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Recent content by deborah4

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    Moult and Ageing of European Passerines

    This has been on my bucket list for years so really exited it's been reprinted. Not a ringer but moult strategy is helpful not only for identification of species ie. confusion species where locality/time of year can be a key to separation depending on moult condition, but also aging individual...
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    ''Atlas Headlines''

    ''202.7 million birds of 567 species (including escapees and races) submitted by 17,000 volunteers over four years of fieldwork.'' With a purported 55 million birds killed each year by cats (don't go there!), (http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/cats-birds.html) it occurred to me the number...
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    Bears, Birds and Belugas, Manitoba and the U.S.

    .. in the meantime, hope you don't end up as a family picnic in park ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJeOMfMDdTs ... and stay focused on the job in hand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNRkKi6Dc6E
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    Strange Bunting - Sussex

    Juvenile Reed Buntings? Not sure whether they've fledged in Sussex yet but they're quite early breeders afaik...
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    Loch Garten Ospreys 2011

    THIRD egg at Loch Garten!
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    Loch Of The Lowes Osprey Webcam 2011

    Yep... EGG 2!
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    Loch Of The Lowes Osprey Webcam 2011

    Marge appears to be very near second egg. She's nestled in and looks about to lay any minute - nope false alarm!
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    Which Warbler taken in Preston in April

    Not that Jane needs 'seconding' but agree wings look long and face pattern (pale ear coverts) favour Willow Warbler
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    Buzzard id

    or more strictly speaking, Hooded Crow (separate species now)
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    "Surprise" at Disappointing Windfarm Results

    preferable to decapitated WTE's and probably more efficient ;)
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    Northern Goshawk or Northern Sparrowhawk

    For the reasons stated in post #6 agree it's a female A.nisus (cf. underwing pattern and tail etc http://www.birdphoto.fi/lajikuvat/kuvahtml/9accgen001.html )
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    nigricans? uk

    Thanks both. (I've already sent in a description/ID so good to know in advance that it's fairly 'safe'!)
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    nigricans? uk

    Can anyone confirm please?
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    Christmas ROBIN X Factor

    finally! Love the Yellow Robin Dave, I did originally google 'robins' but there were so many species but of course should be included B (: Working non stop up until yesterday (which was spent shopping and cleaning!) but I've had a regular Robin for a few weeks but too busy to sketch .... and...
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    Ed's thread

    lol, poor ed - confused? He will be! ;) So I'll add my halfpenny's worth ... 1. Colour/contrasts - Love it and it should stay - Very Ed! 2. Upperwing/banking view of SEO - again, Love it - contrasty colours work great against landscape and also - Very Ed! 3. Not sure re: eye level that Phil...
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