Bird identification

Big Bri

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11 May 2012 - 3:11 PM

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I have a really difficult identification task for you experts. Because I don't have a photo

I was walking towards the lake at our business park today and two large birds (probably about the size of a heron) flew low over the water. I couldn't tell whether they had taken off from the water or not, but they flew behind a building and I didn't see them again.

The only thing noticeable about them was that they were mainly white but the wing tips were black for about a third the length of the wings.

If you can come up with some ideas from that, you are officially awesome.

Cheers
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digicammad (e2 Member)

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11 May 2012 - 3:26 PM

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Egrets that have flown too close to the mud?

Ewanneil

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11 May 2012 - 3:31 PM

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Could be an Avocet. Depends where you live though - if near the coast in S and E England it is possible.

rambler (e2 Member)

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11 May 2012 - 3:39 PM

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possibly Egyptian Goose, I saw a pair in east London recently

digicammad (e2 Member)

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11 May 2012 - 4:00 PM

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White with black bits, that must be it!!

digicammad (e2 Member)

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11 May 2012 - 4:02 PM

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Big Bri

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11 May 2012 - 5:59 PM

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OK, definitely NOT grey herons (I see/photograph them regularly) or cranes (same) or avocets.
The birds were on a lake where we have a bunch of other types of geese (including Egyptian).

I reckon they probably were snow geese. Photos I've found of them on the web certainly look very much like what I saw.
Like this



Thanks for the suggestions.

brian1208 (e2 Member)

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11 May 2012 - 7:14 PM

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I just thought it was the "Pills" taking over again!