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    Sea or Golden Eagle. N Uist.

    Thanks to all alan
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    Juv Linnet? N Uist. Outer Hebrides

    Thanks Guys, I had thought about Twite but I thought the bill looked a little too large. Perhaps it is just the angle of the head. alan
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    Sea or Golden Eagle. N Uist.

    Looking at my Collins guide, this distant eagle appears to be a juv WT Sea Eagle but my experience with eagles is very limited so would welcome any help. thanks alan
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    Juv Linnet? N Uist. Outer Hebrides

    Not sure with this guy. Seen this week on N Uist. The yellowish bill has me in doubt. Perhaps a juvenile Linnet but would welcome confirmation or correction thanks alan
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    Avian misnomers

    I've now lost count ............... I accept that we should treasure our historical traditions but it seems pretty obvious to me that some internationally acceptable birding authority/organisation/committee should get around to updating some of these plainly ridiculous common names. alan
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    Avian misnomers

    That's around 130 species so far. cheers alan
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    Avian misnomers

    4 more that should be consigned to the Great Recycle Bin now 74
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    Avian misnomers

    now 70. I don't Think Timur is an apt name for a shrike - unless it has a habit of amassing pyramids of skulls! cheers alan
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    Avian misnomers

    No not including eponyms but that one struck me as especially silly. I wonder what the pheasant would have been called if it had been brought back to the UK by an ordinary guy. Can't see it as John Brown's or William Smith's pheasant!
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    Avian misnomers

    Lady Amherst????? alan
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    Avian misnomers

    ok have discounted Muttonbird so 57.....
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    Avian misnomers

    55
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    Avian misnomers

    54 so far............................ cheers alan
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    Avian misnomers

    Thank God we don't see a Bacon Blackbird or Sausage Swift:love: Now up to #49
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    Avian misnomers

    40 Spot Pardalote Wikipedia. The wings are black with white tips, appearing as many (closer to 60 than 40) discrete dots when the wings are folded This seems to me to be over-complicated nonsense. Given it's current range, what's wrong with a simple "Tasmanian Perdalote"? cheers alan
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