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Found this on the Lottie today whilst digging a bed, I don't know how I missed it with the fork. :o
It was in amongst the FY Manure no sign of a nest, it was stone cold and you could feel something lumpy when shaken.
I think it was a Dunnock ::) :P
Oops! Edited to shrink piccy ;D
aaaaaaargh!
dunnocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think that a pterodactyl egg roy.......you could be on to something there.....
:o Jureckon it's Jurassic :o ;D of the Mesozoic Era :o Then I'm sure it's a Dunnock 8) ;D
you're obviously a Professor of the Dunnock...i bow to your superior knowledge.if you say its a dunnock i'm sure its a dunnock........ ;) ;D
That be a butterfly egg that be ;)
Now your being silly ::) ;D
well am not so sure about Dunnock, think it may be a Robins!!! but on the other hand it could be a blackbirds or even a Thrush. ::) ::)
I think its an Ostrich egg Roy.Hehehehehe!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
::) Carol ::) now the Robin and the Thrush has confused me no end ??? ;D Are you sure as I still think it is [size=05pt]a Cuckoo or a Dunnock[/size] ;D
Oh alright then it's a Blackbirds egg 8)
[size=06pt]I think![/size]
:D :D
Well its like this Roy, I had one of them in my garden too, but you see, I don't have a shhhhh ;) cuckoo about here, plenty Blackbirds around and did have a Thrush, but, but it could be a D n k but dont tell anyone eh!
I did look up me bird book, they dont show birds eggs nowadays!!!
8) 8) 8)
Sorry to dis-appoint everyone, but according to my bird book the Dunnock's eggs are bright blue...will keep looking though
I've found one that could be a possibility I guess, what about a Kestrel...Previously mentioned book says they lay pale eggs that have heavy reddish brown blotches....???
I'll keep looking shall I ???
Yes I know I'm getting boring but sometimes you just have to do these things!
I have come up with a couple more likely possibilities althought hey aren't exactly exciting ones.
1: Jackdaw - Lays Pale blueish-green eggs with darker blotches.
2: Rook - Lays Pale blueish=green egss blotched with brown.
3: Hooded Crow - Lays Pale blueish-green eggs that are heavily blotched dark.
I have now saved your pic and will email it later to a knowledgable twitcher friend of my husband who will undoubtedly say "it's a ? "
Sorry for becoming obsessed with your egg
right-i think we can safely say-no-one knows what the 'ell egg it is!!!
its a egg roy!!
AN EGGG!just a egg!
ok?a egg.....got it?
egg.....e g g...
now-can we let the subject drop????? ::)
berhooger!scrambled egg now!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
i know-but the simple jokes are the best even if they take a while to set up!!!!!!
hehehehe!
kitty ;)
;D Kitty you must be Yolking ;D
eggsactly! ;D
Hahaha!!  ;D  ;D  ;D
These pics will confuse you even more Roy !! ;)  ;D Â
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Snake egg, thats what that is I reckon! ;D
Still think it's a dunnock ;D ::)
RIGHT!!!!!!!!
start runnin-i'm comin afterya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D Shall we have an egg 'n' spoon race? ;D ;D ;D
Guess what, Roy. It's a crow's egg.
::) It's too small for a crow Ken as it is only about an inch (25mm) long ;D anyone got a picture of a Blackbirds egg ??? ;D
Quote from: Roy Bham UK on May 06, 2005, 09:39:26
it is only about an inch (25mm) long ;D
No comment Roy !! ;)  ;D
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A few egg stats for you :-
Robin 19mm
Blackbird 28mm
Crow 30-40mm
Ostrich 163mm
Any wiser ??  ;D
Quoteas it is only about an inch (25mm) long
and the egg? ;) ::)
I'm a great authority and I say ....yes its definately an egg...I would even hazard a guess as to say it might be, on the whole could possibly be, seems to reason it should be....a birds egg.
i knew it!!!!!
roy!!!
ROY!!!!!!!
thats where we been going wrong-what we needed was a hexpert-val-she obviously knows her onions......
and her eggs come to that! ;D
Still want to know what sizethe egg is though, ay Kitty? ;) ;)
;)i am a great one for measurements val-it can make a difference..... ;D
Its a BLACKBIRDS EGG ::) ::) ::)
sure? ;)