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Recent content by LowellMills

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    Greater Scaup or Tufted Duck, Gloucestershire UK

    I would be happy with scaup on that view, good spot! Structurally just isn't right for tufted duck but mainly the white blaze looks sufficiently extensive and 'hard' to rule out the female tufties carrying the limited blaze. All the best!
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    Twitching by numbers - Book only available on Amazon

    Not cancel culture just the consequence of writing 70s pulp in 2022 and charging the thick end of 20 quid for it.
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    Code and scheme ID for metal ring on BHGull

    I read it as VA3 875 [scheme address] I'm most open to the idea of the second letter being a K, but I've had a respondent on Twitter read a ring with the same prefix and text direction in the neighbouring county last week, and they apparently were able to also read the scheme as Denmark, so...
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    Code and scheme ID for metal ring on BHGull

    I've got two out of two respondents on Twitter suggesting Denmark?
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    Code and scheme ID for metal ring on BHGull

    I've managed to (I think) get enough shots of this ring on a black-headed gull in UK this morning to assemble the full code (see linked TIFF composite), but the Scheme address is not legible and I wondered if any seasoned ring readers know what countries use these rings with the characters...
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    Corncrake or Pheasant?

    What colour were the chicks? That's the simplest fairest approach to reaching a conclusion, but as suggested above if you've seen any of this activity at length in the open/with relative ease it is probably pheasant.
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    NE England. Leucistic herring gull c.f. Iceland?

    Thanks all. I think in the OP I meant to say '2nd cal year' not '2nd winter'.
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    gull scotland

    Apart from apparent size (deceptive in many such photos) it nicely matches the common gull elsewhere in the pic which is useful for judging the shade of grey in (the photo's capture of) the light conditions. Common gull for me.
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    NE England. Leucistic herring gull c.f. Iceland?

    Having second thoughts about IDing this as 2nd winter herring gull (leucistic). Anyone?
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    Sinensis ssp. cormorant? Co. Durham UK 2/3/20

    Thanks all and sorry for poor record shots. It was a fair distance away in working docks and, worse, it still knew it was being watched.
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    Sinensis ssp. cormorant? Co. Durham UK 2/3/20

    Hoping this is my first P. carbo sinensis in Britain. I've not seen one so white-headed but I'm not familiar with gular angle to look for. Cheers!
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    Noctuid(?), July, Devon

    Thanks both. No don't hold me to Noctuidae, I'm super new to moths. Afraid these are the only pics.
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    Help to identify please?

    I don't agree as it seems the bottom right picture is showing the upper side of the bird as it climbs away from camera, with some strong sunlight on it, as opposed to underparts. I only noticed on second look. Edit/PS - fwiw I am certain it's a common buzzard. 'Mayoral chain' shows in the left...
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    Northumbrian Birding

    Derek, I have had messages of 100+ yellowhammer in the Holystone (Tyne & Wear) area. Approx grid ref for the farmland north of the village is NZ299705. Not to be confused with Holystone (Northumberland) which is way up the Coquet valley!
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    Noctuid(?), July, Devon

    Moth guide hasn't been successfully used to ID this one, suppose it might be a variable species or just overlooked it. Anyone? Moth is on my gf's Smiley Face tshirt if you're wondering what the background is.
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