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  1. RichieTwitchy

    Unknown Bird Skiathos Greece June (21/6/24)

    I wasn't going to post this because the quality is soooooooooo bad - but then I thought, you guys love a challenge so I couldn't deny you that could I :D This was taken with my mobile phone whilst I was enjoying a late evening meal with my partner - so hence the poor quality. Btw the meal was...
  2. RichieTwitchy

    Possible Juvenile Shag - Skiathos (Greece) 22nd June

    Was speeding along in a water taxi (so please excuse the poor photos) with only a compact camera in hand and saw this fella sitting on a rock so quickly grabbed a few shots before I risked falling into the water. Thinking juvenile Shag based on the thinner bill, yellowy gape and the fact that...
  3. RichieTwitchy

    Song Thrush Sub Song (Otterspool Liverpool UK 1/6/24)

    This has got to be a Song Thrush - but is it a juvenile performing a sub song? The bird was hidden amongst trees. All the calls where made from the same bird. Please note: That the weird 'heavy breathing' sound is not Darth Vader nor me - it's the poor quality microphone of the phone I was...
  4. RichieTwitchy

    Common Gull? River Mersey Waterloo Liverpool UK (26/2/24)

    This guy was miles away hence the low quality photo. Please note: the photos are cropped from the originals and have had no extra editing. Gulls are not my forte, but reading up on the Common Gull, this seems to have a lot of the relevant features for a winter bird - mirrors on P9 and P10...
  5. RichieTwitchy

    Seaham UK (July 28th) Warning: Awful Photos so please enter with caution

    Hi all Was visiting Seaham last week and went for a walk along the seafront armed only with a compact camera so hence the poor quality photos. I'm guessing that: 1. Bird with fish/eel is a Razorbill (seen with another 2 in the first image within the montage) possibly either juvenile or...
  6. RichieTwitchy

    Peregrine? July 2021 Lunt UK

    Going through old folders again. Haven't named this one but the head to body and wing ratio - with the head being smaller than if it were a Hobby - makes me think Peregrine. Photos cropped and lightened to aid identification. Any input welcomed cheers.
  7. RichieTwitchy

    Gulls - RSPB South Stack Anglesey (Yesterday 19/5/23)

    My other half captured these 2 gulls - the only photo sorry - and I was thinking for the gull on the right it's a Herring Gull and the gull to the left, going by its size to the other bird, and its seemingly smaller bill (but it could just be those blimmin artefacts again!), maybe a Kittiwake...
  8. RichieTwitchy

    Which Plover? Lunt UK September 2019

    Been sorting through old photos and came across this bird which I have down as a Grey Plover - is that correct? cheers
  9. RichieTwitchy

    Which Whitethroat Seaforth Liverpool UK (today 24th April)

    Heard a scratchy song in the trees - sorry, didn't have the chance to record it because it only sang for a short while - looked up and saw this bird. Can see what looks like an obvious eye ring - is that good enough proof for Common? cheers
  10. RichieTwitchy

    Common Sandpiper? Lunt Sefton UK (today 20/4)

    Sorry for the poor photos (originals but cropped) but I saw this as it flew up from an embankment and it was too fast for me to get a decent shot. It made a 'squeaking' sound and darted in flight left to right/right to left. Looking at one of the photos I can see a pale 'shoulder' so thinking...
  11. RichieTwitchy

    Female Wheatear? Crosby (today 18th) UK

    Saw this bird sitting by itself amongst the dunes and the Skylarks. As I swung the camera around to take a photo it was quickly off flying in a short swooping manner. The only image I successfully took seems to show the right head markings - and I think I can make out the right tail markings...
  12. RichieTwitchy

    Little Egret though not with yellow eyes - Seaforth Liverpool UK May 21

    Hi all Just going through some old photos and I came across this Little Egret which did not have yellow eyes. After a scan through Google (too many results with too many pages not addressing the eye colouring) I came across one web page that suggested it was a sexually immature bird. Can...
  13. RichieTwitchy

    Possible Gadwall/Mallard Hybrid? And a couple of questions...

