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Glossy Ibis

I am so not knowing birds: never heard of this one either.

Mystery Bird...any guesses?

Falcon in Ballybunnion

Boy, Donna! You get them first even when they are in my own back-yard!!! :paperbag:

Gotta check out these babies! I usually get calls from the twitching fraternity... their phones must need charging... (Is it something I said???)

"Mystery bird" is kinda godwit-ish... but what do I know?!

Glossy Ibis at Portmarnock? Just north of Dublin... autumn migration has begun... tho what these Mediterranean birds are doing here now, I do not know. (I do not know much...) Had not heard of their presence til Donna told me!

Imagine that, a peregrine falcon sitting on a rock. Our Rochester falcons don't do rocks!   :lol:   My best guess on the mystery bird is some sort of sandpiper. It would help to see the feet. Course I don't know much about shorebirds.  :stupid:     :good post:

Der, I forgot to answer....it's a Spotted Redshank.

Look at all the bands on this guy! Who is he? Easy one, even though I didn't know!

These are in Ireland Bobbie!

another "who am I?"

Oh, we do rocks.  They're a very important part of the Rochester Falcon territory.  Beauty bathing on river rocks.  Pride (and lots of other young fledglings) on Pride's rock.  Mariah and Kaver on the rock wall of the gorge. and then there's Orville!, a rock among rocks!   :clap:

I never saw them and I've never seen Beauty or Archer on a rock. :gum:

Look at all the bands on this guy! Who is he? Easy one, even though I didn't know!

These are in Ireland Bobbie!

another "who am I?"
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The one with the bling could be a Spoonbill... the other, the BoP, could be a Sparrowhawk - I think... but then... there's that word "duffer" again! (Sure do wish I could figure out Facebook... the things I must be missing... like who the niece is dating... what the nephew got up to at the weekend... that sorta stuff...)

OK, guys, stop it! I got a busy day going around here, so not lots of play-time...

That is probably not a Sparrowhawk... eye looks ok, but not the tail. And if it were a Sparrowhawk, why would somebody post its pic, as it is not rare.

And Donna, lissen here to me! Just because they are in my neighbourhood does not mean we are acquainted!  :paperbag:

Here's a story along these lines... In my eagerness in my early years of birding, I used to go out with the Big Boys... kinda accepted, as I was vaguely amusing - but still viewed with suspicion and a bit of annoyance. One of the kinder members of the Twitcher Brotherhood, however, was very patient, and when I said "Oh! LOOK! Out there! Near the tide line!", he obligingly raised his bins and had a careful look. Lowering them, he looked at me as I gazed back in excitement... what had I found?! "Uhhhh, Bobbie..." (I hung on every word!) "Uhhhh... Love... It's a plastic bag."

I rest my case.

 :rofl: :2funny: :rofl:

Bobbie, on the Ireland Bird facebook page, this one guy always puts up a pic and writes, "who am I" and has other people guess.

Yes, he wrote that was a Sparrowhawk, a female. I have no clue, so I go along with the answers, figured they know more than me.

Spoonbill is correct, a Duff you are not.  :clap: But why so many bands?


Plastic bag!!  :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

You mean I was right? Eeeeee-haaaaa!

Donna, what's the fellow's name who puts the pix up on FB? Might know him. Keep those pix coming... I'll take a stab at most anything... I ain't proud!

Why so many bands? I am only guessing, mind you - the BTO operates the ringing (banding) scheme in Ireland and Britain. It is also associated with other European schemes (tho the BTO is usually the main arbiter/operator). The Spoonbill would have been ringed somewhere in southern Europe at its birth site, and the rings would ID (perhaps) location, a particular ringing scheme, a unique bird ID, of course... and the list continues. I could ask one of ringing buddies, tho... in case the preceding is mere twaddle...

Yup. Plastic bag.

Today's.."Who am I"

His name is James Hayes!  :secret2:

Thanks, Donna - don't know who he is... probably should!

Not gonna guess first on this one... I probably ran outa luck on IDing the last two! Anyone else?

Hey, Donna - you should make this a regular "feature" - I promise, I WILL play!

 :confused:   My guess is an immature Yellow Wagtail. I'm sure that's wrong but what the heck! I gave it a shot.    :harhar:

I'm saying Wagtail too, MAK... maybe Pied?

Or Grey wagtail?

