Skating is fun but when we go into May it will only be a pond and this bird don´t like ponds:D
And the guess was not 100% right :014:
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Skating is fun but when we go into May it will only be a pond and this bird don´t like ponds:D
And the guess was not 100% right :014:
Not 100% right, Crister? Will I ever get over that?:(
Well, if it's not an American Wigeon, I guess it must be the Eurasian one - Anas penelope
But (as we'd say in Scotland) it looks a bit peely wally for that, so maybe I'm still not 100% right .......:13:
*Goes off muttering, 'How many other kinds of Wigeon might there be?'*
Well, that was better - and at least 100 %:D
Bläsand Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope :thumbsup:
Well done !
Oh, it is Monday again !
Is it a Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis?
Just to make everyone else happy :D
Sorry Rolf, it is not:14:
Oh, however might you have thought that? Our leader is never wrong - is he?:eek:
Well, perfect is boring I guess....;)
Now, he might get in before me here, but I have to try Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) now - so we might both be wrong!:D
(I'm honestly not sure though - as the light flash over the eye is not shown in any pics of them I can find!)
Yes, You are right
You both are wrong lol
I think we might be ready for one of your cryptic clues, Crister!:conf40:
There are more than 40 types of Pipit listed on Wikipedia!:eek:
I'm going for Mountain Pipit - Anthus hoeschi, though I'm not holding my breath for your praise!:D
Why all those pipits ???????
OK, so if it's not a Pipit, how about a Woodlark? Lullula arborea
That´s better Rolf:thumbsup:
Trädlärka Wood Lark Lullula arborea
Swedish name is the same as the English :D if You know what I mean :)
Oh, that's a lark! I often talk about Tradlarkas, Crister....:-HaHaHa
(So, the 'tra' prefix can be 'tree' or 'wood' - so will know next time you leave that on the image! My Swedish is improving;))
Yes, I will make a note of that.
Here is an easy one but not that common:D Nice bird indeed !
I've only seen one in pics on the bird site, but I think it's a Wood Duck - Aix sponsa
(So why is there no 'tra.' written below the image this time, Crister?:conf40:)
Because it´s Swedish name something else - no trees here:)
[Brudand] [Wood Duck][Aix sponsa :thumbsup:
Well done and a very special bird !
This Monday bird could be a hard nut and no help from the name of the jpg:)
OK, in the absence of any other guesses, I'll got for Pied Wheatear - Oenanthe pleschanka.
I think you're right, Rolf - and possibly a young one?
It is a beautiful bird. With the slight hook on the tip of its bill, I thought it might have been a type of Shrike - so I was nowhere near the right answer!:(
I am sorry but I must say No
It is not far from right:D but still not what I want to read :014:
OK, used to be known as Motacilla pleschanka
Just in case that's wrong :rolleyes:.... having Googled a bit, I'm going to try with Black-eared Wheatear - Oenanthe hispanica
(Doesn't Crister seem so pleased with himself when we're wrong, Rolf?;))
LOL, that's because it's -18 there.:)
Can´t You see that my eyes are filled with tears when I must say No !:014:
Now we have a good answer:D Well done googling I must say !
Medelhavsstenskvätta Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
Hispanica points to Spain but we have some here as well, not now of course -18 is not a nice temp for a bird from Spain:14:
:-excited Can't believe it. Are you sure? :-excited
P.S. This 'bird' wouldn't appreciate the -18c either! :)
I don´t like -18 but I am more used to it :) and there is not very much to do about it:13:
Anyway, here is an easy bird for You all
kestrel im going for based on the eyes...
Good finding Billy:thumbsup:
Tornfalk Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
In Swedish it is a Tower Falco:D
Have no fear. I have more birds for You all :)
Larus hyperboreus glaucous gull or it could be iceland gull
Well done again Billy :thumbsup:
Vittrut Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus:D
In Swedish it is just called a white Gull
and one for the weekend ?
Not that easy, perhaps it will stay un-answered for a while :14:
Just going to check if there's a a bird called a Swedish Pipit mentioned anywhere...
Well, it DOES look a bit Pipit'ish. ;)
Water Pipit? - Anthus spinoletta.....
was going to go with pipit too.... looks like the birds i saw in norfolk...
No, no no no ! Absolutely NO! no way wrong what else could I write lol
BTW We have no Swedish type birds but Kaffegök se if You can translate that into English
How about a Redwing - Turdus iliacus?
But there's no red under the wing, Rolf - and Crister said it wouldn't be easy!:rolleyes:
(Though that was maybe a deliberate ploy of his to confuse us!:-HaHaHa)
A juvenile doesn't have red Catherine.:)
Ah, right, Rolf!
So Crister has sneaked in a young bird just to confuse us..., or at least some of us!:)