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    Caspian, Yellow Legged and Herring Gulls

    I have read a few online comments about Caspian Gulls displacing Herring Gulls as the former spreads West and North. Caspian Gulls are on average larger? I would have thought the more Northern race of Herring Gull would be the largest in this bunch. Also the Caspian Gull beak looks longer but...
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    What happened?

    I saw this Pallid Harrier in Pakistan a month ago. What could have happened to it's tail? Burnt?
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    Need a realtively cheap bridge camera quite soon

    I was thinking of buying a cheap-ish bridge camera for a friend. They don't have a camera and it would help them a lot. I was thinking of Nikon L320 but some say it is too old technology wise. What other options are there? I want to spend less than £120 for sure. Any recommended online...
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    Caterpillar ID Lancashire, England

    Taken last December 2022 in the cold spell about 200 metres above sea level. What is it please?
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    Shrike ID Pakistan

    Taken on 21 August at Dera Ismail Khan I and some others inclined towards Brown Shrike..... I think maybe a first winter female...no whitish outer tail edges, vermiculated buffish underparts, tapered thin tail, biggish head, browner head and upper body and brightish looking tail Another...
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    Waxwings

    Quite a few sightings even as far south as Norfolk and even on the Dutch sightings page. Could this be the year of a full invasion?
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    My First Redwing

    Had my first Redwing of this autumn in the morning. Coming from the East with a Song Thrush. I live in Rossendale, Lancashire. Bit surprised to get one because not many have been reported yet. Anyone else had one yet?
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    Hamza Strictly Birds of Prey

    This is surprisingly good https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001qxgn/hamza-strictly-birds-of-prey
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    13-th-16th August Ideas

    I have a few days spare around these dates. Could spend it at within am hour away ie Lancashire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire or could go elsewhere. No easterly winds forecast so early for Spurn? I would like to see Sooty, Balearic, Great Shearwater and Storm Petrels barring Leaches...
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    Bird ID South West Pakistan

    Only have this photo - taken recently what could this be, not far from the Iranian border.
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    Nikon P900, Nikon P950 or Nikon P1000

    I have had a Nikon P900 Since December 2015 and it is time for a change. The question is which 3 of these do I go for? Some reviews suggest Nikon P1000 image quality isn't the best - is it worse than P900? How does the P950 differ to P900? All help appreciated!
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    Wykeham Forest

    Thinking of making a trip to this legendary Honey Buzzard hot spot. Going up from East Lancashire and would love to see Turtle Dove, Nightjar, Woodlark too. Not sure if the latter occurs that far North. None of these are lifers for me but some will be for companions. I am not sure what we...
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    Lake District May 15 and 16

    Wanted to go to Suffolk but could not manage it in the next few weeks so somewhere closer to home would have been more convenient. More of a walking holiday with nature and nice landscapes rather than a specific birding trip. Day 1 after much thinking my first stop was going to be Ullswater...
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    Lake District next week

    I am hoping to visit the Lake District for a day or 2 next week possibly early as Monday. Mostly walking but want to see the better Wild Garlic woods and Bluebell carpets......any recommendations? Hoping to catch up with upland species such as Ring Ouzel, Whinchat and also Pied Flycatcher...
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    Little Gull passage April 2023

    Some areas have getting some decent numbers it seems in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire with 20 minimum recorded at some sites. 28 at Elton Reservoir in Bury, Greater Manchester was an exceptional figure and maybe the highest ever recorded? Not come across any on my patch sadly. Has...
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    Visiting Suffolk

    I am hoping to visit Suffolk in mid-May. Of course Minsmere, Lakenheath Fen will be on the list to visit. I would like to visit a mix of nature reserves/areas and see new species of butterflies if possible - I have not seen any southern range restricted ones before. What southern breeder in...
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    Night Heron, West Yorkshire

    A Night Heron, in fact 2 had been present on the River Calder at Ossett in West Yorkshire. They had been present for some days. It's not often 2 are seen together let alone stay in an area. I had a training session not that far away so I mentioned it to a friend who was ready. I arrived at...
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    Which Spring migrants have you seen?

    So far the first returning spring migrant Oystercatcher around the 11th of February - 2 weeks later than last year. Skylark a few days later. Curlew around the 25th. Possible Chiffchaff and Little Ringed Plover calling on 17th March but nothing else seen on my patch yet.
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    Parkgate High Tide 21st Feb

    The RSPB have a high tide event on the 21st of February. The tide forecast is 10.1m. Is this the first of the 10 metre tides of that week. If it is 10metres or less the day before is it worth going on the 20th? If its 10.1 metre plus on 22nd ...could that day be better? Could there be...
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    European Summer Migrants Wintering in Europe

    Which summer breeding species from Europe that winter in Africa or Asia have spent the winter in their breeding range or other parts of Europe? Swallows seem to spend quite a bit of the winter in some southern Britain locations - have they been recorded doing this on the coast of Northern...
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    Costing the Earth

    A fantastic debate ...could have been more indepth but looks covers some interesting ground https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001byz7
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    Goshawks and impact on the ecosystem

    A pair of Goshawks have managed to raise 2 young at an undisclosed location. They weren't discovered until fledging. They nested in deciduous trees as opposed to conifers. The female is a large bird. The pair was never spotted displaying together but separately unless they moved location...
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    Yorkshire Birding trip 20 July 2020

    Not often a day off collides with someone wanting to go to see the Black Browed Albatross with the added bonus of the Turkestan Shrike. I needed something different as over the last 2 years I hadn't done much travelling of over 1 hour. The day before the Shrike was not reported. I said that...
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    New Breeding Attempts 2022

    Thread only intended for species which are expanding, recolonising, breeding in news areas. Please do not include locations for birds which could suffer due to persecution o, disturbance of various sorts. Today Potteric Carr in South Yorkshire have announced that Black Winged Stilts have...
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    Osprey, Raven interaction

    Quite incredible footage and makes me wonder how much is missed and the struggles of the breeding season.
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