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    Newton Stewart, Scotland. South American species?

    Actually there has! A well photographed bird on Scilly from October 1986 was thought to be Bicknell's but in the end I think a well marked Grey-cheeked couldn't be ruled out
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    Filthy twitchers - which birds do you regret NOT going for?

    I had just come off Scilly and was in the Safeway car park in Penzance looking at Rosy Starling. A birder came up and told me about the warbler so I headed straight to Prawle - driving past my house on the way! I met Mike Langman and Mush by the phone box in Prawle village to ask for the latest...
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    Chiffchaff ? Corsica

    Surely it's a Western Bonelli's. I assume they must pass through Corsica on migration.
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    Warbler? Northern Thailand

    Nice full supercilium from bill to neck - broader in front of the eye, and is that a pale base to the upper mandible?. It's also quite bull-necked and "heavy footed" Looking like Radde's Warbler to me.
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    Pocket Bird Book

    The Collins Guide is indeed the very best Field Guide available, but for a beginner it is daunting and as Chris has already mentioned it covers species you would never see on the IOM. I still recommend The Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-West Europe by Chris Keightley and Steve...
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    Cirl Bunting ?

    The rump is rusty which rules out Cirl Bunting. This is a Yellowhammer. I don't think Cirl Bunting occurs in Ukraine. Darrell
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    2 days in beijing

    You might try this website http://birdingbeijing.com/tag/beijing-birdwatching-society/ Darrell
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    Wader ID SW Turkey

    Spot on! - Common Sandpiper
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    Gull I.D. Chew Valley UK.

    Black-headed Gull for me too. The legs look rather dark, but the clincher for me is the pure white nape, if this was a Bonaparte's it would be grey - showing even in this strong light.
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    How to differentiate yellow and grey wagtail

    leg colour is diagnostic- pink in Grey Wagtail and black in Yellow. There are obvious plumage and structural differences but you'll not go wrong if you just check the legs Darrell
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    County listing question

    Here's the citation: Ballance, David K. Smith, A. Judith. Recording areas of Great Britain: British Birds. 101. July 2008. 1-17 Darrell
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    County listing question

    Dave, Although Plymouth and Torbay are unitary authorities as far as running their own affairs goes they are still part of the county of Devon. A similar situation exists in Yorkshire with Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield et al. Having said that, defining county boundaries can be a right royal pain...
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    Android Apps

    Birdtrack from the BTO is a must Darrell
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    UK Bird Andriod Apps

    Got to agree with this. Bird track is the only one I need and all records get used for the greater good Oh - and it's free :-O Darrell
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    When did we start?

    I'm just a little younger at 84 ;) Darrell
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    Marsh tit vs Willow tit: Am I right?

    But now we are aware of the bill spot surely that gives us two definitive ID criteria - along with the voice. We can't use calls to identify birds from photographs but we can use the bill spot, in which case it is more than "handy" it is the primary identification feature and to dismiss it as a...
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    RSPB "appalled" by destruction of wildlife rich land in Devon by NHS (RSPB)

    It made the local news http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y2CIV6Ry8g&feature=player_embedded
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    Water Pipit, Dorset

    What Chris says - I'm just seeing petrosus/littoralis here Darrell
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    Hello from wet West Yorkshire

    Blimey - I was born and brought up in Featherstone and I never met another birder when I lived there :-) Darrell
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    Chiffchaff/Iberian Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler‏ Portugal

    Isn't one of the features of Iberian Chiff that the supercilium meets over the bill? From what I can see of the OPs bird that is not the case. I too lean towards Willow Warbler. Here is a photo I took a couple of years ago illustrating the point Darrell
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    French 'spy swan' is neither a spy nor a swan

    Yes - I think it was Egyptian Vultures last time. Darrell
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    Devon Birding

    Hi Stevie 2011 If you can get into Plymouth you will get superb views of Peregrines here http://www.plym-peregrines.co.uk/ Darrell
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    redstarts in Cornwall/Devon

    Challacombe is near Postbridge. Gridref SX693795
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    Unidentified Bird

    Willow Warbler
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    Cyprus Bird IDs

    Surely 4 is Olivaceous - one of the commonest birds in Cyprus
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