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    Not meant to be there

    "they were clearly more bulky and didn't really have the elongated neck you'd associate with an egret." Egrets vary, your description is actually very appropriate for Cattle Egret in relation to the other species. Dave
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    Baird's Sandpiper - supercilium

    "I always understood the supercillium to include the area above the eye, as well as behind." We, yes, above and behind is the supercillium and in front of the eye is the supraloral (I didn't actually mention the area above the eye earlier) Some people refer to the fore-supercillium rather than...
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    Worst Place....Best Birds ??

    Some sites in India can be pretty grim, what with having to watch where you step because of human excrement, packs of menacing looking dogs and rivers with human corpses floating past occasionally, the Yamuna in Delhi springs to mind. Still prefer it to Dungeness though ;-) Dave
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    Great Grey Shrike

    "I think we only get pallidirostris and aucheri sub-species of Southern Greys here. But the records show only the nominate race and pallidirostris. I'm a bit confused." Do the records use the trinomial or binomial names Gashead? If it is only binomial names, and if pallidirostris is regarded as...
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    Baird's Sandpiper - supercilium

    Just looked at Collins, I believe it gives an accurate depiction of the average difference which is all a fieldguide can do really. Dave Added: technically it is only the pale area behind the eye that is the supercillium, that before the eye being the supraloral, very few people ever use, or...
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    Baird's Sandpiper - supercilium

    The supercillium on White-rumped is prominent and well defined behind the eye, that on Baird's is variable (often indistinct, sometimes quite prominent) though most show a characteristic white 'spot' just in front of the eye above the lores. Baird's probably never has the supercillium most...
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    POLL: Is The RSPB worth Joining ?

    "What about the small fry as it were.The lesser known groups who take in injured birds(many of which are referred by the RSPB).They receive very little funding,certainly none at the level of the RSPB.They rely on jumble sales and coffee mornings,school children doing their little bit.Every penny...
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    Poisoners target a rising number of birds and animals

    "Sounds a bit like 'Guilty until proven innocent' to me." It does indeed, however, I believe it is correct to consider gamekeepers as prime suspects as in the relatively few cases were it has been possible to bring prosecutions it is gamekeepers who have been accused, found guilty and fined...
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    Dream Binoculars

    "Any thoughts on this? What are the rest of you thinking would be your ultimate "dream binocular"? What features would/wouldn't be desirable for you?" Built in digi camera but no loss of quality or increase in weight...it's only a matter of time. Dave
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    Is this a piping plover?

    It's a Semi-p I'm afraid, Piping always has pale ear coverts and a bigger head and is a couple of shades paler above. Dave
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    Series one: 5 pics

    "Think of a shorebird that is slightly smaller than a Lesser Yellowlegs that migrates a long distance. Males can be much larger than females." Pectoral Sandpiper. Dave
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    Least Twitch Effort

    "Got out of bed. Walked 11 paces to the gable upstairs window. Looked out at 87 Waxwings, on the Kwanzan cherry tree in the garden, waiting to be fed." When does just looking at things end and twitching begin? I'm confused. Dave
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    What kind of golden-spectacled warbler in Nepal?

    "the splits are quite complicated......" Weren't two papers published almost simultaneously a few years back that announced different results? Dave
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    POLL: Is The RSPB worth Joining ?

    "I do realise that this comment has deviated somewhat from the thread,but the size of these organisations these days,and all the propoganda and leglislation to which they have to adhere,just sometimes makes me wonder if the welfare of the birds and indeed waifs and strays are always top of the...
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    Take a Guess

    A slightly less minimalist approach might be needed Padraig :-) Reminds me of a bird described by a none birder as about the size of a piece of wood... Dave
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