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Recent content by Steveiom

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    God, wit one was it?

    Does in deed, thanks very much for that. My bird was definitely a Barwit.
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    Manx Babblers

    Ah, I see Acanthis, understand your interest now. Still, happily to learn about anything in the bird world. Thanks for info Kiki, didn't know about that. I've been on the island since '97 but only been birding regularly again since '02 (Did a lot with my Dad as a kid). Completley agree on the...
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    Manx Babblers

    I see, thanks for that. Learnt something new.
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    Manx Babblers

    Just signed up to the forum and this caught my eye as I live on the Island. What's your reference to this being the case? Is it a recent sighting? There are two sights for birders based on the island and neither have any report of the bird. If it's/they are here I need to find them! We don't...
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    Birding in the algarve - questions

    Great places I've been to several of the locations you mention and I love birding out there, some really great spots, especially the National reserve on the Ria Formosa. I've only ever seen Crested Larks on my three visits but Larks are tricky things to identify when sat on a sandy coloured...
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    God, wit one was it?

    Barwit Wow, thanks for all that guys. I'm now convinced that it was a Barwit and not a Blackwit. The upper parts of the bird were checked and not plain and it's bill was obviously upturned (it was this that made it stand out in silhouette against a lot of Redshank) and as I mentioned in my...
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    God, wit one was it?

    My first post and any help most welcome. Looks like a great forum. I've had this problem before, black or bar tailed godwit? Saw one today at Derbyhaven on the Isle of Man and immediately thought it was a 'black' because of the tail. I returned to my books to discover lots of pictures of bar...
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    God, wit one was it?

    My first post and any help most welcome. Looks like a great forum. I've had this problem before, black or bar tailed godwit? Saw one today at Derbyhaven on the Isle of Man and immediately thought it was a 'black' because of the tail. I returned to my books to discover lots of pictures of bar...
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    Hello from the Irish Sea

    Hello to everyone out there in the birding world. I found this site while looking for info to buy my first scope and it's great. I used to bird with my Dad when I was a kid and have got back into it in the last couple of years. The forums here have already given me loads of info and I'm off...
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