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  1. Laurie93

    Colour ringed Curlew

    Thanks for the help. I completely missed the white ring on the tarsus. I've sent an email so will hopefully hear back soon. Laurie
  2. Laurie93

    Colour ringed Curlew

    Hi, I found a Curlew a few weeks back in South Wales with green over yellow on the left tibia, and green (or could it be metal?) over red on the right tibia. See photo attached. I've checked cr birding and done a general search of the internet but can't find any matching schemes. Hopefully...
  3. Laurie93

    Cretzschmar's or Ortolan, Turkey

    If the bird in photo 2 is a post breeding male, wouldn't you expect it to have a red sub-moustachial stripe? In the small amount of research I've done, it seems that the repeated two tone flight call is typical of Ortolan Bunting, but can Cretzschmar's Bunting also give this call? I'm still...
  4. Laurie93

    Cretzschmar's or Ortolan, Turkey

    Small flock of these birds seen in SW Turkey, but no males! Pic one looks more like an Ortolan to me with it lacking any rusty red tones in the wing and rump. It also has quite a hefty looking beak. I think the left hand bird in pic two looks more like a Cretzschmar's with the white eye ring...
  5. Laurie93

    Dragonfly ID - Devon

    How do you manage to get a dragonfly in the hand without it flying off!?
  6. Laurie93

    Dragonfly ID - Devon

    Thank you all. I've found out that on a mature male, the blue pigment on top of the abdomen covers the yellow.
  7. Laurie93

    Dragonfly ID - Devon

    Thanks again Ray. I see what you mean about the yellow. I'll give the ID service a try.
  8. Laurie93

    Dragonfly ID - Devon

    Thanks Ray. No other pics I'm afraid. It was 10m away and obscured by vegetation. I thought that the abdomen possibly looks too thin for Scarce Chaser.
  9. Laurie93

    Dragonfly ID - Devon

    Just checking - is this is a Black-tailed Skimmer? Cheers Laurie
  10. Laurie93

    Milk bottle top adapter (Nikon P330 to Swarovski 25-50X)

    The camera works throughout the whole range of focal lengths, however you have to zoom in to about 40mm (1/3 of the zoom) for vignetting to disappear at 25x on my eyepiece, and about 30mm (1/4 of the zoom) for it to disappear at 50x. I find I get the best results using about 40mm at 25x and then...
  11. Laurie93

    Milk bottle top adapter (Nikon P330 to Swarovski 25-50X)

    I've recently replaced my aged 10 year old coolpix with the Nikon P330 (which is a HUGE improvement!), so I've had to make a new adapter. My last one was made out of a savlon spray bottle top, however I had to carry it separately from the eyepiece and the camera, and there was always a danger of...
  12. Laurie93

    gulls

    Thanks for your replies. What do you think about the beak? It doesn't look large/strong enough for YLG. Or would you say it's just variation? There's a lot of variation in herring gull beak sizes. Laurie
  13. Laurie93

    gulls

    What do people on here think of this gull? YLG or hybrid? Very yellow legs, darker mantle (but not dark enough?), head and beak don't look quite right for YLG, too much grey on the primaries and too much streaking on head for YLG? Bird was seen a week ago. Would be grateful for your opinions...
  14. Laurie93

    Here are the new Victorys: Victory HT

    On mine, it also sticks at the far ends. Also at the position the focuser would need to be in to focus on an object about 15 metres away, there is a small noise of some internal parts moving, and this causes a little unevenness. When you roll the focuser over this point, it’s like you hit...
  15. Laurie93

    Here are the new Victorys: Victory HT

    Thanks torview! Yes, when I tested them I didn't see any either. It's only really noticeable on high contrast objects. The camera does tend to show slightly more CA then is actually visible. Does anyone know what the final consensus is to whether the HTs have less CA then the other alphas?
  16. Laurie93

    Here are the new Victorys: Victory HT

    Right, I bought the pair of 10x42s from SW Optics a couple of weeks ago and have been using them every day since. Thanks to whoever pointed them out on here. When I bought them, I had a look through the other "alphas," and for me, the eye relief on the HTs suited me much better. On the UVs and...
  17. Laurie93

    gulls

    Hi, this gull is probably just a Herring gull, but the head with the little black eye made it look a bit like a Caspian gull. I am far from an expert on gulls so I would really appreciate some comments on it.
  18. Laurie93

    Bird from Nepal?

    Thanks for the quick reply KGS :t:
  19. Laurie93

    Bird from Nepal?

    Hi, What is this bird in Nepal? Thanks
  20. Laurie93

    Do You Birdwatch even when you are not actually Birding?

    I have lost countless points in tennis when I catch a glimpse of a bird flying overhead and having to check it out.
  21. Laurie93

    Late Lesser Whitethroats - SW England

    Hello, I saw a Lesser Whitethroat on the 14th November in Plymouth, and since then I’ve been seeing quite a few more sightings of them on birdguides across the South West, the latest being today (24th November). Is this usual for there to be so many so late? and why might this be happening...
  22. Laurie93

    Photoshopped UK Hybrid Species!

    Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit.
  23. Laurie93

    Dragonfly ID

    Thanks for that. Much appreciated.
  24. Laurie93

    Dragonfly ID

    Hi, I'm no expert on dragonfies. Here's one I saw today. Could someone please tell me what it is. Seen in south Devon. He (or she) looks eager to tuck in to that berry haha. Thanks Laurie
  25. Laurie93

    Continuous ovulation in wild birds

    There was a study done on wild House Sparrows I think where there eggs were continuously removed. The Sparrow laid 50+ eggs! It’s the contact between the eggs and the brood patches that stops it laying. When there are enough eggs in contact with it, the hormones involved in laying eggs are...
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