Greys and Yellows confuse me totally - because the "grey" looks "yellow"... go figure. (I can usually do Pieds, but...) OK. I will stick with Pied. Donna??

Close y'all! (http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/udousm/smileys/whistling.gif)

Not Grey? Not Pied? Not Yellow?

That leaves us with White or Citrine? Which I would not know if they... you know... (ask Donna!)

Althooooo... do some of these babies have sub-races???

Ya mean pooped on you! ;D :tease:

(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll42/kaatje066/smileys/zipped.jpg)

WHAT ARE YOU LIKE????

OK, Smart Girl! You asked for this!

Species in taxonomic order

White Wagtail Motacilla alba - polyphyletic or paraphyletic
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii
Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla (alba) lugens
Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
Mekong Wagtail Motacilla samveasnae
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola - possibly paraphyletic
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flava - paraphyletic
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
The Mekong Wagtail was described as new to science only in 2001.

Who knew?!!  :o  :surprise: :crazy:

YUP!  :wave: :D

YUP what?!?!

  :secret2:     I know but I'm not telling!    :harhar:

OY! DONNA!

What about that Wagtail sp.??

Bobbie I'd give you a hint but don't want to take over Donna's gig. There's enough of that sort of thing that goes on!    :tease:   Come on Donna, the peeps are waiting!   :lol:   Tell me it's not a  :secret:!!!    :2funny:

OK, OK.....it's CITRINE Wagtail....you all were very very close! Sorry but I needed specifics!  :hysterical:

Guess this bird, never heard of this either!  :(

  ???    Is it in the flycatcher family?   :gum:

Miss! MISS! Me! Pick me! I KNOW! I know!

Won't tell, tho...

Well! All I know about the Citrine is its name... fun game, tho. (MAK, are you and I the only ones daft enough to keep playing with this woman??)

I guess so! I have a friend of english decent that uses the word "daft" so I'm down with that word!   :2thumbsup:

Wow, this game didn't last long...way to go Bobbie! Ur funny too!

Stonechat?

Go, Annette!

Ok, this was too easy...(at least for Bobbie and Annette).. :crying:  :2thumbsup:

OOOPS! Should have thought before I posted... it was over to Donna to tell, not me!! Sorrreeee! I just got so excited that I actually knew something...

Couldn't find a stonechat like Donna's bird but thought the Reunion stonechat looked a little like a dark-eyed Junco except for beak color.

Ahhh, it's OK Bobbie, the first to guess, is the first to know!

So what's this?

Here's an RSPB link, MAK. When they say "the size of a robin", they are talking about the European Robin... you can click to find this one on the link too...

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/stonechat/index.aspx

Ah, well, now! THIS one is a stinker!

European robin is much smaller than the American robin.

Nope, it's not a Stinker!   :hysterical: :hysterical: :mbanana: :hysterical: Try again!

Nope, it's not a Stinker!   :hysterical: :hysterical: :mbanana: :hysterical: Try again!
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EGG-cellent!

My guess is a female brown-headed Cowbird. A "stinker" of a bird as it lays it's eggs in other bird nests for them to raise it's young! :gum:

Close  :clap:

Good job narrowing this down, NYCBird... a finch sp. sounds good... but more than that? I'm foxed!

Female Common Rosefinch!   ::)

Aha, MAK! I bet you have it there. I thought Finch sp., but that's as far as I got. I await word from Donna. (The judges' decision is final...)

Ok, here's the answer: Ready?

It's a Linnet: A small Old World finch (Carduelis cannabina) having brownish plumage. AKA, LBJ!

Yes, you all got the finch part right.  :clap:  Ok, on to the next.

Well, Bobbie gets a big fat F for this one - NOT recognising a Linnet??? Sheesh! (Musta been the quality of the photo... :paperbag:) Even a familiar LBJ can confuse... and often DOES!

Ok, here's todays: Could be an easy one, although they say it's a rare find in Ireland. Photo taken in Ballycotton, Co. Cork

Who me be?

Ahhh, Blessed Ballycotton... a twitcher's paradise! Saw my first (and only?) Phalarope there. A superb place during migration seasons. I am heading towards a Lark sp here. - we'll see!

My own Rules for Identification: I have seen many birds in my ancient life - HOWEVER! I do not add them to any sort of real "list" til I can ID them myself. I have, for example, been "shown" a Bonelli's Eagle... looked like a flying postage stamp to me... So I have seen one... but can I ID one? Uhhhh... nope!

