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  1. Jon Turner

    Race of Yellow Wagtail today North Devon

    Came across this Yellow Wagtail this evening. Any assistance with it's race would be appreciated.
  2. Jon Turner

    North Devon Duck

    Photo taken by a friend of mine at Saltpill duck pond North Devon a couple of days ago, a friend of his also took a photo of what appears to be the same bird in West Cornwall a few days previously....
  3. Jon Turner

    ID please

    Anyone care to offer an opinion of the ID of this bird. Seen in North Devon in the last few days. Not my pic, but sent to me by a young enthusiastic photographer.
  4. Jon Turner

    Fish

    Found this dead fish in the pond at a small bird reserve I look after in North Devon. During the summer a small shoal of fish appeared in the pond, there is no stream coming into the pond it is only refilled when it rains. The only real views I got were their little noses poking above the...
  5. Jon Turner

    Egret or Heron?

    Is this a Little Egret or perhaps a Western Reef Heron? Pic sent to me by a friend who is in Southern Spain. There are more pics but I thought I'd just do this one to start.
  6. Jon Turner

    Dorsal fin

    Anyone got any ideas on what this Dorsal fin (plus an odd pointy fin off to the left!) might be? I was in the dunes above Perran Sands beach North Cornwall last Friday morning and noticed something odd out beyond a couple of surfers, but still quite close inshore. At first I thought Basking...
  7. Jon Turner

    Identify this faeces, please. North Devon.

    Found this poo on a small rock in the bird reserve I look after. That's a 2p coin for scale. Any help welcome!
  8. Jon Turner

    First Butterflies of 2021

    Peacock in my garden early afternoon.
  9. Jon Turner

    Yellow Wagtail race

    Picture taken this evening in North Devon: Blue-headed? Thanks in advance.
  10. Jon Turner

    Poo!

    I found this poo in a bird reserve I look after this week. Two friends have both identified it as Roe Deer, which is interesting as there's only one gate to the reserve (about 2.5 metres high with barbed wire on top), and a chain-link fence about 5 feet high with barbed wire on top all around...
  11. Jon Turner

    What's this?

    A number of these have recently been erected around a Marsh adjacent to a bird reserve I look after - anyone any idea what they are designed for - about 4 feet off the ground (or water level) and seemingly loosely packed with hay. I think the cylinders are about a metre long.
  12. Jon Turner

    Tawny Owl pellet

    Took an owl pellet apart t'other day and found various bones, teeth and insect legs. I wonder if it possible to say what the two sets of jaws are from. I have Wood Mouse, Long-tailed Field Vole, Common Shrews and lots of Rats (inc juvs) in the reserve where I found the pellet. the insect bits...
  13. Jon Turner

    Laysan Albatross

    Not sure if this link will work. But it's the story of the 68 year-old Laysan Albatross with it's chick!! Page down, it does link...
  14. Jon Turner

    Hawkmoth caterpillar N Devon

    Sadly the Caterpillar isn't in the photo! Sorry. But it is a small Willow tree that has had many of it's leaves pretty much completely eaten. I may of course be completely wrong (it won't be the first time!) but it certainly has a prodigious appetite, and looking up which Hawkmoths eat Willow, I...
  15. Jon Turner

    Fritillaries in Spain

    Took these two pictures in Andalucia in the last few days. The first one was in a small lay-by on the road between Gaucin and Ronda. The other was high on the hills above Jimena de la Frontera above the Cork Oak forest. Any help with identification would be appreciated.
  16. Jon Turner

    Maldives Heron

    I was asked recently about a small white Heron seen by friends in the Maldives. Not sure what the options are - Egret or Reef Heron? I'll try to get hold of the pic (off facebook) in due course. Done that!
  17. Jon Turner

    Owl feather - North Devon

    Found this Owl feather a couple of days ago. It looked rather big for a Tawny Owl (resident here). Any other suggestions? Apologies for the ruler :-C
  18. Jon Turner

    Gull - Saunton Beach today

    Just like to check that this is as I suspect, a Glaucous Gull. As you can see it has a big meal!
  19. Jon Turner

    Feather mystery - N Devon

    Afternoon inspection today of a small reserve I look after near Braunton N Devon this afternoon revealed another small pile of feathers. With several Black feathers and a smattering of white I thought it was going to be another Moorhen (two or three taken recently) but these feathers are far too...
  20. Jon Turner

    Sal September 2016

    I was going to wait until I got home before I did a bit of a report, but hey it's too hot out in the sun, so I'll start now! Friday 16th. Flew Thompson from Bristol, arrived late afternoon. Taxi south to Santa Maria. The only birds I saw were a few waders by the road in a large pool just...
  21. Jon Turner

    Botswana Weaver (?)

    Anyone prepared to take a punt on this dreadful photo, please, by the Okavango river up near Namibia. End of September this year.
  22. Jon Turner

    Botswana Eagle

    Chobe National Park. I originally tentatively identified this as Tawny, now I'm not sure there is such a pale morph. Any thoughts?
  23. Jon Turner

    Botswana (mostly)

    Late September/early October we went on a trip to the Okavango delta. This was originally organised by a group of ladies from the local Tennis Club, including my better half. When I asked if I could join them, they all said "no!" However a few months later I was invited to join them, and...
  24. Jon Turner

    Botswana - small game bird

    In our hotel garden in Maun:
  25. Jon Turner

    Botswana Hornbill

    Confirmation sought: Chobe or Savuti 4th Oct '15
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