Guess the bird
Post categories: Springwatch
|19:36 UK time, Monday, 30 May 2011
Okay, here's a little quiz for tonight's show. What species does this feather belong to? Answer by commenting below or on Twitter using the hashtag #springwatch.
Did you get it right? The answer is... red kite.
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Comment number 1.
At 20:06 30th May 2011, KiteSpringer wrote:Is it an heron's feather?
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At 20:13 30th May 2011, john brook wrote:Could it be a sea eagle
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At 20:14 30th May 2011, rimo wrote:Gannet?
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At 20:14 30th May 2011, Deb wrote:Osprey?
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At 20:15 30th May 2011, Sharonsafc wrote:its a heron feather definately
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At 20:15 30th May 2011, Flossie wrote:Osprey?
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At 20:16 30th May 2011, Hazel Humphreys wrote:Grey heron?
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Comment number 8.
At 20:16 30th May 2011, Craig Round wrote:Common Buzzard primary feather
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Comment number 9.
At 20:16 30th May 2011, beanyjeany wrote:Hello, We have had a pair of bluetits nesting in our garden. They have been absolutely manic for the last ten days, then over the last three days, we haven't seen either of them. The nesting box is in such a place that cats etc are unable to get to it. Any ideas Chris? Oh, is the feather a Seagulls?? So nice to have you all back!!
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Comment number 10.
At 20:16 30th May 2011, TomRedKite wrote:a heron feather
or red kite feather
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Comment number 11.
At 20:17 30th May 2011, colin wrote:Bustard
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Comment number 12.
At 20:17 30th May 2011, ronlan wrote:Red kite?
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Comment number 13.
At 20:17 30th May 2011, bex wrote:Heron. With the fingers clue I think it must be!
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At 20:17 30th May 2011, sue wrote:a buzzard
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Comment number 15.
At 20:17 30th May 2011, Koala Bear wrote:I strongly suspect that the feather which Martin is brandishing is an Osprey's feather. (Might be Monty or Nora's even!!)
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Comment number 16.
At 20:17 30th May 2011, KiteSpringer wrote:Actually it might be an Osprey feather
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Comment number 17.
At 20:18 30th May 2011, natbirdlover wrote:A Magpie Feather
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Comment number 18.
At 20:18 30th May 2011, ljrw wrote:I think it is a Grey Heron's feather!
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Comment number 19.
At 20:18 30th May 2011, Ben Day wrote:Albatross feather
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Comment number 20.
At 20:18 30th May 2011, PatLardner wrote:Is it a Heron feather by any chance? :)
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Comment number 21.
At 20:19 30th May 2011, saffy_uk wrote:red kite (based on the location and chris' 'finger' remark)
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Comment number 22.
At 20:19 30th May 2011, Paul wrote:It is a red kite's feather
From Andrew Sitkowski, age 12
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Comment number 23.
At 20:19 30th May 2011, Simon Alpe wrote:herons feather
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Comment number 24.
At 20:19 30th May 2011, U14659341 wrote:I'm going to guess, White tailed sea eagle primary feather.
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Comment number 25.
At 20:19 30th May 2011, Molly-ford wrote:Is it a red Kite?
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Comment number 26.
At 20:20 30th May 2011, crunchy wrote:sea eagle primary feather?
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Comment number 27.
At 20:20 30th May 2011, nicko77 wrote:100% osprey
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Comment number 28.
At 20:20 30th May 2011, Ian McGuire wrote:Hi - its a Golden Eagle feather :-)
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Comment number 29.
At 20:20 30th May 2011, fudger wrote:Heron feather
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Comment number 30.
At 20:20 30th May 2011, colin wrote:crane feather
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Comment number 31.
At 20:20 30th May 2011, smartPurpleEmu wrote:Eagle of some description according to my 11 year old daughter
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Comment number 32.
At 20:20 30th May 2011, Jen Parry wrote:A buzzard feather :)
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Comment number 33.
At 20:20 30th May 2011, CrowPrincess wrote:i think it's a Kite Feather
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At 20:21 30th May 2011, NIA wrote:My husband Dusty, says it's a canadian goose.
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Comment number 35.
At 20:21 30th May 2011, Troglodyte wrote:At first thought Osprey like a few other but there breeding site in Wales is Glaslyn
So I agree with Grey Heron
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Comment number 36.
At 20:21 30th May 2011, Dennis wrote:We think it's an Osprey feather
Dennis
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Comment number 37.
At 20:21 30th May 2011, Kath sanderson wrote:Hi Martin and the team. Could the feather belong to a beautiful Osprey? As you are located by the estuary filled with tasty fish? I love Springwatch, Kath Sanderson x
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Comment number 38.
At 20:21 30th May 2011, abooth wrote:is it a very large magpie? lol
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Comment number 39.
At 20:22 30th May 2011, JONAH wrote:Is the feather from a red kite?
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Comment number 40.
At 20:22 30th May 2011, eiderduck1 wrote:it is a great black-backed gull :)
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Comment number 41.
At 20:22 30th May 2011, bird boy eddie wrote:im thinking sea eagle or busterd
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At 20:22 30th May 2011, Lou in Devon wrote:Think it's an osprey.
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Comment number 43.
At 20:22 30th May 2011, chris dresh wrote:Osprey.
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At 20:22 30th May 2011, MarionM wrote:Possibly, Canadian Goose
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Comment number 45.
At 20:23 30th May 2011, mark wrote:my daughter Isobel says it is a grey heron feather
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At 20:23 30th May 2011, KINZLER wrote:Watching the Beaver report I always thought that Ham Fen in Kent was one of the first in the UK for Beavers ???????
