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  1. Ilya Maclean

    Swift spp ID, Cornwall, UK

    I found this unseasonal Swift in Cornwall yesterday, and after scrutinising it for about 40 mins aware that Plain Swift is not beyond the realms of all possibility, couldn’t really turn it in to anything other than Common Swift Apus apus, although the dark throat was quite puzzling. However...
  2. Ilya Maclean

    Going the extra distance for sex

    An incredible study just published shows that male Pectoral Sandpipers go on a grand tour of the Arctic, traveling more than 8000 miles in a month, to mate with multiple females: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature20813.html
  3. Ilya Maclean

    18,000 Bird species in the world?

    Just thought I'd flag this up, as it's quite interesting, though my own interpretation is that authors are really stretching the definition of what a species is. Basically, according to a new study published here, there are almost twice as many bird species as we first thought. In short, the...
  4. Ilya Maclean

    Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight

    I just thought this might be of interest to some: http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160803/ncomms12468/full/ncomms12468.html I'm accessing from a University, so not sure if everyone can see the full article, but I think it is open access.
  5. Ilya Maclean

    Bulwer's Petrel?

    Taken ~3km offshore from north of Mauritius 20th Aug 2015. Suspect Bulwer's Petrels, but confirmation much appreciated. Apologies for photo quality - taken into bright light with a bit of a swell
  6. Ilya Maclean

    Aythya - Madeira

    Any thoughts on the attached? Photographed at Lugar de Baixo on Madeira on 3rd of January. Striking sub-terminal bill band for a tufty and resembles a juv ring-necked moulting to 1st winter, but would have thought ring-necked duck would start to show a few more of the classic features by Jan...
  7. Ilya Maclean

    Lesser Whitethroat - which race?

    Pretty sure this one isn't an Orphean Warbler:-; http://piratebirding.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lesser-whitethroat-in-my-garden.html Any thoughts on which race? Seen earlier today on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, UK
  8. Ilya Maclean

    Excellent customer service

    Just a quick congratulation to Swarovski for excellent customer service. I sent my 12-year old second-hand battered ELs in to be repaired. Not only did they agree to do this free of charge no questions asked, but less than 48 hours later, a bran spanking new pair arrived to use while the old...
  9. Ilya Maclean

    Thailand trip report - Dec '10

    Thailand Trip Report Part 1 4th – 13th December 2010 Contact me if you want any more gen on [email protected] A full species list with dates and locations is here A few photos etc are here Introduction This trip to Thailand was my first to Asia and was designed to give me a relaxed...
  10. Ilya Maclean

    Yellow Wagtail race ID

    Hi folks These wagtails (plus the additional one? in the links below) have been frequenting the Church Cove on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall (UK) for over a week and may in fact be the ones that bred nearby this year. The lack of yellow on the mantle and rather broad super in front of the...
  11. Ilya Maclean

    What compact camera with optical zoom?

    Hi all After many years of relying on field notes, I’ve decided to splash out on a camera. I’m after a compact that’s portable, durable and with a decent optical zoom and image stabiliser. I would be using it mostly for taking record shots when out rarities hunting, so bulk would be a bit of...
  12. Ilya Maclean

    Australia - field guide

    Hi all I am travelling to Australia Dec '10 - Jan '11, during which time I intend to go birding. What field guide would people recommend? Thanks in advance for any help Ilya
  13. Ilya Maclean

    Australia - field guide

    Hi all I am travelling to Australia Dec '10 - Jan '11, during which time I intend to go birding. What field guide would people recommend? Thanks in advance for any help Ilya
  14. Ilya Maclean

    Possible Brown Shrike

    Attached are a couple of photos taken by Thor Veen of the possible Brown Shrike on The Lizard, Cornwall originally found by Tony Blunden. More photos on my blog: http://piratebirding.blogspot.com/ Would appreciate any comments on the ID
  15. Ilya Maclean

    Bittern influx?

    I've come across a Bittern every time I've been out birding in the last few days. OK, I do live in Norfolk, but two were in rather suprising places and the number I've seen in the last week isn't far short of the number I usually see in a year. Coincidence possibly, but I can't help wondering if...
  16. Ilya Maclean

    Undescribed species of Acrocephalus warbler??

    I'm heading a team of birders doing surveys of forests and coastal habitats in southern Tanzania. Two of my Tanzanian team members discovered a species of Acrocephalus warbler, which we've all subsequently seen several times, in mangroves at several locations near to Kilwa Masoko. We believe it...
  17. Ilya Maclean

    Colour-marked birds on the Stour-Orwell Estuary

    Dear All Do any of you regularly visit the Stour-Orwell Estuary and see colour-marked birds? If so, the BTO & SWT would really appreciate your help by receiving your sightings (see here: http://www.bto.org/research/wetland/turnover.htm). About the project: A large number of Dunlin and...
  18. Ilya Maclean

    Birding in Finland & Varanger

    Hi All I’m intending to visit Finland in mid April (business). I’m contemplating spending a day or so after meetings birding around Helsinki before flying to Ivalo, hiring a car and then birding Finish Lapland and the Varanger area in Norway. I’m particularly keen to try for Gyr Falcon & Snowy...
  19. Ilya Maclean

    Poll- Spring hunting on Malta

    The times of Malta are currently running a poll on whether the Maltese government should fall in line with EU insistence not to open the spring hunting season. You may wish to cast your vote: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/index Currently 91.0% Yes, 9.0% No
  20. Ilya Maclean

    Patterns of vagrancy in the UK and Ireland

    I’m trying to get my head around vagrancy patterns in the UK (and Ireland). I’m often struck by how frequently eastern vagrants turn-up in places like Scillies and Cornwall. Likewise American vagrants often reach the east coast. For example, in 2007 in the SW there was about 26 Red-breasted...
  21. Ilya Maclean

    Eighty Bluethroats on Blakeney Point

    .............in September 1884. I was reading a bit about the history of birds in Norfolk a while back and uncovered a few suprises. Aside from large droves of Great Bustard in the Brecks in the 15th century and an estimated 1,100-1,200 Pallas's Sandgrouse which descended on Norfolk in May...
  22. Ilya Maclean

    Flamingo threat at Lake Natron, Tz

    Just received this from an African colleague: Tata Chemicals (India) Ltd and National Development Corporation of Tanzania are proposing to construct a soda ash plant at LAKE NATRON in Tanzania. The lake is the only significant breeding site for lesser flamingos in Eastern Africa. The...
  23. Ilya Maclean

    Swarovski adaptor for Cannon EOS-10D

    Hi All I've recently aquired a second hand Cannon EOS-10D digital SLR. I also own a Swarovski ATS80 HD telescope. I wondered if anybody could advise on using the two together for digiscoping purposes, in particular what adapters etc are available, the likely cost of these and where to obtain...
  24. Ilya Maclean

    Digiscoping with a Cannon EOS-10D

    Hi All I've recently aquired a second hand Cannon EOS-10D digital SLR. I also own a Swarovski ATS80 HD telescope. I wondered if anybody could advise on using the two together for digiscoping purposes, in particular what adapters etc are available, the likely cost of these and where to obtain...
  25. Ilya Maclean

    Mabira Forest destruction - petition

    Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni continues to pursue legally dubious plans to destroy large areas of Uganda's last important intact and protected rainforests. Some one-third of Mabira Forest Reserve, about 7,000 hectares of an area, which has been protected since 1932, will lose its protection...
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