(Spell check for "Phalarope" = "Flareup")

Bonelli's Eagle.  How cool is this? Never heard of one Bobbie. Thanks.

A beautiful bird of prey.

The Wood Lark is what I came up with going on Bobbies'  thought.   Beeeautiful eagle! :yes:

Close MAK and Bobbie but no (http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/denistephenson/smileys/acigar.gif)

I won't play til someone else makes an eejit of themselves...

I am slightly more lax with my rules for listing.  My rule is that I have to have a nice satisfying look to really feel like I've "seen" the bird, can appreciate the bird.  It would be the sort of look that would allow me to identify it, if I knew more.  For example, if I'm on a birding tour and my guide points out an Elegant Trogon, a bird I'm not familiar with, and I get a nice, luxurious look at this bird which makes my eyes pop out of my head, with nice definitive identifying colors, shapes, and markings visible, I'm definitely going to list it.  Could I identify it again?  Probably, but I'm not going to wait to see the bird again to test myself before I'll list it.

But I agree with you, if I see a flying postage stamp or only get brief glimpses of an unidentifiable bird, no matter how much I'd like to add a bird to my life list, I don't.

Patti

Answer: Greater Short-toed Lark! See, you guys are close again.  :2thumbsup:

Today's bird:

Donna! Nearly forgot the Mystery Bird! Since you say it is rare in Ireland, I have to guess a short-toed lark... and I only say this because I know they have been recorded here - NOT because I could ID one... still fun, tho - esp after missing the Linnet!

But the poor thing - short toes! I wonder if he realises. Does this cause social difficulties? Who measured those toes?

AH! We were posting that at the same time... but... Greater??? Is the actual bird greater? Or its poor wee toes???

Now... today's bird? Jeez, make it tough, why doncha!

Who else is gonna play today???

is it a Tree Pipit?

Oh shoot, forgot the answer. Close BC, it's a Meadow Pipit!  :clap:

OK, today's bird: What am I?

It's hard without seeing beak and feets. I never heard of it but.... :stupid:

Check this out!!

Golden eagle carrying off a booted eagle taken out of the air - Tarifa, Spain 2008

I know! I know! At least I think I do... (Beak and Feet could be the important words in this one, Gang! Habitat might also give a hint...)

Nooooooooo!!!

Red-billed Chough? Or Yellow-billed Chough?

I say Chough too, Annette. Red-billed, if it was photographed in an Irish setting...

OK Ok Bobbie, yes, this is a Chough. Nothing said about Red or Yellow...just Chough. Good job guys! Ok and now for today's

Who am I?

Not another LBJ! I knew I should expect a tough one after a "chough" one...

LOL Bobbie!

 it's a female Reed Bunting.

 :yes:   I think you got it BC! We'll have to wait for word from little Miss Donna.   ;)

Way to go BC and Doodle...yes, it is a Reed Bunting, not sure the gender but it's a Juvie. (http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nightingalesings/Smileys/congrats.gif)

What's this bird?

African hoopoe or perhaps Eurasian hoopoe.

Gayle

Yes, I say hoopoe also!

Funny cuz this was going to be my next who am I bird....lol. Guess not now. I knew it before gayle even posted...  :wave:

Trust me, I never in a million years would have guessed this bird.  :-[

That went well. Sheesh Donna I thought I was gonna be stumping you on this one. Guess I'll just leave you to posting the mystery birds for now on. ::)
Gayle good job!  :clap:
It just said Hoopoe, but because I found it on an Irish bird list it must be an Eurasian Hoopoe. Unique bird and name. :wave:

is that what you get when you cross a bird with a zebra?  :lol:

 :hysterical: :2funny: YUP!

Awwww, rats! I missed the Hoopoe ID contest! Yes, these glories do turn up in Ireland, and I have seen them in Wexford. First saw them in Majorca - they look like big pink butterflies in flight. Also saw a Hoopoe's nest, and believe me, for all their elegant appearance, they sure have poor house-keeping habits!

(Missed the Reed Bunting too... I was headed towards a bunting sp. but never did get any further... Bring 'em on, Donna!)