    Hi all I was in Sefton Park in Liverpool (UK) before the big match yesterday (Fa Cup winners! btw) and was with the family so I only had a compact camera at hand so re the quality of the photos. Anyhoo, saw this Gadwall - quite unusual for the park - and noticed that it didn't have a...
  14. RichieTwitchy

    Cetti's Warbler? Lunt UK (today 13th January)

    I'm fairly confident that it is, but id-ing warblers isn't the most easy at times - especially for us colour-blind birders! So it looks good for Cetti's as it's pretty plain, has a pale supercilium and darker eye stripe with bright eye ring, upright tail and it was skulking around the middle of...
  15. RichieTwitchy

    Any chance this could be a Tree Sparrow? Lydiate (UK) 18th September (today)

    Hi all Only went out for a bit of a walk so only had my compact zoom camera with me when this fellow popped into view before popping off again so only got a few quick snaps in. I can see a slight smudge near the cheek so was thinking it could be a Tree Sparrow - though a scruffy one at that :)...
  16. RichieTwitchy

    (very short audio) birdsong/call West Derby Liverpool UK (6/3/21)

    Hi all Heard this 'quivering' trill-like call but only managed to get a couple of seconds of a recording due to the bird moving on. There were many Nuthatches active in the woods at the time and I recognised their other various calls so was thinking to myself was this another Nuthatch call...
  17. RichieTwitchy

    Greenfinch? (audio) Aintree Liverpool UK (today 1st March)

    Hi all Heard these guys - quite a few all together - all chattering away. I'm partially colour-blind so to me they looked yellowy. The birds also looked 'chunky' and big-headed - like Greenfinch. I've had a listen on xeno and it seems like Greenfinch, but I though I'd ask you guys. Thank you.
  18. RichieTwitchy

    Sprawk or other? West Derby Liverpool UK (today)

    Hi all Firstly, sorry for the awful photos - I grabbed my camera and before I could focus properly the bird was gone. I've sharpened the photos, but the colours are washed out as they were taken against a bright grey sky. It was flying very high up and the bird was using short flappy wing...
  19. RichieTwitchy

    Wader? Piper? Lunt Sefton UK today

    Hi all This fella made such a racket that by the time I got my camera out he was miles away - hence the distant shots from behind. High up and seemed small - pigeon-sized? hard to tell really - flying hap-haphazardly and making quite a racket as I've said. With that straight bill it seems...
  20. RichieTwitchy

    Which Godwit- Crosby Beach Liverpool UK (yesterday)

    Hi all Saw this fella as I was out walking with a friend so snapped a few long shots. I'm thinking Bar-Tailed as the bill looks slightly upturned and the legs look shorter - but this could all be artefacts as the lens was at its longest. Help always appreciated - cheers
  21. RichieTwitchy

    Peregrine or Hobby Parkgate Wirral UK (August29th)

    Hi all Photographed this bird last week but I was only looking through my photos today and couldn't decide if it's a Peregrine or a Hobby. It was quite far away so I was at the limit of my 300mm lens - and the soft end too - so sorry for the pictures. At first I thought I was photographing a...
  22. RichieTwitchy

    Harrier? Lunt UK (today)

    Hi all Sorry for the poor photos but when you realise that I took them whilst riding my bike pointing a long lens to the skies then you'll appreciate what I did get ;) The photos have been cropped but not enhanced or sharpened. I think it's possibly a Harrier - Marsh? anyhoo - thanks for any...
  23. RichieTwitchy

    Sanderling? Seaforth UK March 26th

    Hi all Whilst on my health walk - taking my camera with me - I noticed a bunch of waders near the water's edge. So I quickly grabbed my camera and managed to take a couple of photos before they flew off. Now at first I thought they were Dunlin but thought the head shape didn't match and the...
  24. RichieTwitchy

    Shoveler Hybrid? Lunt Liverpool UK (March 2019)

    Hi all Was deleting some folders and came across this photo taken in March of this year. Is it a Shoveler hybrid? And if so, then any ideas as to which other bird was 'involved'? cheers
  25. RichieTwitchy

    Scaup? and Whimbrel? Seaforth Liverpool UK (yesterday)

    Hi all I've been wrong with these 2 before ;) The Scaup(?) was near to but not with the rest of the Tufties on the lake. It didn't look like it had a 'tuft' but I know the tufts can vary from bird to bird. The Whimbrel(?) was with Curlews. It looks significantly smaller and I think I can make...
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