When Aprils mystery bird is seen with its head up there is no question about its identification. This Shoveller was photographed at Titchwell on the Norfolk coast earlier this year. The pale blue forewing and green speculum are a dead giveaway. A more obliging pose of the same bird is below.
There were entries for Green winged Teal and Gadwall as well as Shoveller. The leaders are still Phil and Jan Thorpe with five consecutive correct answers haing acheived a ‘clean run’ since we started.
Mays Mystery bird is pictured below and it’s a hard one. Study a few photos on the internet to do a little research before entering your submission. Please submit the id by email to carl@wildlifetoursandeducation.co.uk. The rules of the competition can be found in a previous posting here. Give it a go … it doesn’t cost anything and you could easily win as successively correct answers mount up!
Letter From Norfolk 