I posted one this am but can't find it. Maybe I'm losing it and put it some where else!  :stupid: Anyway, here's today's "Who am I"

Hmmmm. Foxed already, Donna. Heading towards a warbler sp., largely because of the thin bill... we shall see!

Nope, your not foxed Bobbie, your so on the right track!  :2thumbsup:

Aquatic warbler. :gum:

A who??  LOL Have to look this one up!

a water bird? swimmer?  :harhar:

This is what I found.

Well ya all got the Warbler right but which one? I want specifics!  :D

Nope but thanks for showing me a new bird! A very pretty one too!  :clap:

as in thrush?  :no: keep trying. It's definitely a warbler of some sort.  :secret2:

Ohhhh cool but no. Thanks though.

is it a Pallas's Grasshopper-warbler

 :o Whoa! NOT!!  :wave:

You know, I would have said Aquatic Warbler too, esp with that serrated tail. (And if anyone thinks I am relying on my own ID abilities and not a field guide, they should think again!)

Oh well... still fun. Gives me something to think about when I get sick of the editing project...

Ok the answer to yesterday's "Who am I"...is...........a Sedge Warbler. You were all so very close. Thanks!

OK, now on to today's!

Who am I

This is easy....not for me but you guys.

Female (european) Redstart?

No Annette, sorry!  :no:

NYC, check your message box!!

NO Redstart NYC!

How 'bout an American Dipper! :gum:

Nah uh!

I think I need a new website because on the last bird this is the picture they had of a sedge warbler


and this was the picture of the Pallas's Grasshopper-warbler


and Donna's bird

Here's a Sedge too. Hey, I only post what I see and what the Bird experts ID. LOL  Maybe the males are different from the females as in Cardinals. IDK BC!

maybe its seasonal because in that picture he looks more yellow.  :confused:

OK the new bird is it a Nightingale?

 :no: :thumbsdown:

Whoa-hoa, Donna! Those warblers are stinkers! And even the Big Guys can - and do - get them wrong. Two warblers here the Willow Warbler and the Chiffchaff. Now, Mister Chiffchaff is easy when he is sitting there in plain sight going "chiff-chaff-chif-chif-chaff". But if he is just hopping about in the branches and doesn't say a word, he is usually ID'd as a Willow-Chiff.

So I say Hooray for critters like the Hoopoe!

Ok, this is a "Spotted Flycatcher". Good guessing you guys.

Today's 'Who am I'

Seabird? Not specific enough? No?

Seriously! We're supposed to guess from looking at a derriere?  :laugh:  Ok my guess is a Common Loon.  :gum:

Hmmmm... Loon. Had not thought of that. Good one.

I am heading for some sort of Auk - Guillemot sp.?

 :thumbsdown:

 ;) :hysterical: good one NYC

So not an Auk sp. at all??

Looking at that big tummy makes me wonder about a goose sp... but what's it doing in that habitat? Could just be a pond on a windy day, of course... (and really, Bobbie... geese do migrate, so who knows where you might see them!)

Trust me out of many many guesses on this site....only 1 person got it, sooo good luck.

Well come on people!  We need some more guesses. :gum:

Me too! :secret2:

Ok. I am going to make a "derriere" of myself and say Barnacle Goose. (Tho it could be a Canada Goose... or Brent Goose... or indeed any black and white goose.) The fact that it is dabbling and not diving is my only clue, apart from the colour... and the fact that the front could just as easily be the back... had to figure which way the feathers were going and am not sure I have that.

There.

Still... fun!

Tea leaves. She uses tea leaves.

great northern diver?

(http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww173/prestonjjrtr/Smileys%20Holidays/Halloween/CrystalBallFortuneTellerSmiley.gif)

I have decided (therefore it must be true!) that it is not a diver...

An osprey?  ???

This is a Juvenile Great Northern Diver! Congrats to Bird Crazy for 1st guessing.  :clap: (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e178/roseylane/smileys/4_17_5.gif)

Ok, on with it now...who am I?

Haha on me, who said it was not a diver! What a doof!

A DOOF.... :2funny: No your not Bobbie! Ur just funny!

Is it a Merlin? :wave:

The Doof is gonna say not a Merlin because of the colour - but look how far that got me with the (not!) Diver!

Then again... a female Merlin? Or maybe a Hobby. (I know what it is not...)

