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    Mealy Redpoll? Worcs, UK

    What do you reckon to the 'redpoll' three images down on the link below? http://billsbirding.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/mealy-redpolls-ombersely.html First image doesn't do it any favours, but in the subsequent images the bird reveals nice pale flanks and a white rump. Could this be decisive of...
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    Schedule 1 Species Disturbance

    A touchy subject, I know, but was just wondering as to the broadness of the term 'disturbance' in regards to Schedule 1 breeders- more specifically, photographing Red-necked Phalarope at their well know location on Shetland. Obviously, if I was to walk right up the waters edge and cause the...
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    Online Identification Websites

    In case its of any use to anyone looking for insect photo-ID websites, I've done a small write-up on my blog of some sites that I've been finding quite helpful recently. Apologies if you already use them. You can find the post here-...
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    Stereum rameale?

    Found on what looked like a rotting oak tree branch in a small broad-leaved wood in Surrey, back at the beginning of February. Looks a good match for S. rameale- any help appreciated.
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    Pallas's Warbler, Moor Green Lake

    Some nice images of this bird appearing on BirdGuides in the past couple of days. Here's my punt from this afternoon, taken near the conveyer belt bridge as the bird fed briefly along the opposite bank of the river. More on the blog as usual- billsbirding.blogspot.com
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    Icelandic Redwing?- Surrey, UK

    I have been looking back through past records, and came upon a photo I'd taken of a darker marked Redwing, which stayed in the garden for an afternoon back in January 2009. Over the years, I've seen a number of birds like this, with noticably darker streaking on the breast, and this has got me...
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    Which Wheatear?- Richmond Park, London

    Hi all, Been spending a lot of this morning photographing Northern Wheatear in Richmond Park, and was wondering whether anyone could help clear up a bit of subspecies/race confusion that I'm having- http://billsbirding.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/redstarts-and-wheatears.html Scroll down the link...
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    Sigma 100-300mm f/4

    Hi all, I've been shooting with a Nikon D60 for a good few years now, and am hoping to make the upgrade to a D7000 when they come back into stock. In the meantime, I've been doing a bit of research into telephoto lenses, as my trusty Nikon 70-300mm VR is starting to restrict me, in terms of...
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    AES Annual Exhibition 2011- 1st October

    Just a heads up for tomorrow's annual AES entomological fair at Kempton Park Racecourse tomorrow, from 11am to 4pm. All the info on the day can be found here: http://www.amentsoc.org/events/listings/0476/ It really is a great day out for the family, whether your looking for a new pet spider...
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    Mystery Geometer- France

    This is not my moth, but I'm posting this on behalf of a fellow moth-er, to try and get a few more opinions. It was caught in her back garden in France, and a few suggestions so far have ranged from Smoky Wave to Annulet. For me it is a species of Charissa, but it looks too pale for obscurata...
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    August Moths 2011

    I started the month by short-circuiting the whole house, after I left the electrics uncovered on the one night in weeks when it decides to rain! Apart from that hiccup, it was quite a good night, with a probable Ear Moth (most likely candidate, considering Saltern Ear is coastal, and Large and...
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    McAfee "New Internet Connection Detected"

    Just turned on the computer and got a message from McAfee saying that it had detected a new internet connection, and a number of options for me to assign it as 'public', 'home' and 'work', but no close box. I haven't made any new internet connections or anything like that, and so I assigned it...
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    Fern in the garden, Surrey

    Could anyone tell me which species of fern this is? It was planted in the garden a few years back but no one seems to remember what it was. It is currently home to the only known colony of Psychoides filicivora in Surrey, so it would be useful to find out the exact species they are feeding from...
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    First Grizzled Skippers, Old Winchester Hill

    Thought I was being a bit over-optimistic when I went down to Old Winchester Hill in the hope of Grizzled Skipper this morning, so it was great to find two showing well just down the hill from the main car park- the recent warm spell must have encouraged earlier emergence. Being a skipper, I...
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    Why are Robins so tame?

    It's a question I asked myself the other morning whilst watching quite a large cold weather movement occur in the garden with Blackcaps, Chaffinches and larger numbers of Song Thrushes, Redwings and Blackbird feeding in the garden. It seems you can get closer to a Robin (whether it be tamed due...
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    RSPB widens it audience

    Good to see the RSPB is trying to widen the birding audience... at a bird fair! http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3237711/Bird-stall-at-adult-entertainment-fair.html
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    CPU Usage fluctuating between 0,50 and 100%

    Hi, Was just browsing on Internet Explorer a few minutes ago, between BirdForum and my blog (in my signature). I also had two Picnik.com tabs open (which is quite a big website and takes long to load) and had Spotify on in the background. The computer seemingly froze and took a very long time...
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    Weird occurances whilst trapping

    I decided to trap last night, what with a nice cloud cover, no chance of rain and mild temperatures. Got 2 species... Cypress Carpet and Lesser Yellow Underwing, but my trapping session was lightened up (literally!) when coming back inside from checking the trap at 10pm. There was a sudden...
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    Beauty- Surrey, UK

    Hi, Caught this Beauty sp. last night. I caught it along with two Willow Beauties which I could confidently identify, but this moth looked slighly different, and as I've got no other moths to be looking with this kind of weather, I thought I'd query it in the desperate hope of getting a year...
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    'Browser Defender Has Encountered Critical Error'

    Hi, I was browsing on internet explorer earlier and I suddenly got a message saying 'Browser Defender has encountered a critical error' and something like if I will be able to keep using the internet but parts of browser defender will be unavailable. It gives me the option to send information...
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    Surrey Amateur Entomologist's Fair- 2nd October

    Just to remind anyone who doesn't already know, the annual entomological fair is on at Kempton Park Racecourse this Saturday 2nd October. It's a real cracker... endless specimens of rare moths, flippin' massive spiders and snails to buy (if your into that kind of stuff), celebrities (Chris...
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    Apotomis sp.

    Hi, Caught this in the garden last night (1st). The prominent hook like projections seem to suggest Capreana, and the flight period is alright for this species. However, the moth also seems to share features of Betuletana and I'm not confident enough to eliminate the possibility of Sororculana...
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    Silver-spotted Skipper on OWH

    Saw 4-5 of these extremely lively little butterflies today on Old Winchester Hill, Hants. Provided some nice subjects for my new macro lens...
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    Unusual blue- Chalkland, UK

    Hi, Saw this blue butterfly on Old Winchester Hill, Hants. The habitat was chalk downland and this was feeding on wild thyme on a steep, wildflower slope. That alone seems to eliminate Holly Blue, as well as the fact that it opened its wings briefly once to reveal relatively light blue upper...
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    Copper Underwing agg.

    Probably best left agg. but I get a Svensson's feel from this moth. Anyone else getting the vibe? P.S. Sorry about the bad angles, the moth was alive and lively and wasn't very co-operative even when playing dead. Also, is #3 a Barred Rivulet or a worn Small Seraphim?
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