Guess the bird

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Lavskrika Perisoreus infaustus

Yes this bird lives in Lapland(mostly) Likes the cold and snowy weather Brrr

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Here is a beautiful picture of a hungry bird (looking for food)

[rolf]

Looks like the Nutcracker again Dig - Nucifraga caryocatactes

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Yes it is, I couldn´t resist the picture. It was very nice.

Nötkråka Nucifraga caryocatactes

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Here is a new beautiful bird for You to name

[Merlin]

Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus male

There was one in Millcombe Valley, Lundy, Devon this morning.


Pete.

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Well done Pete

Rosenfink Carpodacus erythrinus

Nice bird

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Here is a hungry one

[Merlin]

Redwing Turdus iliacus

Thousands over here now for the winter with Fieldfare.


Pete.

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Again a HIT

Rödvingetrast Turdus iliacus

Anyway, it was a good pic, was it not ?

[rolf]

Certainly was Dig.

got to keep my eyes open for Redwings this year, as i have yet to get a photo of one.

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Here is a beautiful and strange looking bird
This one is a male

[rolf]

Mandarin Duck Dig. Aix galericulata

Here's a picture of a Male and Female from the Gallery.

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Here is a Scandinavia Big Bird

[Chocky]

White fronted Goose-Anser albifrons ?

[rolf]

I reckon it's a Bean Goose - Anser fabalis

[Chocky]

Yep. I recon your right Rolf

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I recon You are wrong, both of You

The family is(of course) right but as I wrote "a Scandinavia"

From way up north

[Chocky]

Taiga bean goose ?

[rolf]

Anser fabalis rossicus ? Tundra Bean Goose

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Taiga and Tundra is more like Russia

Scandinavia is more to the west

This bird has it´s name from a place (an island) just outside Norway

[Chocky]

Well actually it looks like the Pink Footed goose - Anser brachyrhynchus

[rolf]

All of those Geese can be found in Sweden Dig, in fact probably more so than the UK.

The only one I can find is the Smaland Goose, but can't find the latin name for it and I'm pretty sure it isn't a visitor to the UK, so it is difficult for us to name..

[Merlin]

ALL beaten on this one 'digdeep'. My ID would have been Pink-footed Goose. Apparently not this according to you which means I wait with interest to see the answer.


Pete.

[Chocky]

A Pink Footed Goose is what I concluded in my last post

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It´s from Svalbard


Spetsbergsgås Anser brachyrhynchus

I can understand Your problems but that´s into the game.
Can´t be too easy every time.

Still I think this next one is easier to name

[Chocky]

Spetsbergsgås Anser brachyrhynchus is a pink footed goose

http://www.birding.se/foto/spetsbergsgas.htm

[Merlin]

I couldn't see it being anything else Beryl so a little confusion somewhere along the line here I think.

As for your next one 'dig deep' I'm definitely passing on it.


Pete.

[Babs]

Is it a Chiffchaff

[Merlin]

Like your style Babs, we'll see.


Pete.

[Chocky]

I don't think so. It has a brown head

[rolf]

Could be one of several warblers, but not enough detail in the photo.

[Chocky]

Is it a Radde's Warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi ?

[Merlin]

That's another one worth a guess Beryl.


Pete.

[Chocky]

It's the brown head and the wings appear to be brown also

I think it could be Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki

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This is why I need the full Latin name - just to be sure we are talking about the same bird many are almost the same.

Anyway, here are some more pics from this last bird. There are 2 species that are common, one is Scandinavian and the other from Sibiria.

The answer I need is the Scandinavian but as they are almost the same I can settle for the first 2 Latin names

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Here is some more pics, had to shrink them before posting

[Chocky]

Is it a leaf warbler Phylloscopus Trchilus

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Familyname : Phylloscopus is right

I am told that the yellow band over the eye is special for this brand

[Chocky]

Pallas's Leaf Warbler