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    An oriole (?) in Sri Lanka for Identification

    Hi, Can anyone identify the bird that a friend of mine photographed in Sri Lanka a few weeks ago ( I think it was in Yala). I'm not familiar with Sri Lanka's birds myself but my opinion is that it's an oriole species but, looking at photos of orioles on Sri Lanka birding sites still hasn't...
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    Lizard in Sri Lanka

    Hi, A friend of mine visted Yala in Sri Lanka a few weeks ago and photographed this lizard which has a striking head pattern. I'm trying to identify it but haven't been able to up to now. Can anyone help to put a name to it please? Thanks, Lancey
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    Gull for Identification

    Dear all, I saw a gull yesterday that I'd initially believed to be a Little Gull but the sighting was so brief that it flew before I could really get much on it. Luckily it returned an hour later for a minute during which time I managed to get some video of it before it flew off and didn't...
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    Unidentified Bird in Garden

    Dear all, This morning I saw in my neighbour's garden what I first presumed to be a bright male Greenfinch. I hadn't time to get my binoculars on itbecause the bird flew to escape the cat that was staking it. I wouldn't have thought any more of it except that twenty minutes later it was feeding...
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    juv Caspian Gull from August 2005

    Dear all, Is this gull a juvenile Caspian Gull? It was very pale and contrasting in plumage with a striking tail band. The feature that I am not so sure of is the greater coverts which have little in the way of markings (they are actually more like a Herring Gull). I'd appreciate it if I could...
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    Caspian Gull or Yellow-Legged Gull?

    Dear all, I've attached photos of an adult/4w gull which I'd identified as a Yellow-Legged Gull when I saw it on 23rd December 2005. This identification was based upon the tone of grey on the upperparts (judged as being close to that of a graellsii Lesser Black Backed Gull) , the brightly...
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    Juv Gull (Lesser Black Backed?) for I.D.

    Dear all, I've posted photos of a juvenile gull which I have identified as a Lesser Black Backed Gull although I have not seen one quite so unmarked on the underparts before. In fact, I had identified it originally as a Yellow-Legged Gull but the fact that I videod this bird on November 3rd 2005...
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    Gull for Identification

    Dear all, I've recently found a video tape that I'd thought to be lost which includes a sequence on the gull in the videograbs. I saw it on 3rd November 2005 and although it gave good views alongside a mix of Lesser Black Backed Gulls and several juv/1w Yellow-Legged Gulls, I couldn't identify...
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    Another Gull

    Dear all, I've attached photos of a gull which I have identified as a 1st winter Lesser Black Backed Gull. What does seem unusual is just how pale the underwings look. Taking into account the mainly white head and neck plus the lack of heavy barring on the undertail, is it possible to assign...
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    Odd Herring Gull

    Dear all, I'm not really asking for an identification here, just to share with you an adult Herring Gull I saw a few days ago which appeared at first sight to have dark legs. It was distant unfortunately, but upon looking through my telescope I saw that the legs were in fact purple instead of...
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    Is this a Caspian Gull?

    Dear all, The videograbs below show a gull that I saw for just two minutes on 7th January. It didn't particularly grab my attention at the time I saw it, although I noted a jizz like an outsized immature Common Gull. It was only when I looked at the video more closely that Caspian-like features...
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    Gull for Identification

    Dear all, I saw the gull in the attached videograbs in SE Kent on 3rd January and believed it at the time to be a 3rd winter Herring Gull of the yellow-legged type. The bird was quite bulky, somewhere in size between a Herring Gull and a GBB Gull with plain grey mantle (slightly darker than...
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    Yellow-legged Gull for identification

    Dear all, I've attached photos of a 'yellow-legged gull' seen yesterday in south-east England which I'm having trouble identifying and ageing. A summary of the features of the bird are: Very similar to Herring Gull in size and structure but legs clearly a pale yellow. The upperparts appeared...
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    Herring Gull in Cornwall

    Dear all, On Friday 28th October I saw and videod a juvenile Herring Gull which caught my eye because of the broad covert bar and the even brown wash on the underparts. This made me consider American Herring Gull as an option but the small size of the bird ( it was the same size as Herring...
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    Juvenile Lesser Black Backed Gull?

    Dear all, I watched this juvenile Lesser Black Backed Gull for an hour in SE England on 2nd September and was intrigued by how pale it looked in the field compared to other juvenile LBBGs I've seen recently. Fortunately it was obliging enough to remain at close range preening for fifteen minutes...
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    Gull for Identification

    Dear all, I saw this gull on the south coast of England on 14th September and its combination of white head, densely blotchy underparts, mostly adult grey upperparts and gleaming white underwings left me unsure of what it could be. I've attached some videograbs and from the extent of adult grey...
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    Immature Gull - any ideas?

    Dear all, I have attached photos of an immature gull which I am unable to identify. Although it is 'brown and white' like most immatures, it is the fact that the upperparts are so uniformly brown and contrasting with the relatively unstreaked underparts that made this bird so eye-catching. The...
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    Spider Identification Please

    Dear all, This spider was found wrapped in the washing on the line today. It clearly didn't want to be in the sunlight and was released into a shady part of the garden. Can anyone let me know what it is please and it's status in SE England. I've not seen a spider like it before. It was about the...
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    Meadow Pipit Identification

    Dear all, With its grey toned head, prominent white supercilium, obvious white wing bars and relatively diffuse streaking on the whitish upper breast this Meadow Pipit was doing a good job at impersonating a Water Pipit. To add to the effect, this pipit was actually walking along the edge of a...
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    Herring Gull or not?

    Dear all, I have aged the gull in the videograbs below as a second year bird and the reason I studied it was because the grey on mantle was undeniably dark - verging on that of a 'graellsii' Lesser Black Backed Gull. Furthermore the rump seemed particularly white and the black unbroken tail band...
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    Pied or White Wagtail?

    Dear all, I face this dilemma several times a year and 2005 is no exception - is this wagtail Pied or White? Initially I considered it a female White Wagtail because of the slightly darker than pale grey upperparts which have a slight contrast with the nape and crown. Then I started thinking of...
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    Yellow Wagtail Subspecies

    Dear all, I saw a striking Yellow Wagtail this morning that I'm trying to fit to a subspecies or at least a 'characters of' scenario. This wagtail was associating with four summer plumaged Water Pipits and moved off with them after only a few minutes. So, time was brief and the bird was active...
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    Herring/Yellow Legged Gull

    Dear all, Having looked at the gull I.D. requests posted recently I'm glad that I'm not the only one who finds tricky candidates to identify. Take the gull below for instance. Although birding in the mist isn't exactly easy, I saw this gull yesterday amongst a mixed group of Black-Headed and...
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    Another Problem Gull !!

    Dear all, This gull made me do a double-take while scanning through numerous Black-Headed Gulls today. What made me take a closer look was that it appeared smaller and more Little Gull like than the adult Black-Headed Gull that was nearby. What helped with this impression was that it was...
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    Brent Goose with Yellow Leg Band

    Dear all, I photographed this Brent Goose in Kent recently that had a bright yellow plastic band just above the foot on its left leg. Reading the band was impossible unfortunately, but can anyone tell me where such a ringing scheme is in operation. Thanks...
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