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    A few from Minsmere, UK.

    Would have never guessed Linnet. Thanks!
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    A few from Minsmere, UK.

    Taken today at Minsmere. 1 and 2. female chaffinch? different individuals 3. garganey? 4. and 5. barwit? different individuals 6. chiffchaff? this looked quite yellowish but the pp wasnt too long so ruling out wood warbler which is also rare. 7. sedge warbler?
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    Lymington marshes, UK

    That makes sense now that you point it out! Thanks.
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    Lymington marshes, UK

    Taken on 14 feb 2022. A few IDs for confirmation and clarification 1. Common sandpiper? 2/3 Curlew or whimbrel? 4 Meadow pipit? 5. Unknown. There was a flock of around 5 to 7 birds which descended on a bush. This was the best i could do.
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    Please ID this warbler

    that was my initial thought but then the long supercilium and tail gave me pause. Plus isnt the beak rather prominent for a Blyth's?
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    Please ID this warbler

    clamorous reed warbler? although the legs are pinkish which confuses me.
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    Is this a Little-ringed Plover? Portugal

    Common Ringed Plover for me as well. Probably juvenile given the dark bill. -orange legs, lack of yellow eye-ring should exclude Little Ringed Plover.
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    Oriental Skylark? India

    English sarcasm can be quite trenchant. I am slowly beginning to appreciate the humour over the past few years ..... :D
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    Yellow-throated Sparrow? India

    It does look like a Yellow throated sparrow (or chestnut shouldered petronia) to me but largely due to elimination of other possibilities. Also agree with large gray babbler for the other 2 birds given the rather dark lores and yellow eye.
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    Shrike for id - Goa

    Adult Long tailed shrike for me as well. The mask is perhaps too narrow and the tail feathers dont show much white edging for it to be a bay back. The throat colour is a bit unusual. (photo editing/camera settings artifact?)
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    Juvenile Gull, UK, 14-09-21

    I am thinking LBBG. but its always difficult distinguishing between juvenile LBBG and Herring Gulls.
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    Isle of Wight UK Juvenile Tufted Duck ?

    The eye colour appears yellow to me. So that should rule out juvenile. Appears to be a female tufted duck to me based on the white at the base of the beak.
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    A few birds for identification, Titchwell marsh, UK

    Thanks Mike. The dark brown colour of the last one threw me completely. Would have never guessed Mallard. For #2 how did you rule out bar tailed godwit, if i may ask? It wasn't obvious to me in this photo.
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    A few birds for identification, Titchwell marsh, UK

    I have a few birds i couldnt identify from a recent visit to Titchwell (July 2021). Can someone help here pls? 1. meadow pipit ? 2. black tailed godwit ? or bar tailed godwit? 3. ? 4.? 5. ? 6. ? cheers!
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    Anyone else like Birds AND planes?

    Great discussion. I did a little more digging around and came across this paper in nature.com. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep09914 They kind of reinforce the role of the alula in generating vortices which delay boundary layer separation and thus improve high aoa flight. Too bad they had...
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