The wing configuration sure looks like a falcons to me. That was the first thing I noticed. ;D

I'm going with the Eurasian Hobby



though it could be an immature Merlin or peregrine

Yup, it's a Merlin...MAK wins 1st place. That was easy but hard! LOL...here are some of the guesses Hobby, Merlin, Falcon, Tawny Owl, Sparrow Hawk, Nightjar, BBJ (Big Brown Job)...lol

Today's Who Am I?

Gotcha! I think... well... one out of three possibilities ain't too shabby... (or is it four??)

A snipe?

Go, MAK! Esp since I said it was not a Merlin... "duh" on me!

First thing I thought too, Annette. Watch and see, tho - Donna will fox us again and tell us it is actually Jack-Snipe. Close. No cigar.

Jack-Snipe!  :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

Common Snipe? Woodcook?

Now, there ya go, Annette... this is the problem.

(and... Naa-naa-naa, there IS a Jack Snipe - not that I would be able to pick one out if he came to dinner...)

I say Common Snipe as well! :gum:

I agree common snipe

My guess is the very rare Uncommon Snipe.   :rofl:

Hey, I don't even know the answer yet. Not until tomorrow.....so I'll say....a very rare uncommon Jack-Snipe! I have no clue.  :stupid:

I always wonder what makes a bird "common"?  To me they're all uncommon and extraordinary!   :bow:

I have a problem with "lesser" and "greater"  :baby:

Yeah, what they said! :yes: :gum:

maybe its common like in common sense. So common that very few people actually have it  ;D

I am fond of names like "Sociable Plover".

The answer is Common Snipe. A Jack Snipe would show a dark crescent under the eye and streaking not barring along the flanks. (Not that I would know this but that's what the guy said in Ireland).  :2funny:

Annette is the winner!  :clap: but you all knew it was a Snipe.

Today's WAI?

Yay, Annette!

(Doesn't everyone know about that dark crescent under the eye? I have often heard people talking about it...)

Whoa! Not playing! NOT PLAYING!

 :( :hysterical: :wave: :harhar:

Having said... is there something Gannet about this guy? (It would have to be a Juv, if so.) No? Ok - NOT playing!

 Useless fact for the day:- Did you know that the word 'Plover' is derived from the Latin 'Pluvia' meaning rain, presumably because their migration corresponds with the arrival of seasonal rains. Now you know.

I did not know that, Donna - I love word things!

Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.

Who knew?

 :wave:  I'm going to guess a Rock Sandpiper in winter plumage.   :gum:

ME!!!

 :harhar:

Get outa here!

Oh Bobbie, of course you knew!

The optimum depth of birdbath water, says the Audubon Society of America, is 2 and a half inches. Less water makes it difficult for birds to take a bath; more makes them afraid.

  :cat:    And I read somewhere they can drown in 3in. of water!  :ghost:

Just don't tell the Tourist Board, NYCB!!

Sure and Begorrah! (Now send me the phonetic pronunciation of "Samhain".)

sa-whin???  IDK

How does she do it?? (How do you do it, in fact?!)

Non of the Irish words are as they appear!  That make sense?

Only if you speak Irish... :paperbag:

Is dóigh liom  Ok, I'm suppose to be painting...NOT!

actually that one I did know. Love Halloween

my guess is a Purple Sandpiper winter plumage

And I thought at first it could be a Gannet! Haha on me! :paperbag:

Yup, BC is correct again: It's a Purple Sandpiper    :clap:

Now for today's WAI?

  Easy one

Sweeeeeet little chap... Snow Bunting??

Sonuvagun!

Just in case Donna decides to be technical about it we'll say Snow Bunting in winter plumage. It's your win though Bobbie!  :wave:  :gum:

Ok...take that!

They like me! They like me!! (At least I did not say "Gannet"!)

Only fair that I don't play this one, as it could be a photo of our garden in winter. Bird sp., holly and all!

Fieldfare?

I'm sayin' nothin'...

Your a tough crowd!  :hurt:

You guys are killing me!

Hmmmm...

The more common it seems, the more confusing it is! And to me, it seems like a Sparrow... but not a gannet.

Hee what's this for a nice bird id game? I had no idea and missed all the fun.
"Found this on facebook: Ireland Birdwatch Portmarnock"
It's a strange name for this topic, but now I know it.
greetings Aafke

Oh Aafke, you must get on here more often and play. You would know a lot of these birds as they are in the UK. Do play with us!  :clap: :wave:

Young European Goldfinch?

