tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74824274532696501302011-07-31T01:50:54.788-07:00Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-42585800643423002132010-02-22T12:22:00.000-08:002010-02-22T12:31:13.803-08:00This bird seen at Shuckburgh (Northamptonshire (SP56) on 28th December 2009.<br />I've got it as a Woodcock but I'm not sure.<br /><br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/Mystery4.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/Mystery4.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-4258580064342300213?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-45475811330619303192009-06-29T23:12:00.000-07:002009-07-14T10:01:45.315-07:00This bird seen at Ferniegair (NS75) on 29th June 2009.<br />I've got it as a juvenile Meadow Pipit but I'm not sure.<br /><br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/Mystery3.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/Mystery3.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br /><br />On second thoughts, I think it might be a Dunnock... Any ideas?<br /><br />14th July 2009: Have now changed my mind on this being a Dunnock on having seen a good few young ones around. Still no real idea as to what the photo shows!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-4547581133061930319?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-23244084069181230922009-05-08T06:46:00.000-07:002009-05-08T06:49:02.972-07:00This bird seen at Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Cumbria on 9th April 2009.<br />Can you help?<br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dmystery3.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dmystery3.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dmystery4.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dmystery4.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dmystery5.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dmystery5.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-2324408406918123092?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-23539638453624058142009-05-08T00:40:00.000-07:002009-05-08T00:45:53.162-07:00This bird seen at Greenhead Moss Nature Reserve (Wishaw) on 29th December 2008 in the company of Goldfinches.<br />Can you help?<br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dmystery2.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dmystery2.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-2353963845362405814?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-57586011847429974372009-04-25T01:31:00.001-07:002009-04-30T08:09:32.089-07:00This bird seen at Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve (near Motherwell) on 24th April 2009 in the company of a pair of Gadwall. The bill and face colouring seem a little different.<br />Can you help?<br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dduck.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dduck.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dduck1.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/dduck1.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-5758601184742997437?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-28572122245838464652009-04-21T11:08:00.000-07:002009-04-25T01:30:57.799-07:00This bird seen from the A93 (Just north of Blairgowrie) on 19th April 2009. Looked to be eagle-sized and did not appear to fly like a buzzard.<br />Can you help?<br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/deagle1.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/deagle1.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/deagle3.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/deagle3.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/deagle2.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/deagle2.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-2857212224583846465?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-73571370585992087782009-03-03T08:05:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:07:40.147-08:00<a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/BBDuckhybrid3.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/BBDuckhybrid3.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br />This bird seen at Drumpellier Country Park. Mallard x Teal?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-7357137058599208778?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-75757261886158093042009-01-20T11:34:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:37:31.615-08:00<a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/bbgodwit.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/bbgodwit.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br /><a href="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/bbgodwit1.jpg"><img src="http://plus-one-studios.angelfire.com/bbgodwit1.jpg" Width="300" Height="240"></a><br />These birds seen at Cramond (Just north of Edinburgh) on 20th January 2009.<br />Can you help?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-7575726188615809304?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-87936078733773550282009-01-08T01:52:00.000-08:002009-01-08T02:00:50.613-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kjRPNFg4cTQ/SWXNwl33eWI/AAAAAAAAABE/Yl2vGeUtT6k/s1600-h/Mystery1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kjRPNFg4cTQ/SWXNwl33eWI/AAAAAAAAABE/Yl2vGeUtT6k/s320/Mystery1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288859572100364642" /></a> <br /><br> <br />This bird (About pheasant size) seen at Baron's Haugh nature reserve in Lanarkshire on 16th June 2008. <br /> <br />Any ideas?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-8793607873377355028?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482427453269650130.post-57368991148647365702009-01-08T01:36:00.000-08:002009-01-08T05:30:34.069-08:00This blog is intended to help with British Bird identification.<br /><br />I am not an expert in this field, but hope to link up here with people who can help myself and others put a name to a bird they have seen but are not confident in identifying.<br /><br />I, for one, have spent many hours looking at photographs in books and on the web and still not been sure what it is I have seen. Sometimes a friendly voice can be a huge help in expanding ones knowledge.<br /><br />Different people have different expertise and I hope to be able to bring these together so that we all may learn.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7482427453269650130-5736899114864736570?l=wildbritishbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Pewtresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298763995389507768noreply@blogger.com2