Mystery quintet

Alex Lees · December 22nd, 2008, 07:12 PM

http://www.freewebs.com/punkbirder/theblog.htm

anyone want to 'hazard any guesses'?

Red-eyed Video · December 22nd, 2008, 09:19 PM

I'm tempted to have a go but I don't want to win the same prize 2 years on the trot.

Brian S · December 23rd, 2008, 10:09 AM

Hi Alex

I'm willing to make myself look stupid, especially as I have given the photos a whole minute.

1 - Least Flycatcher - no reason really, just the half dark lower mandible - though I can't see the primary projection it may be too long for this, so probably something else....

2 - Grey-necked Bunting - great photo by the way, so a bit of a wild guess

3 - I don't know - juv Hudsonian Godwit?

4 - Saker - based solely on diagnostic pylon

5 - Lesser Short-toed Lark?

I suspect I am wrong on all, but never mind.....

Brian S

AndyB · December 23rd, 2008, 11:44 PM

Good ones! I will go for a north american theme (except the lark):

1. Pine Warbler
2. White-crowned Sparrow
3. Short-billed Dowitcher
4. Prairie Falcon
5. Lesser Short-toed Lark

Simon Wates · December 24th, 2008, 12:54 AM

These are my impressions - just jizz things really - a nice bit of fun!

1. Acadian Flycatcher
2.Ortolan Bunting
3. This one is a mess! I'm stuck; Wood Sandpiper, Greater yellowlegs, Bar-tailed Godwit - I´m probably wrong on all counts - Bar-tailed Godwit!
4.Lanner Falcon (although probably a Saker)
5. Lesser Short-toed Lark (The halophytic plant (Sueda alba) is a help)

nice one Alex

Merry Christmas!

Alex Lees · December 24th, 2008, 04:08 PM

Thought I'd better provide an update - all but one of the birds have been identified correctly by someone, although no-one has more than two pinned....! You have to think outside the box a little, but all are potential vagrants to the UK/Eire.

Alex

Red-eyed Video · December 24th, 2008, 06:29 PM

At the risk of embarrassing myself (again) I'll go public....

1) Acadian Flycatcher
2) Cretzschmar's Bunting (an extra point for the correct spelling please)
3) SBD
4) Saker
5) Lesser Sort-toed Lark

Thank you and good birding for 2009 and beyond......

Graham Etherington · December 24th, 2008, 06:39 PM

OK, I'll join in the fun/humiliation..

1 Pine Warbler
2 Ortolan Bunting
3 Hudsonian Whimbrel
4 Saker
5 Lesser Short-toed Lark

Merry Christmas!

coeligena · December 25th, 2008, 07:22 AM

1. Pine Warbler was my gut reaction, then I wondered why it wasn't an Empid, but the bill, warm brown flanks, broken eye-ring etc. brought me back to Pine Warbler
2. Grey-necked Bunting but only because a couple of other people said so, otherwise I'd have no idea
3. Marbled Godwit: looked pretty "obvious" to me, I hope I'm not wrong! It doesn't seem to get mentioned much as a potential WP vagrant but it surely must be overdue?
4. Saker
5. Lesser Short-toed Lark

Nathan Kipling · December 25th, 2008, 11:47 AM

1. Alder or Willow Flycatcher

2. Cinereous Bunting

3. American or Pacific Golden Plover

4. Saker

5. Lesser Short-toed Lark

December 22nd, 2008, 07:12 PM	#1
Alex Lees Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Belém Posts: 300	Mystery quintet http://www.freewebs.com/punkbirder/theblog.htm anyone want to 'hazard any guesses'? __________________ Dept. of Zoology, MCT/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil. My website - Tropical Forest Research - punkbirder

December 22nd, 2008, 09:19 PM	#2
Red-eyed Video Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 176	I'm tempted to have a go but I don't want to win the same prize 2 years on the trot. __________________ Dave J

December 23rd, 2008, 11:44 PM	#4
AndyB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,257	Good ones! I will go for a north american theme (except the lark): 1. Pine Warbler 2. White-crowned Sparrow 3. Short-billed Dowitcher 4. Prairie Falcon 5. Lesser Short-toed Lark __________________ My Surfbirds Photo Albums Last edited by AndyB; December 24th, 2008 at 04:59 AM..

December 24th, 2008, 04:08 PM	#6
Alex Lees Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Belém Posts: 300	Thought I'd better provide an update - all but one of the birds have been identified correctly by someone, although no-one has more than two pinned....! You have to think outside the box a little, but all are potential vagrants to the UK/Eire. Alex __________________ Dept. of Zoology, MCT/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil. My website - Tropical Forest Research - punkbirder

December 24th, 2008, 06:29 PM	#7
Red-eyed Video Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 176	At the risk of embarrassing myself (again) I'll go public.... 1) Acadian Flycatcher 2) Cretzschmar's Bunting (an extra point for the correct spelling please) 3) SBD 4) Saker 5) Lesser Sort-toed Lark Thank you and good birding for 2009 and beyond...... __________________ Dave J Last edited by Red-eyed Video; December 24th, 2008 at 06:41 PM..

December 23rd, 2008, 10:09 AM	#3
Brian S Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 1,035	Hi Alex I'm willing to make myself look stupid, especially as I have given the photos a whole minute. 1 - Least Flycatcher - no reason really, just the half dark lower mandible - though I can't see the primary projection it may be too long for this, so probably something else.... 2 - Grey-necked Bunting - great photo by the way, so a bit of a wild guess 3 - I don't know - juv Hudsonian Godwit? 4 - Saker - based solely on diagnostic pylon 5 - Lesser Short-toed Lark? I suspect I am wrong on all, but never mind..... Brian S

December 24th, 2008, 12:54 AM	#5
Simon Wates Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 80	These are my impressions - just jizz things really - a nice bit of fun! 1. Acadian Flycatcher 2.Ortolan Bunting 3. This one is a mess! I'm stuck; Wood Sandpiper, Greater yellowlegs, Bar-tailed Godwit - I´m probably wrong on all counts - Bar-tailed Godwit! 4.Lanner Falcon (although probably a Saker) 5. Lesser Short-toed Lark (The halophytic plant (Sueda alba) is a help) nice one Alex Merry Christmas!

December 24th, 2008, 06:39 PM	#8
Graham Etherington Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 105	OK, I'll join in the fun/humiliation.. 1 Pine Warbler 2 Ortolan Bunting 3 Hudsonian Whimbrel 4 Saker 5 Lesser Short-toed Lark Merry Christmas!

December 25th, 2008, 07:22 AM	#9
coeligena Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16	1. Pine Warbler was my gut reaction, then I wondered why it wasn't an Empid, but the bill, warm brown flanks, broken eye-ring etc. brought me back to Pine Warbler 2. Grey-necked Bunting but only because a couple of other people said so, otherwise I'd have no idea 3. Marbled Godwit: looked pretty "obvious" to me, I hope I'm not wrong! It doesn't seem to get mentioned much as a potential WP vagrant but it surely must be overdue? 4. Saker 5. Lesser Short-toed Lark

December 25th, 2008, 11:47 AM	#10
Nathan Kipling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fishguard Posts: 41	1. Alder or Willow Flycatcher 2. Cinereous Bunting 3. American or Pacific Golden Plover 4. Saker 5. Lesser Short-toed Lark

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