 :no:

The Common European Bugaboo Bird?

Is that for real?? Let me google it!   :o  NAH, it's not real....this is what I came up with!!! LOL

This is your common Bugaboo.....board not bird!  :silly: :hyper:

Dunnock ? (Hedge sparrow)

Yes, this is a Fieldfare...Good job Annette!

Lapland Bunting!

OK today's WHO AM I?

Oy! Missy! I ain't got no pic!

(I sure did dip out on that Lapland!)

Say what? You can't see it?

Looks like something albino.  ???

Nope. I can see the Lapland and the Fieldfare tho... Still - don't waste your youth trying to redo - I would probably think it's a Gannet anyway.

albino sparrow??
greetings Aafke

I think Aafke is right,or maybe an Albino lapland bunting ?

Greetings Carla

Congrats Aafke...YES, it is an Albino Sparrow.  :2thumbsup:

Oooo really? Wow it was just a guess. :mbanana:
greetings Aafke

Today's WAI?

Donna, you have outdone yourself this time!!! OK... Not a duck??

Very cute but I can't even guess on this one! ;D

Lapwing babies?
greetings Aafke

Ahhhhh! Aafke! I like it! I could not come up with anything.

No, sorry I think a Curlew, Curlew babies.
greetings Aafke

Aafke is correct again..Curlew Chicks indeed.  :clap: :thumbsup:

On to today's WAI?

???

Funny thing re this one... here was I, saying to myself that the bill is not decurved, so Curlew is obviously wrong. Well! Haha on me again! AND... don't I hit another site and there is that very photo! ID'd as Curlew chicks - so of course I could not play. (At least that's my story...)

Some kind of Quail sp.? Definitely a BBB - "Bird with a Big Bum".

I'm guessing a Surfbird in winter plumage.  :gum:

Donna, are you sure this is a bird? :hysterical:

Very nice that I gave the good answer, I'm a bit behind the others.
greetings Aafke

I don't know any more than you guys right now. I believe it's a bird with a Big Bottom. My kinda bird.  :D

It looks like a Mourning Dove shape to me.  Big body, little head.  The only thing missing is the long tail.  Hmmmmm.

Sounds like you are describing me, Carol! Except for the tail, but maybe I should check...

 :rofl:

 :clap:

Gray Partridge?
greetings Aafke

In a pear tree?  :lol:

And two Turtle Doves?

(http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj417/Shar_dreamer/Holidays%20And%20Celebration/Christmas%20And%20ThanksGiving/209875.gif)  NOT yet ladies!!

I think Aafke is very close again,but I think it must be Grey Partridge.

Greetings Carla

Yup, it's a Grey Partridge and NOT in a pear tree.  :2funny:   :clap:

Today's WAI?

Wow, that's very hard without a head. First idea Goldcrest?
greetings Aafke

WHAT?!

I'm going to say a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. :gum:

Looks like a Kinglet to me too.  Are these all European birds Donna?

Without looking at the species' names, "our" Goldcrests are pretty much "your" Kinglets.

Well, let's say I get them all off a UK site!  :wave:

Clearly, Donna wants to make us work harder than our European friends! :tease: :gum:

Firecrest? Or Goldcrest

Oy! MS MAK! What makes you think the "Europeans" don't have to work hard at times too?! :gum:

 :frog:   I'm sure you do MS Bobbie but I assume you know your native birds better than we do in the states. I do hope you know I'm just having some fun here!  :harhar:

Gray or Grey it's the same bird
greetings Aafke

Of Course ,I know.....sorry....
Greetings Carla

Aafke, you know them all...good job again. YES, it is a Goldcrest. Your all doin great with these. I  could never play cuz, I don't know diddly...but I'm learning from myself here.

Goldcrest

A bit late today with this but the forum was not cooperating with me. WAI?

pfff I was very lucky that you asked the only 4 birds I know!!!
Don't you think  the Goldcrest is very beautiful? It's the smallest bird of Europe and he is soooo cute!!
greetings Aafke

Yes, a very pretty little fat bird indeed. People were thinking Firecrest on the site and Goldcrest. I don't know either. :stupid:

Am I too late on this one? (Where am I??)

I think it's a Dipper.

Answer: Juvenile Guillemot! Here he is with his parent.