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    Dark backed Gull central London

    In central London today without bins or camera and came upon this Gull on the South Bank. Mantle dark blue grey. Darker than Yellow-leg but touch paler than graelsii. Legs - Pink! Not bubblegum but as per Herring. Light awful and only had phone so pics poor and dont show leg colour at all. Size...
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    Eider ssp?

    Hi, The attached pic was taken by my 11 year old daughter last week at Seahouses Northumbs. I haven't seen teh bird - she was on a trip with her mum. It's an Eider with a striking Orangey-yellow bill. Maybe a slight hint of sails but nothing definite. I was wondering what opinions are...
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    Red-backed Shrike Flamborough - kobylini?

    http://www.davehutton.fotopic.net/p45678218.html Guys, There has been a little debate amongst a few people who saw the Flamborough Red-backed Shrike last week about it's racial identity. The bird appeared to show features consistent with ssp kobylini - paler brown back, grey of head bleeding...
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    DNA Barcoding

    This deserves discussion...... Multiple 'Winter' Wren species I can accept as well as Arctic and Common Redpolls being lumped. Not sure about the Gulls though and how can Cinnamon and Blue Winged Teals be 100% similar? There must be something in the DNA somewhere that results in their...
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    Greenland - Which zoogeographic region?

    Morning chaps, I'm probably being a complete philistione here but, could anybody out there tell me which zoogeographic region Greenland is part of? I know the ABA don't include it as part of the North American region. Most if not all of the migratory breeding species (Wheatear, Mippit...
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    Worlds Funniest Bird Name?

    Was chatting to a mate in the pub last night and we were trying to come up with the worlds funniest bird name. The best we could do (with our sense of hunour) was Rough Faced Shag. Are there any better out there?
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    Galapagos Tour

    Hi, I'm going to Ecuador and the Galapagos this November for an independent birding holiday. I am planning an 8 day cruise of the Galapagos and was wondering whether anybody could recommend a particular boat that would give me a good chance of picking up most of the endemics. There seem to be...
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