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    Couple of hours in my local woods

    Ben, perhaps the golden brown warbler-esque bird which failed to appear from the scrub for 10 minutes was a Garden Warbler as they are quite secretive and the habitat seems right from your description, as does the colour. They seem to be far more numerous in my area than usual this year; perhaps...
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    Help please - Unidentified Bird

    Looks like a baby Blackbird to me.
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    How many fledglings are killed by dogs ?

    It is often said that birds are relying on gardens for feeding, breeding and shelter more often than in the past. It is well documented how often cats kill birds. I was wondering how often dogs kill tiny fledglings just out of the nest ? I ask because sadly a tiny fledgling was killed in our...
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    Britain Goes Wild

    No Ruby I'm sure it hasn't been mentioned yet.
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    Raring to go - any do's and don'ts top 10.

    Quacker, Have you ever tried this excellent website with up to date information : www.gatesheadbirders.co.uk
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    Placing Nestboxes

    Swiftley, Place your nest boxes facing either in a North or West direction as the sun is at its coolest in those directions. Bird organisations often warn people not to place them in an Easterly or Southerly direction as the sun is at its warmest in those directions and may have an adverse...
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    How often do birds predate butterflies ?

    Thanks Harry, The Sedge Warbler I was referring to had the Meadow Brown in a risky position. Almost all of the butterfly was hanging out the bird's mouth and I figured at the time that there was a good chance that the butterfly would escape as the Warbler needed to do a serious...
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    How often do birds predate butterflies ?

    I couldn't tell whether he was being serious or not - I thought he perhaps hadn't read the content of the post because he was bemused at the title ! Michael usually posts an emoticon if he's joking so that confused me !
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    How often do birds predate butterflies ?

    Sorry, I've edited the post. I meant 'predate' as in predator i.e 'prey on' but looking in the dictionary there is no such meaning for that word !
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    "Seen anything interesting?"

    I'm anti-social too. I get this question all the time and always reply '' nothing '' even if I've had a particularly exceptional day ! I go birding principally for solitude and the last thing I want is to be talking to someone about something they are probably not interested in anyway. I feel...
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    Reasons Birds Have the Names They Have

    I'm boring and always use the official names ! I've heard the following from other birders however : Willow Warbler - Willow Wren ( the person in question was not familiar with the name Willow Warbler ) Peachy - Redpoll
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    How often do birds predate butterflies ?

    How often do birds kill butterflies ? Supposedly, bright colours are a butterfly defence mechanism warning birds to stay away from them ( bright colours = disgusting taste ). However not all butterflies are bright ! Are duller ones more likely to fall victim to birds ? Has anyone here...
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    Is this serious??

    Yes and no. The RSPB are worried about the decline in insects and feel that it might be impacting on bird numbers i.e that there is not enough insect food around to support broods of young birds in the same numbers as in the past. The RSPB wants people to count the number of insects found on...
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    PEREGRINES: UP FRONT & IN YOUR FACE

    I 've been, three years ago and saw the Peregrines from the scope set up by the SWT on the opposite bank. The wardens were very helpful too. Also, the New Lanark SYHA Hostel is on site, so very convenient for non driving birders like myself. I would recommend this site to people on here - it...
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    Is this a meadow pipit

    certainly looks like Meadow Pipit to me Wookie.
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    How often do Jays kill small birds/nestlings ?

    Watched a Jay with a small bird in it's beak today. It was being furiously mobbed by numerous small birds of different species ( I recorded Great Tit, Yellowhammer, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch and several Chaffinches amongst the mobbing crowd.) How regularly do Jays kill small birds/nestlings ?
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    More Help Please

    Hi Wookie, Meadow Pipits frequently display, so it's well worth watching out for that. If you ever go up to Arthur's Seat you'll see and hear loads displaying up there. They rise up usually from the grass but sometimes from a small bush (never from a tree)whilst making a 'see see see see see'...
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    More Help Please

    1. Meadow Pipit 2. Meadow Pipit 3. Redshank 4. Meadow Pipit
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    Most drab bird

    Garden Warblers are well named Sylvia borin(g) Presumably you are talking about looks only. The Garden Warbler possesses one of the most beautiful songs of any bird. I was half asleep this morning with the bedroom window open and could hear this species' bubbling song interspersing the Willow...
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    Can anyone help please

    Michael is right. During my first glance at the pics I mistakenly took the shrub to be a gorse bush, hence why I said Linnet ! However I agree the second bird looks very Linnet - esque.
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    Can anyone help please

    Linnet for me too
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    Crayfish catastrophe

    This story was covered on the BBC national news at 1800 which was heartening. The reporter told us that everything in the food chain might be affected. He emphasised his point by picking up an otter spraint on the riverbank which clearly contained the remains of Crayfish.
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    Crayfish catastrophe

    www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/780669
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    Hi there

    Hi Calum, Arthur's Seat would seem to be very promising during migration periods, particularly in early morning minus the people. There was a Corncrake there for a day or so last year I believe. Also plenty of lovely Skylark song there too.
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    ID help with wee brown bird.

    I' ll be first to stick my neck on the line here and suggest Garden Warbler.
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