-cthumb
Well Catherine what can I say when the Maestro have spoken:-elf
OK then! I must just have lots of male Dunnocks here :rolleyes:
Not saying anything else about that!;)
(Couldn't see the eye stripe, but looked far too small for a Dunnock to me. Maybe the ones here are more butch in some ways!:D)