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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Saturday 13th April 2013, 11:58
Replies: 9
Views: 473
Posted By tittletattler
Thanks. Sub-A it is.

Thanks. Sub-A it is.
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Friday 12th April 2013, 21:24
Replies: 9
Views: 473
Posted By tittletattler
Can you rule out...

Can you rule out Ruppell's?

http://www.surfbirds.com:88/media/gallery_photos/20070413103724.JPG

female Ruppell's in the link above.

Cheers,

Andy.
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Thursday 11th April 2013, 16:11
Replies: 8
Views: 340
Posted By tittletattler
It's so cold here at the moment, you could be...

It's so cold here at the moment, you could be forgiven for thinking we are still in December. ;)
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Wednesday 10th April 2013, 19:56
Replies: 7
Views: 384
Posted By tittletattler
It could be that or it could be a 2cy Montagu's....

It could be that or it could be a 2cy Montagu's. The inner primaries are dark tipped.

Cheers,

Andy.
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Wednesday 10th April 2013, 19:53
Replies: 8
Views: 340
Posted By tittletattler
It has some black in the wing which means that it...

It has some black in the wing which means that it is in 2nd summer plumage.

Cheers,

Andy.
Forum: Mammals & Sea Life Monday 8th April 2013, 16:09
Replies: 59
Views: 4,988
Posted By tittletattler
Hi, This is worth a...

Hi,

This is worth a read:

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/regulation/wildlife/species/otters.aspx

Next time film the offenders on your mobile phone, note their vehicle registration...
Forum: Say Hello Monday 1st April 2013, 17:41
Replies: 5
Views: 164
Posted By tittletattler
Hi Nic, Worth having a look...

Hi Nic,

Worth having a look here:

http://birdgroups.co.uk/kos/News.asp

for some of the latest sightings from Kent.

Cheers,
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Sunday 31st March 2013, 21:36
Replies: 2
Views: 266
Posted By tittletattler
Thanks Smiths. the 2nd bird looked dark and...

Thanks Smiths.

the 2nd bird looked dark and oddly shorter billed than the other Herring present but I reckon you're right.

Cheers, Andy.
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Saturday 30th March 2013, 18:40
Replies: 1
Views: 203
Posted By tittletattler
Hi Alan, Looks OK for a 2nd winter Herring Gull....

Hi Alan,

Looks OK for a 2nd winter Herring Gull. Angular looking head with plenty of dirty streaking. Hefty bill too.

Cheers, Andy.
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Saturday 30th March 2013, 10:50
Replies: 2
Views: 266
Posted By tittletattler
Dartford Gulls 29-03-13

Hi all,

Quite a few gulls about yesterday including the two birds in the attached digiscoped images.

The first is a Lesser Black-backed Gull with one replaced greater covert and two replaced...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Thursday 28th March 2013, 22:13
Replies: 2
Views: 186
Posted By tittletattler
Hiya - yes, this is a 4cy Herring Gull. Cheers,...

Hiya - yes, this is a 4cy Herring Gull. Cheers, Andy.
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Thursday 28th March 2013, 12:29
Replies: 8
Views: 358
Posted By tittletattler
Hi Thomas - I agree that Lou is correct with the...

Hi Thomas - I agree that Lou is correct with the ID, fwiw.
Forum: Birds & Birding Tuesday 26th March 2013, 11:19
Replies: 92
Views: 2,599
Posted By tittletattler
Some of the Asian bird names sound like odd...

Some of the Asian bird names sound like odd middle/upper class girls names. I can just imagine a mother shouting down the garden in rural Oxfordshire 'Sibia, Niltalva, your supper's...
Forum: Birds & Birding Monday 25th March 2013, 17:50
Replies: 92
Views: 2,599
Posted By tittletattler
As you beat me to it.... I'll settle for a...

As you beat me to it....

I'll settle for a 'Southern Screamer' instead.
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Sunday 24th March 2013, 20:11
Replies: 10
Views: 699
Posted By tittletattler
True, true, but then the Dartford bird is rather...

True, true, but then the Dartford bird is rather typical, in my view, leg wise. Some ID features from a few years ago seem to be the opposite now. A possible Heuglin's at Dungeness in Kent was...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Saturday 23rd March 2013, 18:18
Replies: 10
Views: 699
Posted By tittletattler
Hi Lou, Certainly wouldn't want to fight over...

Hi Lou,

Certainly wouldn't want to fight over it! But it's important that people have some idea what to look for hence my reason for flagging it up again. Of course I will never know for sure what...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Saturday 23rd March 2013, 14:38
Replies: 10
Views: 699
Posted By tittletattler
Hi Lou, The link provided above clearly shows a...

Hi Lou,

The link provided above clearly shows a Heuglin's In Oman with replaced adult type scapulars and mantle feathers not in November-December, but in October!

I used to think the same but it...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Saturday 23rd March 2013, 14:29
Replies: 14
Views: 805
Posted By tittletattler
Hey! Gulls are nothing to be afraid of. Here's a...

Hey! Gulls are nothing to be afraid of.

Here's a LBBG from Gull research org

http://www.gull-research.org/lbbgjanmay/2cymaypic1.htm

I think graellsii have a tendency to have much paler bases to...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Saturday 23rd March 2013, 00:37
Replies: 10
Views: 699
Posted By tittletattler
Good links Lou. However, structurally the...

Good links Lou.

However, structurally the Dartford bird is fuscus.
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Saturday 23rd March 2013, 00:35
Replies: 14
Views: 805
Posted By tittletattler
In flight both birds showed dark inner primaries...

In flight both birds showed dark inner primaries and a dark, broad, black tail tip on a narrow tail
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Friday 22nd March 2013, 19:32
Replies: 10
Views: 699
Posted By tittletattler
Thanks Lou. Based on size, structure and...

Thanks Lou.

Based on size, structure and plumage, I always fancied that it could be a Heuglin's:

http://www.pbase.com/dophoto/image/89737856

The upperparts just seem to look too plain for a...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Friday 22nd March 2013, 19:07
Replies: 14
Views: 805
Posted By tittletattler
Hi all, Hope you don't mind me returning to this...

Hi all,

Hope you don't mind me returning to this thread.

Attached are two photos of what I believe to be 1st winter LBBGs taken a few minutes apart and a few yards apart back in February.

I still...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Friday 22nd March 2013, 12:46
Replies: 6
Views: 534
Posted By tittletattler
True dat blud. But the tail does look narrow and...

True dat blud.

But the tail does look narrow and the black band (tip) is broad.

There are also an awful lot of pale LBBGs out there too which can easily be called Herring (until they fly). A month...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Tuesday 19th March 2013, 12:46
Replies: 3
Views: 417
Posted By tittletattler
Hello Marc, Littoralis are on the move now and...

Hello Marc,

Littoralis are on the move now and Reculver has always been a good spot to see them. Unless you are the species account writer for the Kent Bird Report. In which case, despite 'AHP'...
Forum: Bird Identification Q&A Monday 18th March 2013, 14:58
Replies: 3
Views: 339
Posted By tittletattler
A very nice photo! 3 cy Lesser Black-backed...

A very nice photo!

3 cy Lesser Black-backed Gull. Nice broad tail band and dark inner primaries eliminates YLG amongst other things.

Cheers,

Andy.
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