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    Mallorca 2023

    wood warbler, garden warbler, 2 warblers willow, 2 pied fly m+ f, redstart f, and osprey and peregrine over. All at the track leading up to cases de Boquer in old olive trees. 7.00 until 9.00 am
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    Mallorca 2023

    Nice to bump into Kendal birder this morning at Can curassa even nicer to have 7 bee-eaters go over. Just love to hear that call. Whitethroat, whinchat, redstart, pied fly, willow warbler, Red kite, stone curlew, purple heron, woodchat shrikes, cuckoo calling and spotless starling made for a...
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    Mallorca 2023

    Scops owl calling near Cabot pollenca spar on carrer del Bot at 10.10pm
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    Mallorca 2023

    A visit to Son Real today was well worth it. 26 Bee-eaters flying about near the necropolis was amazing. Perching and then grouping together and drifting inland about 3pm 2 pied flys, a tree pipit, 4 turtle doves, 6 woodchat shrikes, 4 spot fly, 3 Thelka larks a turnstone with the shags on the...
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    Mallorca 2023

    A hike up to the top of La Mola above Cala San Vincent yesterday with Carole. Some migration was evident. After watching lots of marsh harriers on the marshes the last few days it was a bit of a surprise to see a migrating female lift off from the top of La Mola at 474 metres high. On the way...
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    Mallorca 2023

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    Mallorca 2023

    It was great to meet Mike and Jane on the Platform at Depuradora today and the birds weren't too bad either with 3 Collared Pratincole giving a fantastic aerial display. A gull billed tern with its black ckunky bill was excellent and a cuckoo on the fence made it my 100th bird of the trip. A...
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    Baixo Alentejo, Castro Verde, Portugal 14-15th May 2011

    A great trip report wolfbirder and interesting comments Simon. I was in the Castro Verde area on the Monday 16th May and after speaking to an english birder at Castro Marim the day before he recommended we visit the LPN reserve on the Beja road. It has a small visitors centre, a car park and he...
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    Gull id uk

    Thanks for the replies, Jan, I was not sure if bill colour would be ok for November and I thought I had read somewhere that the bill may look thicker at the tip due to some casp bills being so slender but I am obviously trying to make things fit which is always a worry. Steve
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    Gull id uk

    Only this photo . It did not stay that long before it was gone. It was only ever in this relaxed posture while I watched it. Small dark eye ,head shape , white head and chest long primary projection, thin bill and bill pattern, tertial pattern and greater coverts looked interesting Steve.
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    Gull id uk

    I saw this gull in mid november 08 at Moore NR. I thought it might be a 2nd w caspian gull but I am never certain with these beauties would like some opinions please. Steve
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    Gull id uk

    Ah well wrong again, herring gulls they are. many thanks Steve
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    Gull id uk

    I might as well ask about this bird seen on the same day. Again I think its an adult casp but would like other opinions. many thanks Steve
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    Gull id uk

    This gull stood out among the thousands of herring gulls .( The white headed gull at the top). I thought it may be a casp but the paleish eye has given me doubts. In the field it did show a small ammount of hindneck streaking. I did not see the open wing. Does a pale eye rule out adult winter...
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    gull ID UK

    Thanks Pete, Hi Josh, yes just the paleness of the upperwing contrasting with the outer primaries and a hint of a string of pearls had me panicking but on closer inspection obviously a GBBG. Just thought it was an interesting bird to show, Steve
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