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    LBBGull? Mid October, Northern England

    This one has been bugging me for a while. I assume just a 2CY LBBGull but...?
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    Large Gull, North of England

    I've tentatively identified this as a 2nd CY Caspian Gull, but a few things don't fit compared to the vast majority of Casps of this age that I've viewed online (most have far more adult-type grey feathers in the scapulars & wing coverts. Therefore I'm thinking could it be a Yellow-legged Gull...
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    Hybrid Herring Gull? UK

    Perhaps this is just a 'normal' Herring Gull? but a number of details make me think perhaps there might be some Glaucous genes at work here? (primary tips look 'frosty edged', two-tone pink-based bill, weak tail band, something odd going on with broad white edges to tertials, general...
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    Large Gull, North of England

    Is this within variation for Herring Gull, or could it be a 1st w michahellis? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woIENjvCjIs
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    Immature Gulls, N Yorks, UK

    Pretty sure pic 3 here is a michahellis, and strongly suspect pics 1 & 2 are also. Any help with all birds in pic 4?? Pic 5 is I think a LBBGull (possible to id to race here? intermedius or within range for graellsii?)
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    Yellow-legged Gull? N Yorks, UK

    I have this one pencilled in as a juv moulting to 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull. Anyone care to confirm (or prove otherwise?)
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    Large Gull NE England

    I'm guessing this is a 2nd winter 'Herring Gull', but one or two details about this one caught my attention enough to prompt me to get a bit of video of it before it walked away over the bank. Sorry but quality isn't too good. Mantle pattern (boldly dark centred scaps) seems odd to my eyes for...
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    Ringed Herring Gulls

    Colour Ringed Herring Gulls-where to report? Would appreciate any help with where to report these two birds. Both seen in N Yorks in the last 2-3 months. Thanks in advance Steve
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    Large Gull Northern England

    Would appreciate second opinions on this bird. Video was low quality and quite shaky in places before I uploaded it, but it looks even worse now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKfVIkhLx0&feature=youtu.be Cheers Steve
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    Dark LBBGull, N Yorks, UK

    Any thoughts appreciated on this LBBG, seen today in N Yorks in company with c.10 other birds. Only one other adult bird present (not in the photos), but as can be seen this bird is clearly darker than the other birds that have adult type colouration developing on their mantles. I'm guessing...
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    Cheap Arca-Style plates on Amazon

    Just a quick heads-up on these plates, available on Amazon for around £15 (they look quite new, but no customer reviews on them as yet)...
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    Canon S95 for digiscoping

    I took the new Canon S95 for its first trip out yesterday. I’ve had it for just under a week, and despite the on-line hype about it, I am surprised that so little has been posted here about the camera’s digi-scoping potential. I spent some time earlier in the week familiarising myself with the...
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    Marsh/Willow Tit, Co Durham UK

    Before anyone tells me this is a Marsh Or Willow Tit based on cheek pattern, wing panel, bill markings (or lack of) etc I will be clear and state that I'm not seeking an ID for this bird (3 pics of the same bird). The bird was photographed about a week ago at a known Willow Tit site (Rainton...
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    Small Red-eyed Damsel sites in Norfolk

    I've also posted this request for info on the Norfolk Dragons & Damselfly thread here on BF: I'll be in Norfolk for a week from 24th July (based at Weybourne) and wondered if anyone could recommend a site where Small Red-eyed Damselfly can be photographed at close range (less than a metre). The...
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    Southern Damselfly?

    Can anyone confirm that this is a Southern Damselfly? It was at a known site for the species (Dry Sandford Pit, Oxfordshire), with several blue males found close by. The only other 'blue species' I could find there were a couple of Azure Blues, but of course I know this means nothing. Also...
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    Grasshopper sp. Mallorca

    Any ideas about what this might be? Seen on Mallorca at Albufera just over a week ago. About 3-4 inches long. Thanks in advance... Steve
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    Fish sp. ?

    Anyone have any idea what species this fish is? Was approached by someone who had picked this up a couple of weeks ago on the beach at Seaton Carew, Cleveland, but I couldn't help with the ID. Looks like something you'd get in the Amazon to my untrained eye! Couldn't fit the whole fish in with...
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    Curlew, Cleveland 22-11-09

    Any thoughts on the origins of this Curlew taken yesterday at North Gare in Cleveland? Steve
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    Advice needed on birding lens

    I bought a used 40D recently, and have borrowed a friends 100-400L lens for the past couple of weekends just to see what results I can get from it. After my second outing I'm becoming increasingly impressed by the quality of the images I've got with relatively little practice (4 examples...
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    Twite?

    Any thoughts on this? In my opinion not a Twite but a juv Linnet. http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=272333 If it were a Twite I would expect no streaking on the throat, yellow bill, longer tail, smaller and more rounded & 'puffy looking' head. And of course a more obvious...
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    Camera Attachment options for Swarovski Scopes and DCA

    Anyone who has a Swarovski scope and DCA, but feels that their options for which camera to use is a little limited, might be interested in this: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=133323 Note that the latest DCA only works with the zoom eyepiece, though I believe an older model was...
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    Viking tripod carriers

    A friend of mine is keen to find out if anybody has had any build problems with the viking scope carrier. He bought a carrier from the RSPB shop in Jan this year. The plastic buckle wore though and snapped within approximately 4 weeks. This was replaced by the shop, but the same fault occured...
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    Old style Nikon Fieldscope eyepiece question

    Can anyone tell me how the old style eyepieces (as in the link below) compare to the latest MC and DS Fieldscope eyepieces? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-20x-Eyepiece-25x-for-82mm-Scope-7460_W0QQitemZ180136287249QQihZ008QQcategoryZ31714QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Thanks, Steve
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    Swarovski eyepiece problem?

    Could anyone with a new style Swarovski ATS scope (any model) please comment on the fit of their eyepieces to the scope body. On mine (ATS 80HD) with the 30X SW eyepiece fitted the locking pin in the scope body doesn’t lock into the small hole in the base of the eyepiece (In fact it doesn’t...
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    Tree x Spanish Sparrow hybrid?

    I would be interested in any views on this Sparrow, found by a friend near Darlington Co. Durham last Thursday. In the field, it looked at first like a likely Tree x House Sparrow, though a closer inspection revealed far too much dark colouration on the breast and flanks. The impression created...
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