Tess Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I was wondering if anyone could help me. I'm not a bird watcher but whilst out walking in Rossendale at the weekend I saw a black and white bird, about the size of a crow flying over a resevoir. I thought it was a Magpie but it had a very strange, high pitched tweet that i've never heard before, then when it came to land it had made it's nest on the ground? I know it's a long shot but anybody have any suggestions of what it could have been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I was wondering if anyone could help me. I'm not a bird watcher but whilst out walking in Rossendale at the weekend I saw a black and white bird, about the size of a crow flying over a resevoir. I thought it was a Magpie but it had a very strange, high pitched tweet that i've never heard before, then when it came to land it had made it's nest on the ground? I know it's a long shot but anybody have any suggestions of what it could have been? Lapwing (aka Peewit) possibly. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Sounds very much like a Lapwing Tess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Meanwhile, hijacking the thread: http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac284/AChambers123/Birds/SN850437.jpg This is a bird I've never seen before. As you can see, it's the same size as a greylag goose but completely the wrong markings ... can anyone put a name to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 It's a bar-headed goose, HeadingNorth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks for that - but now I have another unanswered question. What the blazes is a bird that's supposed to nest in Tibet, doing at Rother Valley park? At least now I know why trawls of the RSPB website didn't turn it up. It doesn't exist in Britain except in private menageries, so presumably this one has escaped from somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 ............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Could have escaped from a zoo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks for that - but now I have another unanswered question. What the blazes is a bird that's supposed to nest in Tibet, doing at Rother Valley park? At least now I know why trawls of the RSPB website didn't turn it up. It doesn't exist in Britain except in private menageries, so presumably this one has escaped from somewhere. Read the final paragraph in the wikipedia link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-headed_Goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 There are several unusual "one offs" on Rother Valley living amongst the flocks of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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