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  1. gambirder

    Call description, thrush-sized bird, UK

    Baffled by this. Seen on edge of wood c11am, from a garden on the outskirts of Southampton... Thrush-sized bird, very top of large tree on edge of wood. Bird appeared dark, but no plumage details observed as bird seen as silhouette only from c50m away. Short, mellow, plaintive call (“pheep"?)...
  2. gambirder

    Nesting White Storks, Sussex

    What's the deal with the Knepp White Storks? Difficult to get clear info on whether the birds that are nesting are true wild birds attracted by the clipped-wing birds, or escapees...
  3. gambirder

    Will Brexit affect optics prices?

    Can anyone fill me in? Looking to upgrade and want to know if I should strike quickly... Thanks!
  4. gambirder

    Small-medium wader, Hampshire UK

    Embarrassed to post such ropey pictures but, hey ho, ID conundrums are often at the limits of optics' capabilities... so anyone fancy weighing in on these? Pics were taken in bright morning sunshine at c09:30 at Farlington Marshes, Hampshire, UK on 05/11/17 - on the marsh on the W side of the...
  5. gambirder

    Hybrid duck? S Wales

    This from Cardiff Bay this morning. Greater Scaup x Tufty?
  6. gambirder

    UK moth for ID

    Any ideas on this beastie? Seen at Lemsford Springs, Herts today. Any help appreciated! Kev
  7. gambirder

    Snout sp. or???

    Hi chaps, Can anyone ID this moth? I'm new to mothing, trying to ID macros I see with the help of Messrs Waring, Townsend and Lewington. This one's got me stumped tho. Had two examples flew into the house in the last week – assuming these are the same species. I reckon about 17mm long, Looks...
  8. gambirder

    Book about island birds...

    Hi to all, I'm trying to trace a book I last read pre-1990. It's a specialist ornithological publication about island birds' ecology and evolution, and from what I recall fairly hefty, but I can't remember the title. I've been searching for it online but can't identify the title or author...
  9. gambirder

    Zapata Rail sighting

    BirdLife have just published news of the first Zapata Rail sighting in four decades. 007 would be pleased!
  10. gambirder

    Pipit (?) from song description, SE Finland

    Hi all! Anyone got any ideas with this one?? Last week I was working on the SE Finnish coast. Every day at lunch time I heard a passerine species, presumed to be a pipit, singing a very distinct repetitive phrase from scrub at the edge of the car park. There were at least 2 singing birds at the...
  11. gambirder

    Birding from Shetland ferry

    Hi chaps! Anyone got any experience of birding whale-watching etc from the Aberdeen-Lerwick ferry? I've got a trip booked in early July and seems like it's gotta be worthwhile birding through most of the journey. Searched online for advice, reports etc, but not turned anything up. Anyone know...
  12. gambirder

    Compact bins v. Monoculars

    I'm looking for something to complement my regular 8x42 bins. These are great but heavy/impractical in certain situations - e.g. long days hiking / scrambling on the hills. Am also often out with naked (i.e. binocularless) companions who inevitably want to look at the eagle/bittern/otter/dolphin...
  13. gambirder

    Beaudouin's Snake Eagle records

    Hi everyone, Clive B and I are working on a short paper on Beaudouin's Snake Eagles in Gambia. If you have seen the species during any trips to Gambia (or Senegal) we would appreciate the details of the sighting - date, time, location, observers, ad/juv, behaviour, notes, image if any taken...
  14. gambirder

    Gardening for Birdwatchers

    Gardening for Birdwatchers by Mike Toms, Ian & Barley Wilson.(Publishers BTO, 2008.) Bought this off Amazon a couple of weeks ago to get some ideas for planting up a small urban garden that is currently devoid of plants. I'd like the garden to look good, but would also like it to be attractive...
  15. gambirder

    Best field guide??

    Hi everyone, I've got my first trip to India coming up in September . . . what would India birders recommend as the best field guide to take? I'll be based in Pune. Any recommendations for trips from that base (1-3 days)? Thanks
  16. gambirder

    Records of ringed gulls

    Does anybody who has birded Gambia have records of gull rings read here, particularly, but not exclusively, Lesser Black-backed? Am currently studying where Gambian birds hail from. Would appreciate any records with as much info as you can give re the sighting - date, location (coordinates if...
  17. gambirder

    Most dangerous birds encountered whilst birding

    I regularly get Spur-winged Plovers dive-bombing me here - and, yes, they really do have spurs on the bend of their wings. They frequently come very close to making contact, usually a sign they have chicks around, and, of course, I always try to beat a hasty retreat. One took me completely by...
  18. gambirder

    Armchair de-ticks...

    Armchair ticks are all well and good but the flip side of the coin is armchair deticks. Some helpful person just posted a pic of a nighthawk in Jamaica in the ID forum - http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=180623 - and I confidently thought aha, Common Nighthawk. Little did I know this was...
  19. gambirder

    Most dangerous animals encountered whilst birding

    A few days ago I posted a story in the Gambia section about a close encounter I had with a Black Spitting Cobra recently. The cobra reared up on me with spread hood only 2.5m or so away. A poster suggested it would make a good thread with the title as above. So what about it? What close...
  20. gambirder

    Fajara Golf Course hazard!

    Just a wee warning for anyone birding Fajara Golf Course. I was there about 6pm today taking in the birds (notably Hoopoe) and butterflies. Walking through the 'rough' I saw a snake moving slowly about 3m away and craned my neck for a closer look whereupon a cobra suddenly reared up with hood...
  21. gambirder

    tern ID, gambia

    A friend has asked me to post this tern pic for comments. I have no further details re the pic. Many thanks.
  22. gambirder

    Roller sp, Gambia

    I'm having second thoughts about a roller sp I posted in the gallery. http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/320302/ppuser/61539 Seen in Abuko coastal forest Saturday morning. Even after uploading the pic from my camera and posting it, didn't think twice about IDing it as...
  23. gambirder

    cuckoo sp., Gambia

    I've been sent this picture and asked to submit it to the forum as it's causing some debate here. Seen inland in Gambia. Comments?
  24. gambirder

    BUBO site

    Anyone know what's happened to the BUBO site? Have not been able to get onto it for weeks. Always get a message from my browser saying "can’t open the page “http://www.bubo.org/listing/Log-yourself-in.html” because the server where this page is located isn’t responding.
  25. gambirder

    tern, gambia

    Thoughts on the darkish tern in the attached pics would be appreciated. Seen today on beach in Western Region.
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