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    ID help - Nerja, Spain

    Hello all, I took the terrible attached photos last week near Nerja, Spain. There were 6 or 7 of these in a low patch of dry, costal scrub, my initial (and probably my current) thoughts were juvenille Acro warblers of some type. They were very young looking and quite mobile. My initial id...
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    Reptile ID - Spain

    Hello all, I took this in Nerja, Spain this week. It was very small, about 6cm including tail. I've never seen anything with such a large, Gecko like head in relation to body size. Any ideas? Cheers, Greg
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    Eagle ID - Outer Hebrides

    Hello all, I've recived these pics from a friend who took them recently in the Outer Hebrides. I can't make my mid up wether its a young White-Tailed Eagle or Golden. Cheers, Greg
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    RFI: Carrouges, Orne, Normandy in July

    Hello all, I am going to spend a weeks holiday in Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges, Orne in July. It is a family holiday but will get a fair bit of birding time and I will hope to make the most of it. Does anyone have any good birding site within an hour or so drive of this area? I'd love to...
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    Pied Flycatcher? - Mallorca

    Hello again, I've just been sorting through some of my holiday photos and I remember taking a record shot of this distant bird which at the time I identified as a male Pied Flycatcher. On scrolling through my pics I thought there was something stonechat-ish about the bird, but the wings don't...
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    Raptor ID - Devon, UK.

    Hello al, I'd just welcome comments on the id of this raptor seen on Halesbere Common, Devon. I didn't see the bird but the original observer said the bird in flight was a very pale cream colour, similar to that of a Barn Owl. Once relocated in the tree the observer identitfied the bird as a...
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    Lark ID - Mallorca

    Hello all, Comments as to the identity of this Lark would be appreciated. Cheers, Greg
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    RFI - Flagstaff area

    Hi i'm on vaction from England in the Flagstaff area for the next few days and would like to catch up with a few specialty birds e.g. Bald Eagle, Roadrunner, Hummingbirds. Any advice would be welcome. Cheers, Greg
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    Wader ID - Welsh coast

    Hello all - what do people think of the bird on the right? It was slightly smaller than the plovers it was associating with.
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    Pipit ID - Cannock Chase, England.

    Hello all, I'm not sure if this a Meadow Pipit or a Tree Pipit? I have several pictures taken on the same evening which are clearly Meadow but i'm not sure about this one. Its in a tree after all....
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    Wader id - Ria Formosa - Portugal

    Hello all, I'm just looking for a little id advice. This wader was amongst Grey Plovers, Dunlin, Turnstone, Kentish Plovers and Ringed Plovers at Quinta Do Largo on the estuary. I'm just not sure what it is? Any advice would be welcome. Cheers, Greg
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    Mountain BBC1 19/08/07

    Hello all - did anyone see Mountain with Griff Rhys Jones on BBC1 last night? He was showing models made from gemstones mined in the Pennines and i'm sure one model had a stuffed Roller with it!!! I wonder where that came from!!
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    Warbler id - Devon, UK

    Hello all. Any thoughts on this one? Photo taken last month at Dawlish Warren, Devon. I'm guessing its a young Reed Warbler, but i'm hopeless with Warblers. Cheers, Greg
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    ID help - Staffs, England

    Hello all, I took the attached pics a few weeks ago on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. I was attracted to the Butterfly as it was flying very fast and behaving erratically. It would land very ofter, shut its wings and rest for a few seconds and the take off again. It looked like a...
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    Crested Tit - Trossachs

    Hello all - i'm just looking for a bit of info - I am on holiday next week in the Callander area of the Trossachs. I was hoping to see Crested Tit but I fear that I am too far South - would anyone be able to recommend a site within striking distance? Regards, Greg
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    This suprised me! (UK)

    Hello all - I was on my local patch (Worcestershire, England) on Sunday searching for migrants and a huge raptor emerged from the trees. It was being mobbed by magpies and a common buzzard but soon shook off their attention. The bird appeared larger than the Buzzard. It remained in the same...
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    Raptor ID - Carmargue, France

    Hello all, just looking for an ID on this large raptor. It was seen in the Carmargue, France in July. The photo was taken on a compact camera from a fair distance so the quality is not good. The bird was soaring quite low and was in view for a while, and the most distictive features were the...
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    Raptor ID - Alps

    Hello all, this is really clutching at straws but I thought i'd tap the vast font of knowledge that is Birdforum. Last week I was on my hols in Les Arc - France. It is a ski resort high in the Alps. I had great views of Snow Finch, Alpine Accentor and Alpine Chough but I had a...
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    Garden Feeder Mystery - Bad Photo Warning!!!

    Hello all - my first thread so bear with me. I wonder if anyone can shed any light on the bird in the attached (bad) photo. It was snapped by my dad who's quite an expirenced bird watcher, he thought it was odd as it appeared to have a very heavily streaked back and the yellow marking above its...
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