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  1. Ruby

    Gull - Sussex UK

    Hi, Can anyone give me some guidance re: the gull on the right end of this group? I noted at the time its white head, dark eye, slightly darker mantle and taller, upright posture - all good features for Caspian Gull.... But I also couldn't really see the expected bill-length and head shape, so...
  2. Ruby

    Marrakesh and E Morocco

    Hi All, Just back from a week in Morocco.... definitely not a birding trip, but you've always got your bins, so did see quite a few good birds, so thought I'd post a trip-report here in case it might be of use to others thinking of heading out to this increasingly popular holiday destination...
  3. Ruby

    Wigeon - or American? Surrey UK

    Hi All, Watching what I at took to be a juvenile Wigeon when it started to make an unfamiliar call - a kind of barking which sounded like halfway between a Mallard and a Crow.... I'd never heard this call before, and it was quite unlike the usual fluting whistle. I had a listen to the call of...
  4. Ruby

    RFI Cliffe Pools

    Hi All, I am thinking of going to Cliffe Pools tomorrow - mainly for birds, but I have heard that it's a good place for dragonflies, with all 4 species of Emerald damselflies being seen. It's many a year since I've been there, but seem to recall it as a pretty big place, so was interested in...
  5. Ruby

    Duck - Surrey UK

    Hi, Anyone got any thoughts re: this duck? Not seen at all well at the time - too far away and into the sun - and subsequent pics didn't turn out to be much help! Doubly intrigued due to the presence of the chick. All the best.... Ray
  6. Ruby

    Kefalonia Butterflies

    Hi All, Thought you might be interested in some butterfly pics from today - I was pleased to finally get a half-decent pic of a Cleopatra, a species which has been proving difficult to photograph for a number of years... I'm not sure of the id of the 3rd one - some sort of Grayling I suspect...
  7. Ruby

    Sparrowhawk(?) Kefalonia

    Hi All, What do you make of this? ...I'm saying Sparrowhawk, but it does seem rather pale and relatively unmarked.... Rgds... Ray
  8. Ruby

    Grasshopper - Kefalonia

    Hi All, Anyone got any idea what this (these) are? Thanks... Ray
  9. Ruby

    Warbler - Kefalonia

    Hi All, What do you make of this? .... I do have an idea myself, but thought I'd let others have a look before muddying the waters.... Not great pics! Thanks... Ray
  10. Ruby

    Skipper - Kefalonia

    Hi, What do you make of this....? I'm thinking Sage Skipper (but could well be wrong!) All the best.... Ray
  11. Ruby

    Duckling - Surrey UK

    Hi All, What do you make of this duckling? I'm pretty sure that it's a Gadwall - only snag being that they are not known as a breeding species here. This was one of 2 ducklings. Thanks... Ray
  12. Ruby

    Juvenile Gulls - Surrey UK

    Hi All, I thought I might try to tiptoe into the murky waters of juvenile gull id and, as you might expect, it wasn't long before it all went wrong! The 2 pics attached are from a similar distance, with the same camera settings, and the pics 'unimproved', so the apparent difference in size is...
  13. Ruby

    Dragonfly id - Dalyan, Turkey

    Hi All, There's not enough on this photo for me to arrive at an id.... don't know if anyone else can? Thanks... Ray
  14. Ruby

    Unknown Birdsong - SW Turkey

    Hi All, I'm having trouble identifying the attached birdsong.... irritating really, as I'm sure that I've heard it before, but just can't bring it to mind! It was recorded on an arid plateau, at an elevation of c1200 metres in SW Turkey.... It's the grating song that starts up a couple of secs...
  15. Ruby

    Buzzards - SW Turkey

    HI All, I don't have a great deal of experience of exotic Buzzards, so would be grateful if someone could give these the once-over for me.... I'm making them a Honey Buzzard and a 'steppe' Buzzard, but wouldn't be the biggest surprise in the world if I'm wrong!! Thanks.... Ray
  16. Ruby

    Butterfly - SW Turkey

    Hi All, I'm in Dalyan again, and that can mean only one thing - unidentified butterflies and dragonflies!! Came across this one today - in the field I thought it a hairstreak of some kind, but not one that I can track down in the field guide, and also (now that I've seen pics) not actually...
  17. Ruby

    Gull - Surrey UK

    Hi All, I have been sent a couple of pics that of a gull that a friend found in Surrey this week.... Any thoughts? Rgds... Ray
  18. Ruby

    Coal tit

    Hi All, Photographed this today.... the slatey grey back looks good for a 'continental' Coal Tit to me, but I am given slight pause by the location - in SE Surrey, a fair few miles from the more usual coastal location for this sub-species.... I would welcome others' thoughts... All the...
  19. Ruby

    Hmmmm? - French Alps

    Just returned from a ski hols high in the French Alps - many good birds seen, but flummoxed by this little chap.... I thought at the time (badly seen!) that it was an Alpine Accentor - one of several that we saw - but upon looking through my pics, I'm not at all sure that it is.... Not much of...
  20. Ruby

    New Camera?

    Hi, I have been thinking of upgrading my camera, and would be looking for a bridge camera to take advantage of new technology to give me increased zoom capability etc.... My budget would be c£400 or so.... I had been considering the Fuji HS50, but it seems to have gone out of production, and...
  21. Ruby

    Istanbul

    Hi, I'm paying my first visit to Istanbul later this week.... Any tips on good birding spots/what species might be about? Thanks.... Ray
  22. Ruby

    Photoshop

    Hi, I have been a user of Photoshop Elements, which came in the package when I bought my camera. Problem is that I have recently upgraded my PC and the version of software doesn't work with Windows 8.1. I've looked at the Adobe website, and looks like you can only get Elements as a free trial...
  23. Ruby

    Warbler(?) Sussex UK

    HI All, Had an intriguing sighting when walking in Ashdown Forest the other day - not sure that the info that I am able to provide will ever enable a definite id to be made, but just interested in some other people's ideas.... Watching a group of Stonechats when a slightly larger bird flicked...
  24. Ruby

    Help with id of Turkish Copper

    Hi, I inadvertently posted this id query to the wrong forum - some ideas have been forthcoming, but thought I'd do the right thing and put it where it's supposed to be! The butterfly in question was found in the hills between Antalya and Fethiye in SW Turkey, at an elevation of approx 1700m on...
  25. Ruby

    Fritillary? Turkey

    Hi, Anyone have any thoughts on this....? I thought it looked pretty good for a Knapweed Fritillary (not a species I have seen before) but in my guide SW Turkey looks a bit too far east. Thanks.... Ray
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