the Verminator 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 hi all what does this egg belong to? i found it on a public footpath today and a crow had had it by the looks of it. i think it could have been a curlew as there was one get up off a nest about 60 yards from where i found this egg. it is about the same size as a chicken egg & the egg looks to be stong. so what is it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
00taz11 39 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 might be a duck egg just a guess Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 might be a duck egg just a guess dont think so, samller than any duck egg iv seen, although it was about 100 yards from a river. it was the curlew getting up nearby that made me think it could belong to that. thanks for the quick reply anyway, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sighthound 49 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Wood pigeon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NID 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Would go with Sighthound,the roundness of it says wood Pigeon,atb NID. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 just done a google image search for curlew eggs & its definatley not that, dosent look like a woodie egg either as i just searched of them as well they look smaller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NID 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 The only other egg as round as that would be an owl's,still think wood pigeon,atb NID. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 is their any great crested grebes on the river although it looks too white but they are white [bANNED TEXT] first laid becoming discoulerd by the nesting material.atvb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 is their any great crested grebes on the river although it looks too white but they are white [bANNED TEXT] first laid becoming discoulerd by the nesting material.atvb yes i did see 1, dont know where its mate was though, could well be that. thanks for that but still open for suggestions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 i am gussing that where i found this egg there is no one who shoots the land as the amount of crows round there is ridiculous. there is also a nature reserve nearby but they are just reserves for predators and crows and other things that need shooting. does any one know of any where were there is a estimate of all eggs & chicks killed by corws, maggies, etc etc? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 if woody eggs are smaler but the same could it be a cookoo long shot i know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 if woody eggs are smaler but the same could it be a cookoo long shot i know just done a google search on cuckoo eggs and they are a lot more spotted than this egg so i dont think it was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 looks like one of my duck eggs although cannot tell the size from the pisture so it might be a woody egg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 i know its not a woodies egg, i think it could be a great crested greeb's egg as iv just googled them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 if woody eggs are smaler but the same could it be a cookoo long shot i know just done a google search on cuckoo eggs and they are a lot more spotted than this egg so i dont think it was. cookoos change there eggs to mimic the nest they are laying in but the size they cant copy just guessing we used to have grebs round us (old house) but cant remember ever seeing there eggs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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