Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus ?
Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus ?
I know that it is hard to see that bird, way up in the sky
I will try to find one closer picture, it is not a Harrier
If it gets closer then it would be scary
Now that one looks more like a KIte - I'll go for Red Kite - Milvus milvus
Getting closer You are.gif "Big Grin")
I'm going to have to leave that one to Rolf I'm afraid.
A Black Kite is darker.....
You may be right with the Black kite Catherine, as there is a lighter sub species, Milvus migrans
Yes, the bird is called black in English but in Swedish it is named brown
Brun glada Black Kite Milvus migrans
Well done !
You are such a swot, Rolf!
LOL, not something I've normally been known as Catherine..gif "Smile")
Hmm, perhaps time for something new ?
Waxwing
Well done !
Sidensvans Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Nice bird
Think You all need a new Q !
Not sure about this one, not seen most of these pine cone munching finches. Perhaps it may be a Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator?
I first thought it might be a first winter male Crossbill, but it is difficult to see the bill properly......
Well done again
Tallbit Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
So, a Friday teaser ?
Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla
We had our first of this winter visit us the other day.
Love them!
I see the black cap
OK....... another one for Rolf I guess....
Strange one, although I think a lot of detail is missing from the picture. It's a Tit by the look of it, looks sinilar to the Marsh and Willow, but perhaps a Siberian Tit, Parus cinctus?
It´s a tit but not that one
Ok, how about Marsh tit, Poecile palustris?
So I'm going to guess Willow Tit - just to be awkward!!!
(Mind you, I'd already checked both Willow and Marsh Tits, but there is neither any sign of white on the 'cheeks' of this bird, nor any black 'beard' or mark down the back of the head....
It´s useless to argue with Rolf
Entita Marsh Tit Parus palustris
Good work !
Ah! It was just a lucky guess that time!
(Not that I'm bothered!)
I Think this bird could be a problem to name !
Prove me wrong
Looks like a Redstart - Phoenicurus phoenicurus - to me, but......
but what ??
Has anyone ever told you that you're s dreadful tease, Crister?
If it's not that, then it can only be a Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros - ...............!
Unless, of course, it's another type of Redstart from another continent - one that Rolf knows and is waiting to post about!
Looks like a Redstart to me as well Catherine. Rödstjärt.
Sure is
Svart rödstjärt, phoenicuroides Black Redstart ssp. phoenicuroides Phoenicurus and ruros phoenicuroides
It is a special one but still a Black Redstart
A Friday teaser
Hmm, looks like a Martin of some sort, tail not forked enough for House Martin and it doesn't have the chest bar of the Sand Martin.
Well , a very good try but perhaps we shall await Catherine´s answer
This bird is not that common here in Sweden but we do see it.
Gosh! I'd have gone for House Martn (juv.), .................
- but when I enlarged the pic, I was sure I saw some red under the 'chin' and what seemed to be a whitish patch on the head, so I Googled and found soemthing called a Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota - so I thought I'd share my finding with you;
Cliff swallow photo - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota - G97392 - ARKive
- even if it's wrong, it's interesting!
Well done Mrs Sherlock !
Stensvala American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Actually, I was lucky!
But you need to go to the left on the site I linked to there - to see the Cliff Swallows' nests - quite amazing as they 'hang' in huge colonies!
(Just as well they don't have long tail feathers as it cannot be easy to get in and out of those little 'bottles' easily!)
Well done Catherine, great find of an obscure bird.
Time for those birds to fly
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