Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, tamthebam said: If they've got orange heids are you sure they're not DAB chicks.... No, this is what a DAB chick looks like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Red-necked Grebe at Hogganfield Loch - been there a wee while now. Unusual at the best of times in the west of the country, but especially so in summer. Not my photo - was miles out when I saw it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 11/07/2020 at 11:38, Hillonearth said: There are a few birds like that where the original meaning of their name has been corrupted....a yellowhammer was originally a yellow ammer, which is a Germanic name for bunting, so nothing whatsoever to do with hammering, and the name redstart is from the old English "read steort" which just means "red tail". Speaking of the Scots canary, here's one from near Rafford last week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 43 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: A pal put me onto this app: https://birdnet.cornell.edu/ which records bird song and helps to identify things. Other than things like yellowhammers and sparrows I'm terrible at remembering songs when I hear them. Tried it out on a chiffchaff alarm call yesterday and it worked very well. Been using that since my younger son messaged our family group about it a couple of months ago. I feel sure that most of the processing will be frequency-domain, and the scrolling real-time sampling sort of reinforces that. Really excellent when it gets enough of a burst and enough volume; but when it provides a best guess, it can sometime be exactly that! Last week we got (for the same call, over several bursts) wood warbler, wood warbler, chaffinch, wood warbler, osprey. On the way home on the same walk, it correctly and consistently(!) identified a goldcrest from a far from clear sample. I'd like to say I then got a great picture, but all I got was lots of goldcrest watching. That's an OK second prize. I happened to speak to my wife when she was using the app, and it identified, "Human (almost certain)". Not sure how I feel about that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 God awful photos but was treated to a double peregrine falcon fly-over at Chanonry point today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hedgecutter Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) Saw a group of moorhens for the first time earlier this week on the edge of Aberdeen and initially thought they were some exotic import because of their funky beaks. Enjoyed watching their chicks swimming around banging their heads back and forward as if they thought they were at an outdoor rave. Uhnz uhnz uhnz uhnz... Edited September 5, 2020 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I saw a stonechat in bamburgh today. Beautiful wee bird. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 55 minutes ago, philpy said: I saw a stonechat in bamburgh today. Beautiful wee bird. My favourite bird. Did you hear its call, it really does sound like two stones being hit together 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I bought a new type of fat balls for the birds and I thought they were going fast, nearly 4 gone in a day but now I think the birds have had a bit of help. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Just back from a weekend in Islay. Will probably post a few pics in the Scottish Islands but here's a wee Heron with a dab or some sort of flattie. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 The other week we heard a thump then saw this spotted dove in difficulty as it had been attacked, probably by other birds. Nursed it back to health and still hanging round our garden. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Interesting fauna down under- that looks like it's mother was a doo that got shagged by a starling! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) Having trouble with an identification despite looking through various guides. Bird I saw beside a pond this evening had the size, shape and elegance of a wagtail (it liked bouncing its tail around) and was almost entirely dark brown in colour from the exception of a white tip at the end of its tail, very discrete paler and blacker colours towards the end of its wing panels and a discrete reddish-orange tint under its arse. Might have had a dark cap on its head. Any thoughts? Edited September 9, 2020 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Hedgecutter said: Having trouble with an identification despite looking through various guides. Bird I saw beside a pond this evening had the size, shape and elegance of a wagtail (it liked bouncing its tail around) and was almost entirely dark brown in colour from the exception of a white tip at the end of its tail, very discrete paler and blacker colours towards the end of its wing panels and a discrete reddish-orange tint under its arse. Might have had a dark cap on its head. Any thoughts? Have to admit I am stumped. Bouncing tail is interesting though, very few birds do that- wagtails, dipper and sandpipers are the only ones I can think of. I would guess a juvenile of some sort although not sure of what with the description 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wile E Coyote said: Have to admit I am stumped. Bouncing tail is interesting though, very few birds do that- wagtails, dipper and sandpipers are the only ones I can think of. I would guess a juvenile of some sort although not sure of what with the description I initially thought it was a wagtail, it was just the odd dark brown colour and general classiness that made me want a closer look. My other half confirmed the overall dark brown colour and white tip, although all the juvenile wagtail photos I can find are significantly lighter. If you said that somebody had spliced a wagtail with a female Blackbird and it escaped then I might believe you. The completely dark head seems to argue against conventional wagtail images so perhaps it was a pied wagtail that had been rolling about in the mud and shat its tail. ETA: I see that grey wagtails can have a yellow arse so wonder if it could that developing through in the one I saw, albeit orangey. In no way could I describe it as grey coloured though. Considered various types of pipit, but there was definitely no speckling/mottling on it. Edited September 9, 2020 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 46 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I initially thought it was a wagtail, it was just the odd dark brown colour and general classiness that made me want a closer look. My other half confirmed the overall dark brown colour and white tip, although all the juvenile wagtail photos I can find are significantly lighter. If you said that somebody had spliced a wagtail with a female Blackbird and it escaped then I might believe you. The tail tip remains a mystery though and the completely dark head seems to argue against conventional wagtail images. Perhaps it was a pied wagtail that had been rolling about in the mud and shat itself. ETA: I see that grey wagtails can have a yellow arse so wonder if it could that developing through in the one I saw, albeit orangey. In no way could I describe it as grey coloured though. Considered various types of pipit, but there was definitely no speckling/mottling on it. If you are sure of the orange underparts I am going to go for Redstart. They will be on migration at this time of year so can appear anywhere 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Had a jay checking out the feeder the other night but didn’t get the camera out in time and it legged it sharpish. Shame. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, Wile E Coyote said: If you are sure of the orange underparts I am going to go for Redstart. They will be on migration at this time of year so can appear anywhere That’s not a terrible shout actually as the image below (female black redstart) is by far the closest match I’ve found, cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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