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    Which Fragrant Orchid?

    Hi all, I saw this orchid in June 2015 in the North York Moors. Clearly a fragrant orchid, and the small cluster of flowers made me wonder if it could be a Heath Fragrant Orchid? It was found amongst grass, a few meters away from acid-habitat plants such as ling and, further down the slope...
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    Scotland, Hybrid Grouse

    I don't know if this is quite the right place to be posting these, but I wanted some advice. I recently came across this article from an early 'British Birds' journal. It's about two specimens of putative hybrids between Red Grouse and Ptarmigan. I just wondered if anyone could explain to me...
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    Any chance of Golden Eagle?

    Next weekend I will be driving up to Loch of Lowes, Dunkeld, before heading west to the Loch Lomond area. Do I have any chance of Golden Eagle anywhere in this area and, if so, can anyone tell me where best I might concentrate my efforts? Also, is there anything else anyone would recommend me...
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    Black Grouse

    Wondered if anyone knew of any particularly decent sites for Black Grouse in the Derbyshire area? It's not a species I've ever managed to see, even though it is one I'd particularly like to. Also, wondered what time of year they are most visible, is January too early? Thanks for any advice.
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    Unidentified First-Winter Gull, Scarborough, England

    Saw this gull at the harbour yesterday. Didn't look like a normal first winter Herring Gull, but was about the same size. I am only really familiar with the juveniles of Herring, Great-Black Backed, Common and Black Headed, so I apologise if this is something only slightly less common - Lesser...
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    Collecting records of odd birds - hybrids, feral species & colour mutations

    Sounds like an odd request, I know, but I ended up bumping into the same hybrid Barnacle x Ross' goose five times this year at five different locations, and found the area it spanned to be quite impressive. I also saw a Chiloe Wigeon in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire at four different...
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    Collecting records of odd birds - hybrids, feral species & colour mutations

    Sounds like an odd request, I know, but I ended up bumping into the same hybrid Barnacle x Ross' goose five times this year at five different locations, and found the area it spanned to be quite impressive. I also saw a Chiloe Wigeon in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire at four different...
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    Collecting records of odd birds - hybrids, feral species & colour mutations

    Sounds like an odd request, I know, but I ended up bumping into the same hybrid Barnacle x Ross' goose four times this year at four different locations, and found the area it spanned to be quite impressive. I also saw a Chiloe Wigeon in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire at four different...
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    Visiting Hampshire

    I'm visiting Hampshire next week (driving down from Yorkshire). I'm taking a friend to a job interview, so I have a day and a half to myself to drive around and see some wildlife. I'm dropping my friend off in Rotherwick, and then I'm on my own. Just wanted some advice from local birders &...
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    Common Crane - Saxby?

    I've just been asked by a fiend to drive them somewhere tomorrow, which will involve travelling right through Lincolnshire. Wondered if anyone could tell me where is the best place to view the Common Cranes at Saxby All Saints - I've heard that from the bridge at the end of N Carr lane is best...
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    Monk Parakeet - Best Sites?

    Just saw this article about the cull of the Monk Parakeets - and it is a cull, not a rehoming thing. http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/9047677.RSPB_to_question_government_department_over_parakeet__cull_/ Me and a friend had organised, when we first heard about it, to get down and try to...
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    April visit to Lock Garten area - where to go and what to see?

    I may be going to the Loch Garten area in the next couple of weeks for a couple of days. Just wondering what species to look out for in that rough area and where to look for them. So far target species are: Osprey, Crested Tit, Capercaillie & Scottish Crossbill at Loch Garten - as well as Red...
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    What birds could be introduced to the UK?

    I recently saw my first UK parrot (Ring-Necked) and it got me thinking about what other birds (cage birds, pets etc.,) could establish themselves if they escaped in reasonable numbers. I'm sure that enough budgies would have escaped over the years for them to establish if they could, so I doubt...
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    England, Cleethorpes, 2 Geese Hybrids.

    I saw an odd pair of geese hybrids the other day at a small boating lake in Cleethorpes. I was meant to be walking around the lake to get to the river (where later that day I saw my first Little Egret) but I was distracted by the geese. I could spot three pure bred geese species on the lake...
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    Eagle Owls Bowland Forest

    Hello everyone, I don't usually frequent this part of the forum, but I recently found out that Eagle Owls have been nesting in the Forest of Bowland for the past few years. I wish I'd known about it sooner, as Eagle Owls are one of those species that I would love to see, and was wondering if...
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    Odd duck at Filey Dams.

    I went to Filey Dams for the first time on Saturday. Saw a few nice birds, but nothing special. I did however see a duck which I am pretty confident is just a female pochard - at least, it was hanging around with a male pochard and looked broadly like one. However there was a slight oddness...
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    Parrot/Parakeet Brough, East Yorkshire

    A few weeeks ago I got a text from my mum telling me that she had seen a parrot in the garden, sat on top of the bird feeder stand. She said it was completely green with a little bit of red on its face. Unfortunately it saw her at the window and flew off into the trees. I just assumed it was...
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    Rough Legged Buzzard

    I know that the Rough-Legged Buzzard has been a long stayer around the Cement Works at South Ferriby, and I've got an opportunity to see it on Saturday. I hadn't gone to see it before because I'm new to birding anyway, and I still haven't yet developed the skills required to spot birds of prey...
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    Fountains Abbey - Hawfinch? Anything else?

    Hi everyone, I'm thinking of spending a day at Fountains Abbey in a week or so - it's a bit of a drive from Scarborough, but it's a beautiful place. Anyway, I've been to Fountains Abbey a couple of times in the past and seen some lovely stuff, with Grey Wagtail & Dipper being my favourite...
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    England, Scarborough, Odd Goose Hybrid

    I got a text this mornign that a White-Fronted goose had been seen with a flock of Canadas on the cliffs at Scarborough. I quickly got there, only to find that the only grey goose mixed in with the Canadas was a greylag. However, there were a few Greylag X Canada crosses mixed in with the flock...
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    Wykeham - Great Grey Shrike

    I went to Wykeham Forest today to try and pick up the Great Grey Shrike, I think I got the right clearing where it had been seen, but in the hour I could spare to hang around I didn't see it. It was a pretty grey day, and gusty with it, so I don't know if that might have caused it to shelter...
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    I would appreciate some advice when buying my first birding binoculars.

    Hello everyone. I am completely new to the forum, and pretty new to birding in general. So far I have been using a pair of binoculars that I inherited from my grandad, they are PRAKTICA Sport binoculars, 10 x 25. They work pretty well, but I wouldn't mind getting something with a bit more zoom...
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