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    What bird from this beautiful feather [Essex]

    Thank you. A road rather than gun victim in this case.
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    What bird from this beautiful feather [Essex]

    The feather in the attachment. With metta Thank you
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    Essex WeBS request for your assistance

    N.b. I am posting this message on behalf of the WeBS Essex Local Organiser. Please do not reply to this post if you want to contact him, use the contact details below. :t: Hi, I have recently taken on the role of WeBS Local Organiser for Essex (Other) Sites; please note this does not...
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    I've searched and searched... smallish, plain, dark moth

    Awesome. It was in the book but not the dark version! Cheers.
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    I've searched and searched... smallish, plain, dark moth

    I've looked through books, I've looked through Google Images. This moth was in my house today (15 June). It reminds me of a Garden Warbler in that it's distinguishing feature seems to be a lack of any distinguishing features. But then I am not knowledgeable on the subject of moths. It looks...
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    Surveying House Martin nests visually from the ground

    There are a number of House Martin nests on main road buildings in our village. I would like to get an idea of his many are in use each year or each brood period. Is there a particular time of the year/time of the day that activity will be likely, and how long would one wait per nest to have a...
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    Interesting spots in Netherlands ?

    I'm interested in this too, from a UK perspective.
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    What irrates you when birding!

    Having thought it through I take your point, I'm stretching the meaning of colloquialism and also not being consistent. To summarise: "I had(/saw) Common Sandpiper" - correct use of proper noun species name "I saw some common sandpipers" - correct use of improper noun to refer to members of...
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    What irrates you when birding!

    At no point in the paragraph above have you used a species name, or if you have it isn't properly capitalised. A species name refers to a unique singular entity (the species), is therefore a proper noun and should be capitalised. "I saw a dozen sandpipers" means "I saw 12 sandpipers possibly...
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    What irrates you when birding!

    Ah now I understand, you're not arguing that the species name should be pluralised (that would be silly), but what you do not like is the use of the singular species name at all. Maybe it's more popular in the UK (although I've seen the same usage in the US), but in the UK I'm sure the majority...
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    What irrates you when birding!

    You can't argue with the point that if you are using the species name, you do not add an s, because there is only one species. All equally understandable: Today I saw Robin. Today I saw three Robin. Today I saw Robins. Today I saw three Robins. The first two use the species name correctly...
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    Obese Siskins - Still put Out Niger Seeds?

    Maladaptive Siskins! If they eat so much they get fat, might be a good idea to keep feeding them up so those bad genes evolve out of the system...
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    What irrates you when birding!

    Well, if by "Mandarin orange" you mean the species Citrus reticulata then yes, because there is only one of them, only one species. A box of Citrus reticulata. A box of Mandarin Orange. "A box of Mandarin oranges" is a colloquialism. Perfectly well understood amongst those who would use the...
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    peanuts or sunflowers seeds

    Approx. 40% of the weight of a black sunflower seed is the shell (ranges 35% - 45%). If you take this into account, from most suppliers sunflower hearts and black sunflower are usually pretty close in price.
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    What irrates you when birding!

    A bunch of Banana. A bunch of bananas. A raft of Eider Duck. A raft of ducks.
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