some birds

[lostprophet]

Sorry don't know the ID of these

CLICK IMAGE FOR HIGH RES

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[Dan28607]

nice shots! thats an interesting looking bird in #3.

 

[Holly]

More great photos!!

 

[Antarctican]

Good shooting, LP. Looks like #1 was very close to you. #3 (great light!) and #5 (with the reflection) are my faves, but #4 is pretty cool too cuz you can see its funny yellow feet.

 

[gizmo2071]

Great captures
I like them all!

 

[Hoppy]

#4 & 5 Snowy Egret
#3 Whimbrel or Curlew not sure which

Oh yeah .... good shots all. Were the first 2 close enough for you?

 

[Scooter]

Great series. These are all interesting birds. I love the shadow around your photos. Really adds class.

 

[birdstrike]

#3 is a curlew. The beak is more decurved than a whimbrels

#1 and #2 is a female Turnstone, I think. Puzzled about the lack of a prominent bar over the eye.

Do they have snowys' in the UK? I'm thinking Little Egret, though they are rare.

 

[lostprophet]

thanks for the ID Hoppy & Birdstrike
and thanks everyone else for your comments

 

[GSDMan]

Very cool. I like them all. Wish I could get results like yours, but I have enough trouble with things that don't move!

 

[lostprophet]

cheers guys, oh and Hoppy its a little Egret

 

[lostprophet]

I love the shadow around your photos. Really adds class.

thanks, you would believe how many people say it looks rubbish

 

[Hoppy]

I agree with Bird strike its a Little Egret.......
This is 1 of the few breeding colonies on the south coast of England, originally started by a couple of migrants some years back.

 

[lostprophet]

I've been told the difference is the yellow feet

 

[birdstrike]

I've been told the difference is the yellow feet

Littles and Snowys both have yellow feet. The same bird with dark feet is a great egret. You have to make sure it is not just a snowy with dirty feet

It's not a snowy because you don't have snowys in the UK.