29-12-2010, 08:32 PM
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Any Twitchers here
My neighbour and I are trying to identify a strange bird which appeared recently on the banks of a stream .It is a good swimmer, in flight it resembles a swallow, it is bit smaller than a Blackbird and all black with a white bottom.
We have tried to get close to have a good look but once it spots us the bird flies further up stream so we can't get a good look at it.
I have looked at the RSPB web and the only bird that comes close in description is the Black Tern , any ideas?
Regarding location I live in Worcestershire close to the river Severn and the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetland Trust is not far from here.
30-12-2010, 10:10 PM
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Re: Any Twitchers here
Is it maybe a dipper....???http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_Dipper
31-12-2010, 01:15 AM
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Re: Any Twitchers here
Originally Posted by Antibrown
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Can you get a picture of it? does'nt matter if it is not a close up.
.Haven't seen it for a couple of days, I am wondering if it has gone now the thaw has arrived..
Originally Posted by Aerolor
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It does sound rather like a dipper. Does it dip and bob its body up and down when it is on the ground or on stones by the water.
it is nothing like the Dipper which is a plump bird with short wings , it's far more sleek and elegant like a Swallow and it has a white bottom .No it doesn't dip
28-04-2011, 05:27 PM
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Re: Any Twitchers here
Originally Posted by Manxman
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Try Funky Farmer.
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