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14-10-2012, 04:47 PM
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Do you recognise this bird.

I snapped this on our walk today, does anyone know what it is ? I had to blow it up quite a lot hence the fuzziness.
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14-10-2012, 04:54 PM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

Looks a little like a young female pied wagtail..but it should have more white on its face and a black bib..
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14-10-2012, 06:22 PM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

Hard to get the scale Alan, how big was it....sparrow, pigeon, goose....
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14-10-2012, 07:38 PM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

You need to put the original photo on to be able to tell. To fussy.
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14-10-2012, 07:49 PM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

This is the original photo and I would say the bird is about the size of a small moorhen.
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14-10-2012, 07:55 PM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

OH said it may be a Dipper. He cannot tell proper because of the position of the bird.
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14-10-2012, 08:46 PM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

I think it might be a dipper. It was difficult to judge it's size considering the distance it was from us.
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15-10-2012, 07:40 AM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

Alan, it is too big for a Dipper.

Looking at the long beak and legs it could be a young Willet.
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15-10-2012, 11:09 AM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

Looks like a baby Coot Alan, same size as a Moorhen, just different colours. You have to look at the beak, its very pointed like a Coot,
if not I dont know laugh
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26-12-2015, 12:36 AM
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Re: Do you recognise this bird.

I agree with BowieEyes, it looks like a young coot to me also.
 
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