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Thread: Skylark or not a Skylark

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    Default Skylark or not a Skylark

    This bird is a bit of an head ache.
    About the size of a Lark but the feathers looked very speckled i even considered it might be a baby Curlew.
    It blended so well with the back ground, i found it difficult to get a good shot.
    Shape of beak is a problem, is it long or not, i can't tell.

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    I do not have a clue. That beak looks weird. I will try and find someone who does know what it is.
    Where and when did you see this bird?

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    Date on picture, this copy may help, picture taken in un-used field at Newton Swiney, thats the area above Lybster south of the viewpoint.
    Beak may be an illusion caused by the back ground.
    There is a lark with a long beak but that would be very rare in the UK and unlikely.
    (juv Hoopoe Lark)

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