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| Sassinak |
Look What We Found in the KitchenPresumably Jasper's latest offering.Running around the kitchen this morning. Quite a large chick, long legged with grey/black legs and beak. Only a couple of days old as tiny wing feathers are just visible. Only similar bird that I can find is a Plover. We will see if Mr Brain will either take it in or suggest somewhere that will Second picture is slightly blurred but gives a better idea of stance etc. 
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| Smooth Hound |
this is the side of cats that annoys me 
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| pete_inthehills |
It looks to me like a lapwing chick. They nest on the ground. I don't suppose you've seen any in the fields around you?
pete inthehills |
| Sassinak |
Lapwings have got red legs, it was one of the first birds that I checked |
| lachlanandmarcus |
mmmmm I vote for lapwing too, heres a video of a lapwing chick and no red legs and looks very much like the wee un?
http://gallery.new-ecopsychology.org/en/lapwing.htm |
| kimmie |
it looks like an oystercatcher chic....found this photo on google of one.
heres the link to a bigger pic http://www.ianandhelen.co.uk/Young%20OC.JPG |
| kimmie |
or there are these pics....all very similal again to what you have sass and all oystercatchers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67065881@N00/188915477/ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/3598847070_3a560559a5.jpg?v=0 Oystercaters seem to be nesting on farms near us, and i know that Lisa has a pair of oystercatchers in her pig pen at the moment too |
| Sassinak |
It's at the Vet's now. The surgery in New deer has a small wildlife hospital and they took it in. We have to phone on Tuesday to see how it is, so I might get a proper id then. |