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  1. lazza

    Lazza's 2019 list

    I've been a bit poor at keeping my lists updated on here in 2018, but will try harder in 2019. Same approach as usual: I'll be keeping a separate list for each country I visit, so each country's list will be numbered separately. This top post will be used to keep a running count of each...
  2. lazza

    Abu Dhabi work trip

    For anyone interested, I just got back from 3 days in Abu Dhabi with work, and thought I would post a little about my experiences. I had very little time for birding for a few reasons: - I was working(!) - The sun sets very quickly, so even "after work", there was only about an hour to get...
  3. lazza

    Small yellow bird, Abu Dhabi

    I’m afraid that I don’t have any photos, but hope someone might be able to point me in the right direction! I’m in Abu Dhabi right now, and this morning I had a short walk around my hotel’s garden. Aside from the ubiquitous bulbuls, doves and mynah, there was a small yellow bird in one tree. I...
  4. lazza

    Lazza's 2018 year list

    SO, once again...I'll be keeping a separate list for each country I visit, so each country's list will be numbered separately. This top post will be used to keep a running count of each country's total, as well as an overall total of species seen across all countries visited and possibly list of...
  5. lazza

    Orlando Theme Park birding!

    Just back from a family holiday in Orlando, Florida, the last 2 weeks of August and first week of September, and thought it would be worthwhile posting a little about my experiences in terms of birding on a Disney holiday! So, to be clear from the start: this was a non-birding holiday! We were...
  6. lazza

    Moths for ID, Northumberland, UK

    A few moths I'd appreciate help to identify, please. First, I think is a Common White Wave, but I think there are several similar species(?) Then, second, some kind of Carpet Moth...maybe Wood Carpet? Thirdly, I think this is a Dusky Pearl (I've included photos taken with and without...
  7. lazza

    Ermine moth larvae?

    This "web" of moth larvae was seen in North Yorkshire a couple of weeks back, and I am assuming it is some kind of Ermine Moth (Yponomeutidae). Is it possible to narrow it down to a specific species?
  8. lazza

    Northumberland, UK - moth ID

    Found the tortrix moth among my strawberries this morning, and can't quite find anything with these markings. Thanks!
  9. lazza

    Fungus ID, Scotland

    Any thoughts on this one, please, from last week? Growing on open woodchip and gravel covered car-park perimeter (in Aberdeen), about 15mm cap
  10. lazza

    Cormorant or Shag, Northumberland

    Yes, I know, by now I should be able to tell the difference....! I was looking through some old photos, and came across this in a folder marked "Cormorant", but I now wonder if it is a shag. There are no discernible paler markings to identify it as a cormorant, although the photo is taken in...
  11. lazza

    Northumberland duck

    I was looking through some photos from October last year, trying to delete all the rubbish (which you could say is most of them...) and I came across a photo of wigeon in flight with an odd looking duck behind. I might just be having a mental block, but I can't think what this is. A female...
  12. lazza

    Grey Geese, Northumberland, UK

    Anyone able to definitively ID these grey geese flying over this morning? I think they are Greylag, but not sure if the forewing should be more markedly pale.
  13. lazza

    Lazza's 2017 lists

    Same set-up as usual: I'll be keeping a separate list for each country I visit, so each country's list will be numbered separately. This initial post will be used to keep a running count of each country's total, as well as an overall total of species seen across all countries visited and...
  14. lazza

    European Water Vole species

    I have been updating my "pan species" list in the last few days, with observations made on a couple of visits to Spain this year. But I am wondering about a Water Vole that I saw on my April visit to the Alicante/Elche region. I assumed at the time that it was a European Water Vole, but having...
  15. lazza

    Moth ID, Alicante region, Spain

    I've recently been staying at my in-laws' house just south of Alicante, and each evening I left the porch light on in the hope of attracting something interesting! Results were pretty poor, to be honest, but I had this moth one evening, which I guess is some kind of Pug moth, but would love ID help.
  16. lazza

    Unknown sea-bird, Budle Bay, Northumberland (no photo)

    So... I called by Budle Bay on my bike yesterday, and among the plethora of Black-headed, Lesser Black-backed and Herring gulls on the mud flats, there was a mystery bird. I only had my cheap bins with me, and no camera, so couldn't take a photo, so I took a few notes. A gull, notably smaller...
  17. lazza

    Spanish Dragonfly for ID

    Anyone able to provide some pointers for this dragonfly? I think it is a female dropwing butterfly, but would appreciate any suggestions/corrections! The photo was taken at around 1400' in hills near Alicante in Spain.
  18. lazza

    Northumberland Noctuidae

    I found these two moths over the weekend, and hope someone can help. To me, they both look like Large Yellow Underwing, but the difference in size was remarkable (the former being maybe 50% larger). Is this just the generally accepted size range? Or is the smaller (second) one something...
  19. lazza

    Northumberland UK moth & butterfly ID, 2016

    Any chance at all to identify this moth found at the weekend in SE Northumberland? The lack of any distinct markings is causing me difficulty!
  20. lazza

    Two beetles in Spain (Alicante region)

    After another Easter trip to Spain, I have come back with a couple more photos of insects for identification. The first is of the very common burrowing beetles found on the beaches, mostly in the dunes. I think they are darkling beetles, but would love confirmation, and also any views on...
  21. lazza

    Grebe, Northumberland, UK

    Is it possible to identify this grebe, seen on the sea at Stag Rock, Bamburgh, this weekend? From the size, I had initially thought it could be a black-necked grebe, but I am not all that familiar with winter visiting grebes and their plumage, and looking in my guide, I am wondering if it could...
  22. lazza

    Lazza's 2016 list

    Well, another year, another list! As with previous year lists, I'll be keeping a separate list for each country I visit, so each country's list will be numbered separately. This initial post will be used to keep a running count of each country's total, as well as an overall total of species...
  23. lazza

    Marsh/willow tit?

    Marsh/willow tit? Sweden Took some poor photos on my phone last week while on a visit to Sweden. These were taken at a feeding station just south of Uppsala. When I was there, I had the distinct feeling I was seeing both Marsh and Willot Tit (as well as Blue Tit, Great Tit and Crested Tit)...
  24. lazza

    Distant flock, Northumberland

    Anyone like to take on this challenge? Flew over our garden in South East Northumberland, UK, yesterday (well, kind of "over"!). Quite fluttering flight, forming and reforming a loose V-shaped flock, making 2-3 large revolutions of nearby farmland before heading north east. I was wondering if...
  25. lazza

    Swiss Flowers and Fungi identification

    I was travelling in Switzerland last week with work, and stopped off to eat my sandwich in Morgins, in the Valais region, near the border with France. I had a short wander around down into the surrounding forests hoping to see some nice Swiss forest birds, but I only managed a few tits and...
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