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  1. Stephen Dunstan

    How many of the potential raptor species for the U.K have people seen?

    Brit-ish Birds - Saker Falcon
  2. Stephen Dunstan

    Female Kestrel, Paphos headland yesterday.

    I was also on Paphos headland yesterday before going to the airport. Small world. Only saw Common Kestrel for what it's worth.
  3. Stephen Dunstan

    Common Eider Morecambe Bay

    There have been several counts over the winter of upwards of 5000 Eider off Foulney / Walney so still large numbers in the area. They seem to be breeding more at Chapel Island than Walney Island these days, but as far as I know still use Foulney in some numbers. I didn't think divebombing...
  4. Stephen Dunstan

    How many of the potential raptor species for the U.K have people seen?

    This is true, but there are records in the UK from when falconers' escapes were arguably less of an issue and when the species was in less trouble in Eastern Europe. They were also on remote islands.
  5. Stephen Dunstan

    Yellow-breasted bunting?

    Yes very good Butty, contrary as ever. Any decent field guide has flight images, try getting a rarity accepted without images or recordings by saying its flight action matched the description in IOEPASL.
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    Yellow-breasted bunting?

    This may not be a popular view but I think this is the fundamental problem with the field guide to passerines in flight that came out a few years back. You hear a bird that sounds strange or see features that look odd but it's ultimately a few seconds of observation, otherwise you don't need a...
  7. Stephen Dunstan

    Iberian Chiffchaff dilemma

    It's still very early for most species to have young. Has it picked up song, a call or do you not know. As well as 'tentative singers' there are birds which combine Chiff Chaff and Willow Warbler song that can sound a bit like Iberian Chiffs, I think I've heard these are generally Willow...
  8. Stephen Dunstan

    Redpoll - common vs lesser - UK

    I would say they are all Lessers but I'm not sure what you mean about sound leading you one way, I thought they all sounded the same.
  9. Stephen Dunstan

    Paphos RFI

    Hi Shane, I'll also respond by pm, but thank you very much for your help. Stephen
  10. Stephen Dunstan

    Paphos RFI

    Thanks Pat. Yes Paphos, Cyprus.
  11. Stephen Dunstan

    Paphos RFI

    I don't normally bother people on here for site gen, but we've changed our holiday plans relatively late in the day from Porto Santo to Paphos as the former became unwieldy as flights kept changing. Can anyone recommend any sites other than the headland? We will be staying at Louis Phaeton...
  12. Stephen Dunstan

    at last the shell guide british birds

    Reminds me of a lot of the stuff DIM Wallace went on to do.
  13. Stephen Dunstan

    at last the shell guide british birds

    So were the illustrations in the German version all done specifically for it John or are you saying reproduction was part of the issue with the uk version?
  14. Stephen Dunstan

    at last the shell guide british birds

    I always assumed the Bruun and Singer guide was the one Bill Oddie sent up in his Little Black Bird Book - 'common where there are lots of them', overly busy layout etc.
  15. Stephen Dunstan

    at last the shell guide british birds

    I don't really get the 'at last' - seems to be easily obtainable for a fiver or less on the internet. I thought the illustrations were good for their time, but strangely badly reproduced. The cover doesn't show how washed out some of the images looked inside.
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