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    Is this a bird? Seen in UK

    Hello everyone, I have some perplexing pictures taken today in the UK. I see something pale in a tree hollow (roughly centre of the pictures) and I am not sure whether this is a bird. I understand that the pictures are low quality and so I do not expect to be able to say for sure, but does...
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    Is this a harbour seal or grey seal?

    Hi everyone, Is it possible to tell if this is a harbour seal or grey seal? And if so, how? Thank you and sorry for the bad picture, the seal was quite far away!
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    Heron/Bittern in China

    Hello everyone, I recently saw some kind of small heron or bittern flying over reed beds in eastern China. I have a video but I'm not sure how to upload it. The bird has black flight feathers and clear white wing patches that show in flight, and a yellowish/brownish coloured body. Any ideas what...
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    Tree, Shanghai

    Does anyone recognise this shanghai tree? It's very common and planted along streets, it also has black berries which have begun to drop recently, these berries are all over the ground and birds like to eat them. What kind of a tree is this?
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    Flower in Shanghai

    Hi everyone, does anyone know what kind of flower this is? Saw it in March of last year, this was in Shanghai. (Sorry for bad picture quality) Thanks
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    Snake in China, need ID

    This snake was seen in a forest park in Shanghai, near some reeds at the edge of a canal. Any ID help?
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    Shanghai Butterflies

    Hello everyone! I need some help in IDing these butterflies, does anyone know what they are? The file size of the pictures is too large to post them here, so I'll describe them. 1. A large black butterfly with a white band across each wing. 2. Another black butterfly, but with bright blue...
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    Balcony Bird Feeding

    Alright so I have some bird food and some feeders. But I live in an apartment, on the 16th floor (there's 30 floors in total, in the apartment.) My question is, do you think birds would go that high to eat? Would they even notice if I put out food from that height? And, what are some things I...
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    Green Shanghai Moth

    Hello, I saw this one in the afternoon today. Any thoughts on what it might be?
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    Phuket Skink

    Does anyone know all the skinks that live in Phuket? I saw a dark brown skink several timesin a mainly urban area of Phuket, near the beach. I'm sure there can't be that many different skink species in Phuket so any ideas?
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    Long-tailed Shrike picture

    Hi guys, just wondering about your opinion on this picture of a long-tailed shrike?
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    Light-vented Bulbul

    Today I saw two light-vented bulbuls perch in a tree. One of them turned to the other one, sort of hunched down a bit, and vibrated its wings at the other one, which flew away. I haven't seen this behaviour before and assumed it was a dominance display or something, is that true?
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    Orange-bellied Leafbird?

    So I was walking through my compound when I saw a medium green bird perched on a twig, then it flew away. I'm in Shanghai and my compound has quite a lot of trees in it, is it possible that this was a female Orange-bellied Leafbird? Because after looking at my bird book I think it was.
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    Long-tailed Shrike?

    Seen at Shanghai. Is it a long-tailed shrike?
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    Birdfeeders

    Hello! I made a thread about the bird feeders I put up, which can be found here: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=3344796#post3344796 Would anyone mind having a look at the thread and giving me some advice? Others based in China are more likely to know about Chinese birds. Thanks!
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    My bird feeders

    Hi, recently I got five bird feeders and put them up. I filled two of them with a seed mix from Carrefour which is actually intended for humans, the have been up for a few weeks now but the birds don't seem to like them. The third I filled with bird seed from the bird market, it has been up...
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    Storks, Thai Peninsula

    Hey there! On my last holiday I saw two storks on Tup island off Krabi. It is visited a lot by tourists, though the forested part is off-limits to tourists, and is a national park. It is a sandbar connecting two islands with forest at both ends. I saw two storks, the same species, fly from the...
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    Birding in Thailand

    Hi everyone! My bird list for this holiday is: Olive-backed Sunbird Brown-throated Sunbird Common Myna Sparrow Brahminy Kite Pacific Reef Egret Great Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret House Swift House Swallow Feel free to post your own recent bird lists!
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    Phuket Birds

    Hey everyone! Recently I've seen two birds in Phuket, Thailand which I haven't seen before. One was a tiny (sparrow-sized) black bird with a yellow belly which had a long bill and seemed to be drinking flower nectar. The other was a large greyish-brown seabird, which appeared to be fishing...
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    Saw a Hoopoe!

    Hello! Today in Shanghai I saw my first Hoopoe, flying around the city! Didn't know they came here, checked in my bird book and it said they migrate to south-east Asia in winter. It was beautiful!
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    Ages of birds

    Alright i have a quick question, how do you tell whether a bird is a first winter bird or not? can you tell in all species or only some? thanks
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    Helping Kingfishers

    Hi! I have two kingfishers in my compound, I see them fishing at the back. I want to help them so they are tempted to stay. Should I feed them? If so, what should I give them? Is making a perch for them a good idea? I hope they will stay and nest, but there isn't really anywhere for them to nest...
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    Shanghai, What Bird is This?

    Hi everyone! Today I saw a flock of very small birds, smaller than sparrows. The flock looked to be about seven to ten birds, and they made a distinctive sound which I'm not really sure how to describe. I have never seen them before. They look like the picture attached, it might be the same type...
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    Grey Wagtail?

    I believe I have seen a female Grey Wagtail. I saw her beside water and she looked like some sort of wagtail as soon as I saw her. She was grey on top and sort of yellowish below. I saw her at the same time as I saw a Common Kingfisher. While my attention was diverted by her, the Kingfisher dove...
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    Kingfisher!

    Hello! Today I saw my first wild kingfisher. It actually was in the back of my compound, in the middle of the city! I got a picture of it sitting beside the water. It was brilliantly coloured, smaller than I thought they would be! It flew very fast and low over water. I hope to put up some...
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