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Next quiz - remember its just for fun!

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I'll eat my hat if thats a swift - the tail is wrong.....

By the way, the original image was sent to me by Dean Eades.

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All Wrong :lol: :wink:

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 Post subject: Quiz bird
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Carrion Crow.

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Is it a Med Gull ?

Or an Iceland Gull ?


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Avro Vulcan :wink:


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Cuckoo?


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Spot on Andy & Will, Cuckoo - Huttoft 05-07

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 Post subject: Re: Quiz
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Spot on Andy & Will, Cuckoo - Huttoft 05-07

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What details in the picture show it as being a cuckoo?


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Well, there was a lot of guess work in the identification of this bird, especially from a picture like this! And, as stated, it’s just for fun and from this picture it would be hard to be 100% confident that you had got the identification 100% right. So, there is no harm in having a go, and no one is going to think any less of you if you get it wrong!

My first thought was Swift, but I knew it wasn’t right, and when Dean indicated that Swift wasn’t correct I knew it had to be a Cuckoo……….. Having said that, of course years of field experience does help! :lol:

Firstly, if you look at the left wing of this bird very carefully, you can see the underside is barred. So swift is out, in fact most species are out, except a bird of prey. If you look at the same wing, it gives the impression that the wing is quite narrow – so it’s likely to be a Falcon – e.g. Hobby or Kestrel. But, the head is too small – and a Falcon with a small head, can only be a Cuckoo! :D

The thing that worried me about suggesting Cuckoo from this image was the tail – it seemed too broad. So, I am guessing that this bird has just taken off, and so the tail is really spread out. I expect, that moments later, this bird would have closed its tail, and looked a lot more cuckoo like.

Hope this help Katherine, and remember the quiz is just for fun, so have a go!

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