Nope Chocky, it is not.gif "Smile")
Nope Chocky, it is not
shoreLark - Eremophila alpestris ?
No it is not, sorry to say
Well I don't think it's a Dipper. I think his tail is too long
Sorry Chocky, there seems to be a problem with the last bird here.Originally Posted by Chocky
First the original picture and then the last one
So, please disregard the last picture. That is not the very same bird as I posted earlier.
Let us stick to the bird on the lamp (for a while
I thought it didn't look like the other .
Northern Wheatear or Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe ?
After some investigation and talking to Rolf I´ve come to a decision.
The site that I took this bird from has messed things up (they are closed for a while now) so the bird I asked for turned out to be a Winchat and nothing else !
So I give Rolf the credit for that and closed that question
Will soon be back with a new one, but as I got it from the site with problems I must re-check that bird
Stay tuned I will soon be back !
Well done. Rolf
This is not the best picture I´ve seen but let us try
Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus ?
I'll have a guess at Montague's Harrier - Circus Pygargus
A Harrier it is
Ängshök Montagu´s Harrier Circus pygargus
So, what is this ??
Yellow-headed Wagtail - Motacilla flava flavissima - Bergeronnette flavéole ?
It has some yellow spots
How about Citrine Wagtail - Motacilla citreola. ?
How about that
Citronärla Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Nice finding Rolf
This might be a problem for You all
Woodchat Shrike - Lanius senator ?
I reckon a Red-rumped swallow - Cecropis daurica
Looking at the tail I wondered if it was some sort of swallow .
Yes I think your right Rolf
Never seen one .
Not that common so it was not that easy
Rostgumpsvala Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Again, well done Rolf
Here is an easy one for You (hope not
Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos ?
A nice try
If it's not the common, then I guess the Spotted Sandpiper, very similar in appearance, but different patterning on the tail feathers by the look of it. Actis Macularia
Again we seems to have a name changing bird here
Started my investigation after the two last post here by Chocky and Rold (as it sounded like You both was very sure
From Wikipedia I quote " The Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, is a small wader, 18 - 20 cm long with a 32-35 cm wingspan. Together with its sister species, the Spotted Sandpiper (A. macularia) they make up the genus Actitis. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of the other species and hybridize. Hybridization has also been reported between the Common Sandpiper and the Green Sandpiper, a basal species of the closely related shank genus Tringa."
So here we go
Drillsnäppa
Tringa hypoleucos
So I have to give You both the credit for this one !
Here is a new bird for You (hope it is not re-named
Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus ?
Well done Chocky !
Dubbeltrast
Turdus viscivorius
Here is a common bird
Has a very close friend, easy to mix them up.
Both love a free lunch. Now, what is this ??.gif "Big Grin")
Well it looks like the
Marsh Tit - Poecile palustris
Again we have this problem with name and re-named birds
Entita
Parus palustris
is what I was looking for but it seems that the US called it Poecil. Almost the same so I give You the credit for this Chocky.
Again I quote Wikipedia
The Marsh Tit Poecile palustris is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae and genus Poecile, closely related to the Willow, Père David's and Songar Tits. It is small (around 12 cm long and weighing 12 g) with a black crown and nape, pale cheeks, brown back and greyish-brown wings and tail. Between 8 and 11 subspecies are recognised. This bird's close resemblance to the Willow Tit can cause identification problems, especially in the United Kingdom where the local subspecies of the two are very similar (there, they were not recognised as separate species until 1897).
Globally, the Marsh Tit is classified as 'Least Concern', although there is evidence of a decline in numbers (in the UK, numbers have dropped by more than 50 % since the 1970s, for example). It can be found throughout temperate Europe and northern Asia and, despite its name, it occurs in a range of habitats including dry woodland. The Marsh Tit is omnivorous; its food includes caterpillars, spiders and seeds. It nests in tree holes, choosing existing hollows to enlarge, rather than excavating its own. A clutch of 5-9 eggs is laid.
I´ve done some testing and I think this bird is using only one name
Willow warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus ?
The black eye stripe with green body would make it something like a Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix.
Welcome home Rolf
Grönsångaren
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
A wood warbler it is
It´s getting harder and harder to find typical Swedish birds that hasen´t been posted beforeSoon I must widen my search
Anyway, still have a few
You need any more help ?
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