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    Curlew sp. at Minsmere

    Ben, The Curlew was reported on RBA as being there today at 12.55, at least. Interesting point rasied by a mate of mine today;On some photo's the bird's bill looks spot on, on others the bill doesn't look slender enough. The simple answer to that is that if you zoom in on the "wrong bill"...
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    Curlew sp. at Minsmere

    Harry, on the thread there are plently od people putting up reasons why it is one. All I keep reading is "it doesn't look right" type of comments, no reasons just hunches.
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    Curlew sp. at Minsmere

    One question for all the doubters of this bird. Why is it a Eurasian Curlew ? Size, bill shape, general coloration, under wing pattern all fall within the known parameters of SBC, so what makes it a Eurasian ?
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    Bufflehead in Manchester

    Perhaps she's just more paranoid than the rest of us wth regard to escapees !! Like Swift said, let's look at our previous experiences of birds of this nature. Colwick Bufflehead, accepted as wild by BBRC is no way at all different to the Pugneys bird (unless it starts coming to bread !)
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    Bufflehead in Manchester

    [. But I really don't think that it was as wary as the info' services would have you believe. Sorry, disagree there; it was very wary.
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    Bufflehead in Manchester

    There isn't one single shred of evidence to suggest that this bird is anything but wild. If so, what is it ?? As pointed out earlier, there is absolutly no difference between this and the Colwick bird. None at all. Innocent until proven guilty I say.
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    White Headed Duck

    Actually Michael, it was November 16th; it would probably have been there several days earlier, too. In classic autumn conditions, I'd say that was a good date for a far eastern vagrant.
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    Birding Tenerife-canary islands

    Joern, In June 2002 we saw Monk Parakeets rather easily from the promenade at Playa De Las Americas. For all other birds you could do worse than follow Tony Clarke's book on Birdwatching in the Canaries. Don't forget that since that book was written Robin, Blue Tit and Kinglet have all been split.
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    Exremadura - Spain

    Kath, Trujillo, which is about 3 hours drive from Madrid is a wonderful place to stay; Pallid Swift, Lesser Kestrel and nesting White Stork; lovely old town with conqustador connections. You're only minutes away from grassland with both Bustards; you should see both late April (before the...
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    What U.S. Birding Locales do Europeans Fantasize About?

    I'm chomping at the bit to get to High Island. Was meant to be going this Spring but my idiot mate got himself a drink/driving ban (I think you need more than one driver for a big trip like that). 2005 deffo, can't wait.
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    First Twitch

    Desert Warbler at Flamborough in October 1991. Ticked Pallas 's and Dusky Warblers that same day.
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