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  1. birdermoose

    Adelboden April.

    What birds/wildlife am I likely to see in Adelboden in early April and are there any good places in this region? I can’t seem to find much info on the wildlife of the area but I appreciate the "skiing" may be the reason for this Thanks Hadden
  2. birdermoose

    Young bird ID N. France.

    Hello all, I would love an Id on this young Bird that I found on the floor in the wooded area of marquenterre. I think its a Young Yellowhammer but I have no experience of young buntings, so I am not confident of this. Thanks Hadden
  3. birdermoose

    2 Moths for Id Chelmsford Essex

    Hello again, I would love an Id on these two moths (At least I think the first is a moth). Sorry about the quality of the photos, they are quite old photos taken withmy old camera. I tried to Id the moths my self but I didnt know where to start on http://ukmoths.org.uk/systematic.php Thanks...
  4. birdermoose

    Moth Id, Chelmsford Essex.

    Hello all, I have just got into looking for Moths and I found this moth on my wall today and I have no idea what species it is. Sorry If its a really easy to id/common species. Thanks Hadden
  5. birdermoose

    Another mipit or Tree pipit... Deer park, Wales

    Sorry for another Mipit, tree pipit Id thread. I saw this pipit in the Deer park reserve near Skomer and I wondered what it was. I thought at the time Tree pipit but upon reviewing my photos I am now not sure and I am starting to think that this is a Meadow pipit. Please could some one confirm...
  6. birdermoose

    Willow warbler or chiffchaff, Hanningfield Essex

    I was thinking Willow Warbler when I first saw it due to its cleaner apperance and the supercilium but on reviewing my photos I saw the dark coloured legs which made me think again. Please give reasons if you can as I would love some information to help me in the future in the field. Thanks Hadden
  7. birdermoose

    Birds and telephone wires

    In the latest BBC wildlife magazine, there was an interesting article by Bill Oddie on birds and telephone (and electric) poles/wires. In the article he posed two questions that I thought were quite good so I will ask them here. What is the most obscure bird you have seen on a telephone...
  8. birdermoose

    Bird quizzes on Sporcle

    Here is a bird quiz I made on the website 'sporcle'. http://www.sporcle.com/games/hadden/wagtails-of-the-world-ioc See how many you can get without cheating! If I make any more quizzes I will post them here. Good luck...
  9. birdermoose

    What bird species are really hard to tell apart?

    Just a question that popped into my mind. The only species I can think of are marsh tit and willow tit and female teal and female green-winged teal. So what are the other species that are really hard to tell apart?
  10. birdermoose

    What bird on your life list are you most proud of?

    What bird/s on your life list are you most proud of? Although my life list is very very small:-C I have a few birds that I am very proud of mainly Great spotted eagle and Black crowed Night heron.
  11. birdermoose

    Target birds for 2012

    Not sure if this has been already done but here it goes. What birds are on your most wanted list for this year? For me its the annoying birds absent from my life list that I should have got by now All three Divers, Purple sandpiper, Stone curlew, Great Grey shrike, Bean goose and Whooper Swan...
  12. birdermoose

    Rock pipit subspecies, Somerset

    Hello, Is it possible to determine what subspecies these Rock Pipit are? Or what Ssp are they most likely to be in Somerset . Thanks (Photos taken in October)
  13. birdermoose

    Unusual sightings?

    Yesterday at old hall in Essex I saw two swallows on the 26th of December and today I saw a black-headed gull in full summer plumage. Would the mild autumn be the reason for this and what's your latest sighting of swallows and summer plumage gulls. And are there any other unusual birds out...
  14. birdermoose

    Pectoral Sandpiper Kendal

    Any news on the Pectoral sandpiper in Kendal? Rba today. I would like some info on this as I am going to stay in Kendal soon and a Pec sand would be along awaited lifer for me. Thanks
  15. birdermoose

    GBBG or LBBG Hanningfield res essex

    I can normally tell LBBG and GBBG apart with ease but this gull annoyed me to day. My initial thoughts was GBBG based on the leg colour but I thought it was very small. Thanks Hadden
  16. birdermoose

    Gull Hanningfield Essex

    This Gull Struck me as very dark today at Hanningfield, It was amongst some juv Herring And LBB And was the size of the Herring juveniles. I really have no idea, my only guess is abnormally dark Herring gull juv or LBB? Thanks
  17. birdermoose

    A few from Old Hall Essex

    First is a pipit, I think but interesting behaviour was instead of flying this bird ran away from me. Second, fast flying raptor. Thanks
  18. birdermoose

    Northern france quite a few ids needed

    Hi again all, I have just come back from a great trip to France in which I got 21 lifers but here are some birds I couldn't Id. First This wader was seen at marrquenterre. It had Yellow legs and was a bit bigger than a Redshank(Which was next to it on the left.) Second pipit sp? Seen at...
  19. birdermoose

    Ids from Dorset

    Sorry about the quality. These may be the hardest ones I have given you all (or not, I dont know!) Taken in may at Studland bay area. Believe that one of the pics is 2 Shelducks but I need conformation of this.and the other might be GBBG? Thanks again for all your help Hadden
  20. birdermoose

    Warbler ID Essex

    The family I find most difficult to id apart from juv gulls is the warbler family. Today at Heybridge me and my birding friend saw these warblers but we dont quite know what they are. I certainly never herd their call before which for me was unusual (low pitch squeak). On the first photo my...
  21. birdermoose

    English channel

    I am going on a ferry from Dover to Calais in late July and I wondered what sea birds could I pick up on this trip? Any help would be great Thanks:t: Hadden
  22. birdermoose

    Another one. How many Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes etc) have you seen?

    Dont think this ones been done before and I reckon some lists will be quite long so here it goes! All from UK Eurasian Curlew Whimbrel Bar-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Jack Snipe Common Snipe Eurasian Woodcock Green Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Spotted Redshank Common Redshank Common...
  23. birdermoose

    What bird birds could I get here in france?

    I am going here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=herly%20france&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl in France for a week in mid July and I am wondering what are some rare British birds that are found in this area and what French birds are found...
  24. birdermoose

    Critique/advise on what good needed

    Hi all I could really do with someone going through my flickr profile and telling me what images are good, what images are week and how to improve some images. I am trying to sort out my flickr page so any advise would be great Thanks Hadden http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_photo_moose/
  25. birdermoose

    Partridge type bird Essex?

    Hi all I saw this bird at Baddow Meads Chelmsford today and wondered what it was. I am guessing partridge/juv pheasant sp but I am really not sure as I didn't get a clear view. Thanks Oh and sorry for the rubbish pics!
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