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With thanks to Nicole Khan who
supplied some of the feathers. |
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GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER.
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From top: Primary
feather 9 (11cms), Primary feather 6 (13.5 cms)
and two Secondary feathers
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JAY.
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Top two:
Primary covert feather, and alula or thumb feather (4.2cms) Middle:
Primary feather 8 (15.5 cms) With thanks to John Price.
Bottom: Secondary feather 3 (13 cms) |
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GREEN WOODPECKER.
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Primary feather 9 (11.8
cms) Top.
Secondary
feathers 1 (10 cms) middle two.
The shafts are broken and shortened.
Secondary feather 6
(10.5 cms)
Secondary feather 8 (8.0 cms)
The outer edges have a
golden-green colour. |
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WREN
Primary 9 (3.4 cms)
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GOLDFINCH Secondary feather 3
(5 cms) above
GREENFINCH Tail feather 6 (6
cms)
below |
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MALLARD
Secondary feather (11.5 cms) |
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BLUE TIT
Primaries inner web white.
P6-8 outer web emarginated and white towards tip
P2 4.7cms
P6 5.7 cms
P7 5.5 cms
P8 5.3 cms
Secondaries tip white
outer web blue
S6 4.3 cms
S7 3.7 cms
S8 3.3 cms
Coverts 1.6 cms tipped white
Tail all 5.3 cms and blue
Other feathers tipped yellow ?
breast. |
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LESSER BLACK BACK GULL
Primary feather 5 (24.5 cms)
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BLACK-HEADED GULL
Primary feather 8 (23.5
cms)
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BARN OWL
Primary feather 8
(23 cms)
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WOODPIGEON Tail feather
4 (18.0 cms) above.
FERAL PIGEON Tail feather 5
(12.5 cms) below |
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HOUSE SPARROW
Primary feather (6 cms)
top..
Rest are Secondary feathers (all 5 cms) |
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TAWNY OWL. Left: Close up of feather showing
furry upper surface which muffles the sound of flight, a
characteristic of owls.
Right: Primary feathers (22 and 21 cms).
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SONG THRUSH
Primary feather 7 (10 cms)
top. Primary feather ?5 (9 cms)
middle.
Secondary feather
(7cms) bottom. |
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LITTLE OWL. Secondary feather. (10 cms).
above
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PHEASANT
Top: Primary
feather 7(21 cms)
Below top:
Male alula (7cms)
Middle left:
Breast (6.5 cms) Middle right: Shoulder (11 cms)
Bottom:
Secondary feather (17 cms)
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MAGPIE
Outer edges are glossy-blue.
Primary feather 6 (16.8cms)
Top.
Secondary feather 2 (14.0 cms)
and Secondary covert (4 cms) Middle.
Secondary feather 6 (13.5 cms)
Lower middle
Secondary feather 10 (7 cms)
Bottom |
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MAGPIE Tail feather 2 (20.5
cms) and Tail feather 4 (17.5 com) |
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MAGPIE WING showing the
Primary and Secondary feathers and the coverts. The alula is the rudimentary
thumb and has three feathers
Photo:
©
Brian Ecott. 26th Jan 2008 |
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Identification using "Tracks
and Signs of the birds of Britain and Europe" by Roy Brown, John Ferguson,
Michael Lawrence and David Lees. 2003. Christopher Helm, London. |