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    Dark backed Gull central London

    Another pic
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    Dark backed Gull central London

    In central London today without bins or camera and came upon this Gull on the South Bank. Mantle dark blue grey. Darker than Yellow-leg but touch paler than graelsii. Legs - Pink! Not bubblegum but as per Herring. Light awful and only had phone so pics poor and dont show leg colour at all. Size...
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    Warbler ID's Pakistan

    I'd favour Ashy-throated.
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    Warbler ID's Pakistan

    Isn't the second pic an Ashy-throated?
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    Just Bewick's Swans? - Boyton, Suffolk

    There are a pair of ornamental Trumpeters on the entrance lake of Southview holiday park in Skegness. I guess there must be a few captive birds in the UK.
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    Comic Tern, Cornwall, 19th January

    http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/antarctic-tern-sterna-vittata/adult-flight I posted this link earlier of an Antarctic in flight. This shows a dark tip and is quite pale on the underparts and was taken in South Georgia. I'm with Andy - not sure you could completely rule this out, outlandish as it...
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    Comic Tern, Cornwall, 19th January

    http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/antarctic-tern-sterna-vittata/adult-flight
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    South African Raptor

    Forest Buzzard?
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    Did we miss a trick in 2007 with possible LB Reed Warbler?

    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDXM3hBijkQ/UK_2Ki6ZazI/AAAAAAAAA2s/gHiVSGkUxr8/s1600/Cetti+2.jpg Pics of Cambs bird here.
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    Bouncing Ball song

    Hi Arbu, Have you considered Black Redstart? Chris.
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    Eider ssp?

    Hi, The attached pic was taken by my 11 year old daughter last week at Seahouses Northumbs. I haven't seen teh bird - she was on a trip with her mum. It's an Eider with a striking Orangey-yellow bill. Maybe a slight hint of sails but nothing definite. I was wondering what opinions are...
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    Madeira - May 2010

    Madeira Pelagic Hi Mark, I was on the pelagic with Bob Flood and Paul Willoughby - assume one of these is your fiend? There is lot's more footage (stills and video) of the Swinhoe's that is much better than that published by Windbirds to date. I expect you'll see some of it soon. Amazing...
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    Eastern Lesser Whitethroat id

    Hi Marcus - did you get any feedback? Would be very intereseted as this bird is wintering in my father's garden in Nottingham, England. http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1706340#post1706340 blythi? halimodendri? Thanks, Chris.
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    Blue headed wagtail Titchwell uk

    http://www.pbase.com/slickslug/image/53260119
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    Blue headed wagtail Titchwell uk

    http://www.pbase.com/slickslug/image/53857481 Sorry Steve - try now. Taken in Alaska
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