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At 20:23 30th May 2011, dazzagreen wrote:My first response was sea-gull so no matter how silly I'll look I'm sticking to it. Some of them are big blighters.
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At 20:23 30th May 2011, Simon Alpe wrote:Or redkite
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At 20:23 30th May 2011, landsend wrote:Was going to say red kite but think its a buzzard.
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At 20:24 30th May 2011, mark-thackeray wrote:Montigu of hen harrier feather
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At 20:24 30th May 2011, colin wrote:osprey primary feather
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At 20:24 30th May 2011, Icklecath wrote:I think Gannet.
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Comment number 53.
At 20:24 30th May 2011, MARION wrote:I think it is a Heron.
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At 20:24 30th May 2011, pinkpebs wrote:Osprey I reckon
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At 20:24 30th May 2011, kview wrote:I am going for red kite
Karl
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Comment number 56.
At 20:24 30th May 2011, Simon Bailey wrote:Is it an osprey
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Comment number 57.
At 20:25 30th May 2011, rob wrote:Osprey flight feather
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Comment number 58.
At 20:25 30th May 2011, leah wrote:is it a heron or seagull
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At 20:26 30th May 2011, mufulira wrote:Heron
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At 20:26 30th May 2011, Ryan Clark wrote:I think its a buzzard
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Comment number 61.
At 20:26 30th May 2011, skwiggy wrote:Buzzard feather
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Comment number 62.
At 20:26 30th May 2011, Chris-spiral wrote:Stork
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Comment number 63.
At 20:26 30th May 2011, GreenAstronomer wrote:Red Kite wing feather?
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At 20:26 30th May 2011, spicyrf78 wrote:osprey feather
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Comment number 65.
At 20:27 30th May 2011, Simon Alpe wrote:white tailed eagle
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Comment number 66.
At 20:27 30th May 2011, paul christie wrote:is the feather a white stork?
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At 20:27 30th May 2011, Ben Day wrote:Lapwing feather
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At 20:27 30th May 2011, Robert and Jane wrote:Osprey Feather is our guess.
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At 20:27 30th May 2011, bomber wrote:my guess is a buzzard
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Comment number 70.
At 20:27 30th May 2011, ohno60 wrote:A Red Kite??
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Comment number 71.
At 20:28 30th May 2011, reigategirl wrote:Hi, is it an Osprey's feather?
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At 20:28 30th May 2011, Larry Freeman wrote:It is either a heron or buzzard feather. I live further up the River Dyfi valley and have many birds in our woodlands and garden. At present we have a pied flycatcher nesting but out woodpeckers fledged about 3 weeks ago. We are also watching a second brood of blackbirds.
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Comment number 73.
At 20:28 30th May 2011, n_e_rose wrote:I'm going for a red kite, they have a pale underwing but dark tips, so i'm going for a red kite.
p.s. whoever it was you said our birds are brown, i prefer watching our birds over a parrot anyday, so happy that there is a red star, x
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At 20:28 30th May 2011, Esther Dodd wrote:Is it a Red Kite feather?
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At 20:28 30th May 2011, Hannie wrote:Is It a Crane?
~Hannie
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At 20:28 30th May 2011, Sandra Carter wrote:Eagle
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At 20:29 30th May 2011, eden1975 wrote:osprey
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At 20:29 30th May 2011, david wrote:canada goose feather
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Comment number 79.
At 20:29 30th May 2011, tomtitmouse wrote:This is from a male red kite I believe.
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At 20:29 30th May 2011, butterfieldbirds wrote:A Canada Goose Feather?
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At 20:29 30th May 2011, skwiggy wrote:Canada Goose feather?
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At 20:29 30th May 2011, Ryan Clark wrote:Osprey?
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At 20:30 30th May 2011, Phil wrote:It looks almost certainly to be a Grey Heron Feather.
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At 20:30 30th May 2011, jackiebird wrote:We think it is a Red Kite feather
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At 20:30 30th May 2011, pebblywebbs_94 wrote:possibly a red-kite, or a heron
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At 20:30 30th May 2011, feedyourhedgehog wrote:Hen Harrier
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At 20:30 30th May 2011, Soop50 wrote:Is it a red kite feather?
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At 20:31 30th May 2011, Mrs Brunt wrote:I think its an Osprey wing feather. :-))
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Comment number 89.
At 20:31 30th May 2011, Brodieking wrote:is it an oystercatcher feather?
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At 20:31 30th May 2011, Broughton lad wrote:Is it an Albatros feather?
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Comment number 91.
At 20:32 30th May 2011, Chrisso wrote:Could it be a Bald Eagle? Steenarend, translation Stone Eagle.. Love the programme! Keep it up
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At 20:32 30th May 2011, malcgoddard wrote:Is it a black swan feather
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At 20:32 30th May 2011, Bob wrote:Kite (maybe red)
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At 20:32 30th May 2011, Jacki Milbank wrote:Dunno - but can I have it to make a quill with, pretty please?
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At 20:32 30th May 2011, me705709 wrote:Can we pls see more of Lyndsey - he's very attractive! :)
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At 20:32 30th May 2011, lee wilkins wrote:its a red kite
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At 20:33 30th May 2011, catharinaberkenpas wrote:Is it a feather from an European see-eagle?
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At 20:33 30th May 2011, SUE wrote:hi we think its a red kite wing feather
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At 20:33 30th May 2011, JONANDKEIRAN wrote:hi martin my 7 year old lad keiran is 100% sure its a red kite
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At 20:33 30th May 2011, AgateZingyPuffin wrote:Could it be the Oyster-Catchers wing feather?
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