SO3isme Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 The feathered kind! I have no picture, but I'll describe it as best I can. Seen a solitary individual in the same place twice over a water meadow in Surrey next to a small lake. Size - medium - between Thrush and Wood Pigeon. White body, Dark (probably black) wings. Quite similar to a Lapwing, but wing shape and flight completely different. Fast flight with pointed 'swept back' wings. Two tone whistling call in flight. I think it must be a smallish sea bird like a gull or tern. Any thoughts - pictures for identification? I have walked in the area regularly for years and am pretty sure I've never seen it before and am not mistaking it for something 'normal'. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hi There's some on here that may think its a penguin 😗😗 Does it fly more like a gull with a soaring motion or more duck like faster beat to its wings ? All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Could it be a Fieldfare or Redwing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1985 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 At a guess I would say a green sandpiper. Have a look on internet and let us all know, intreaged now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Sounds like some sort of wader but its a bit vague. Dont rule out a penguin though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Golden plover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hi There's some on here that may think its a penguin Does it fly more like a gull with a soaring motion or more duck like faster beat to its wings ? All the best Of can't be thats a biscuit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Oystercatcher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Avocet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Probably some kind of wader. Did you see the colour of its legs? What about its head and beak? Take a look at a Turnstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1985 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Still think green sandpiper, is there a prize! Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Still think green sandpiper, is there a prize! Lol. Me too. http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/g/greensandpiper/ Even has audio of their call on that link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Is it phil spencer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Is it phil spencer? He's not a wader. He might be a tit though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juby trap Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 He's not a wader. He might be a tit though.got it an Oddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasons gold Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) sounds to me to be an oyster catcher http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/o/oystercatcher/ 0r a dunlin Edited January 24, 2015 by jasons gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Your colouring and size makes it sound like a sandpiper. Not really black and white,more light and dark and the only other one similar would be the turnstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) I think this is what you've seen! A Green Sandpiper Edited January 24, 2015 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Can anyone identify this one , I spotted it the other day is quite colourful, I would like to hear its mating call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 She appears to need some help with that zip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1985 Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I think this is what you've seen! //<![CDATA[ (function(){var g=encodeURIComponent,h=window,k=document,l="width",m="documentElement",n="height",p="length",q=this,r=function(b,d){var a=b.split("."),c=q;a[0]in c||!c.execScript||c.execScript("var "+a[0]);for(var e;a[p]&&(e=a.shift());)a[p]||void 0===d?c[e]?c=c[e]:c=c[e]={}:c[e]=d};var t=function(b){var d=b[p];if(0<d){for(var a=Array(d),c=0;c<d;c++)a[c]=b[c];return a}return[]};var u=function(b){var d=h;if(d.addEventListener)d.addEventListener("load",b,!1);else if(d.attachEvent)d.attachEvent("onload",b);else{var a=d.onload;d.onload=function(){b.call(this);a&&a.call(this)}}};var v,w=function(b,d,a,c,e){this.f=b;this.h=d;this.i=a;this.c=e;this.e={height:h.innerHeight||k[m].clientHeight||k.body.clientHeight,width:h.innerWidth||k[m].clientWidth||k.body.clientWidth};this.g=c;this.b={};this.a=[];this.d={}},x=function(b,d){var a,c,e=d.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");if(a=e)if(a=!(e in b.d))if(0>=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=k.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in h?h.pageYOffset:(k[m]||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in h?h.pageXOffset:(k[m]||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e[n]&&c<=b.e[l])}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};w.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&x(this,b)};r("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){v.checkImageForCriticality(b)});r("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){y(v)});var y=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c<d[p];++c)a=a.concat(t(k.getElementsByTagName(d[c])));if(0!=a[p]&&a[0].getBoundingClientRect){for(c=0;d=a[c];++c)x(b,d);a="oh="+b.i;b.c&&(a+="&n="+b.c);if(d=0!=b.a[p])for(a+="&ci="+g(b.a[0]),c=1;c<b.a[p];++c){var e=","+g(b.a[c]);131072>=a[p]+e[p]&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+g(JSON.stringify(z())),131072>=a[p]+e[p]&&(a+=e),d=!0);A=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(h.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(h.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(s){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(B){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+g(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},z=function(){var b={},d=k.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d[p])return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0<a[l]&&0<a[n]&&0<a.naturalWidth&&0<a.naturalHeight||e in b&&a[l]>=b[a.src].k&&a[n]>=b[a.src].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a[l],rh:a[n],ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},A="";r("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return A});r("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var s=new w(b,d,a,e,f);v=s;c&&u(function(){h.setTimeout(function(){y(s)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=303788&p=2738427&md5check=2532a37db308e9bffd0065a1c92dcff6&isRte=1,iruQp7rrl-,true,false,f-dFEH96ZWg'); //]]> A Green Sandpiper In this picture the wings are not as dark as I have seen, in flight if the bird is flying away from you it has a white rump and in contrast to this the wings do look very dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telf Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) Can anyone identify this one , I spotted it the other day is quite colourful, I would like to hear its mating call. its the heavy breasted grey teeeser,the mating call sounds very much like oooh come here big boy Edited January 24, 2015 by telf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO3isme Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Wow! Sorry to be late returning to this party. Thanks for all the help. I also think the Sandpiper is very likely. It was cold, so it could have been a penguin blown slightly off course. Slightly too small to be a Phil Spencer. Thanks again, I'll check the other suggestions too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO3isme Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Thanks to the RSPB site I do believe it is a Green Sandpiper. The call recorded there is spot on. How interesting. Thanks again people. Sorry, no prize. Just a warm feeling of satisfaction. It's either that or I have wet myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Job to beat a warm feeling of satisfaction My money was on a Bernard Mathews experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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