What I shot in the woods today

[JonnyP]

I don't come across these everyday. Its a Water rail...........Jon

 

[Abbe Osram]

I don't come across these everyday. Its a Water rail...........Jon http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/7813/dsc01085large4zh.jp http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2278/dsc01090large0wd.jpgg

I cant see your pictures and clicking doesnt work either.
can you host your picture where one doesnt need a password to get in?
Or try to copy another tag not the url tag but the img tag.
If you copy an image tag you get the picture in the thread and we can see it.
Like this:

cheers
Abbe

 

[JonnyP]

Try again Abbe. Thats a nice shot you got there...........Jon

 

[leon-1]

Neither of you have gone mad, I have changed the post so that you can see the picture instead of the link.

I have never seen one of these in the flesh Jon, it is a good picture too

Abbe is that a Nightjar, I am not too good on things ornothological

 

[JonnyP]

Thanks Leon.........I don't know what was going on........The other shot I took was better, but it didn't upload on here properly. I took about 20 shots, but only 2 were any good........Fast moving bird....................Jon

 

[leon-1]

Jon my pleasure, if you want the other one put in the same post send it to me and i'll edit and post it for you.

Fast moving bird

From what I can recall thy have very large feet and move in short bursts of speed, but I could easily be wrong.

 

[stovie]

Abbe is that a Nightjar, I am not too good on things ornothological

It looks like a Redstart to me....

 

[Adi]

I haven't seen a Water Rail for years, a great shot well done

 

[JonnyP]

I think your right Stovie, redstart
Adi........Thanks for your compliment, I am hoping to get a better shot of it up, less camera shake.......................Jon

 

[leon-1]

Second Piccie up

Thanks stovie, as I said not to good on birdies, on second thoughts a nightjar has a crest iirc, but as before I could be wrong

 

[stovie]

I think your right Stovie, redstart
Adi........Thanks for your compliment, I am hoping to get a better shot of it up, less camera shake.......................Jon

You need another beer, Jon Good second shot. You were quite close then? Beautiful bird...did you shoot it at Warnham?

 

[tomtom]

I've never seen either of those in the flesh either..

Thanks for showing us the pictures!!

 

[JonnyP]

Second Piccie up

Thanks stovie, as I said not to good on birdies, on second thoughts a nightjar has a crest iirc, but as before I could be wrong

Cheers Leon..............Jon

 

[Adi]

it could be a black redstart

the redstart has black throat, Gray scalp and white forehead, although it could be a female.

Yes i think its a female redstart but i ain't a birder.

 

[stovie]

it could be a black redstart

I was possibly being a bit lazy with my names. It is indeed a Black Redstart . Check out the second picture down

 

[JonnyP]

You need another beer, Jon Good second shot. You were quite close then? Beautiful bird...did you shoot it at Warnham?

Ha ha.........I'm on my second, yes it was at warnham. I wasn't that close, on maximum zoom at 432mm. I'm going back tomorrow (sunday) and hopfully I will get a better shot. I got a good one of a nuthatch too...........Jon

Whoops, that an old one. I will get the hang of this one day

 

[Abbe Osram]

Neither of you have gone mad, I have changed the post so that you can see the picture instead of the link.

I have never seen one of these in the flesh Jon, it is a good picture too

Abbe is that a Nightjar, I am not too good on things ornothological

Oh, I cant take the honour of the shot, someone else did it I snatched the picture from the net one day when I explainded the bird I saw last time hunting. They are like small clowns funny and come very near. Forest workers say that they can feed them by hand, the birds lands in the hand and take the bread from the workers.

I looked it up: Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus

Siberian Jays are rather comical birds, fluttering around in the branches of pine trees or hopping about on the ground like overgrown tits. They are often silent and tend to bunch together in small parties so they can be tricky to find, but if you do see them they can be very approachable and will often fly right up to you. They are unmistakeable birds about Mistle Thrush-size but with rusty red tails and wing panels.

Breeds in old coniferous forests especially with deep undergrowth of bilberries or junipers.

There have been no records in Britain, although intriguingly there has been a report of one on an oil rig in the North Sea.

Breeds in much of Scandinavia but is most likely to be found in the forests of Lapland. They are, however, very unobtusive birds which either remain hidden or come to within feet of you. The little camping area on top of the Valtavaara Ridge, near Kuusamo (Finland) is a particularly reliable spot.
100-300,000 breeding pairs mainly in Sweden with smaller populations in Finland and Norway.

cheers
Abbe

 

[stovie]

I looked it up: Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus

There have been no records in Britain, although intriguingly there has been a report of one on an oil rig in the North Sea.

Breeds in much of Scandinavia but is most likely to be found in the forests of Lapland. Abbe

Oh well! If you are going to throw foreigners into the mix... It does look surprisingly like a Redstart tho'...Interesting

 

[stovie]

Ha ha.........I'm on my second, yes it was at warnham.

I was at Warnham reserve @ 1530...Had to leave work to rescue my wife who had run out of petrol And the little orange light is for...???

Whoops, that an old one. I will get the hang of this one day

Are you sure you are only on your second

 

[JonnyP]

Does look like a redstart, but have looked up siberian jay and Abbe is correct.
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec189-3.html