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    Nest box activity 2016

    Yes Interesting I love to see what birds are doing around me during these times, I like the name bewick for the Wren I wonder if the guy who gave them that name was the same person who gave the bewick swan its name... We seem to have had a Intake of more domestic cats around here this last year...
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    Female Yellowhammer?

    Nice picture.
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    Black Pudding

    Lovely poem Halftwo, Its lovely to be able to reflect and connect with such words, poetry highlights all the seasons they all hold a special time of reflection and you do this very Well in your words, for me poetry is the essense that can bring out the special times we can remember seeing...
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    Moulting magpie or hybrid with Hooded Crow?

    I,d say a juvenile magpie, I hear and see our regular pair of magpies in our neibours trees which have juveniles They have most of The Features of the adults but some features are lacking as in the plumage of the birds head in The photo which has not filled out Yet like a adult magpie.
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    August moths

    August Moths Hi Ken, yes anything is possible there, I,ve not checked up to see if the queen hornet is bigger I,m looking forward to finding out on google etc if she is bigger She would certainly make a good photo if it was possible, I have a fig tree Outdoors and this year Ive decided from...
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    Red Admiral Butterflie.

    This charming Butterflie was the first I have seen feeding on the rotting Fruit of My fig tree in my garden as unfortuneately they do not agree with me anymore But as long as the blackbirds (which I used to keep off or try to anyway) Enjoy The fruit, not a fond lover of wasps but it would be a...
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    Speckled Wood Butterflie.

    Thanks Gill, Yes they are pleaseing on the eye and often settle if you see one in flight in your garden.
  8. Red Admiral feeding on the rotting fruit of a fig.

    Red Admiral feeding on the rotting fruit of a fig.

    One of my favourite Butterflies and very easy to Approach When they are feeding like this.
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  9. Red Admiral feeding on the rotting fruit of a fig.

    Red Admiral feeding on the rotting fruit of a fig.

    Along with blackbirds, wasps, and perhaps the chance of a Butterflie or more this red Admiral was enjoying the Rotting Fruit of this fig in my Garden On tuesday 1st September 2015.
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  10. Red Admiral feeding on the rotting fruit of a fig.

    Red Admiral feeding on the rotting fruit of a fig.

    This Red Admiral was my first of the year in my garden and by Leaveing these figs to rot on the tree the blackbirds, wasps Unfortuneately which will always be drawn to rotting fruit, And perhaps the chance of a Butterflie or more as this Red Admiral was.
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    ID please Strensall Common, York, UK

    Tree Pipit. Yes Tree Pipit and a good Photo As well..
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    August moths

    August Moths Hi Ken, It was on may 16th last year I saw My first "Ever" hornet in my conservatory, to start with I was unsure what I Was looking at its size Impressed me compared to a wasp, it was quite active But stayed to one side of the conservatory going up and down The glass, full of...
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    August moths

    August Moths Hi there, I wonder why this has happened, 1967/68 is Exactly The time I remember seeing the larva perhaps even 1969, I can,t Remember Any news about the decline happening at all and I have seen a few papers relateing to moths since this period but no mention of garden tiger...
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    August moths

    August Moths Hi Martin, So sorry to hear about the massive decline, when Did this happen? such a attractive moth their wings always (as their name tiger Moth) always made me think of the bi plane and the same markings on the Wings if those markings ever existed, yes there is a good chance I...
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    August moths

    Jersey Tiger Moth. Yes a beautiful moth, I was just trying to Identify what form This one was I think it is the red form, I have the red and yellow form Together On the cover of my Observers book of larger moths by R. L. E. FORD Revised Edition, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London, England 1974...
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    Swiss Trip Unidentified Birds

    Hi Ornithologist, in number 1 the birds that called makeing the sip sip call notes makes me think of meadow Pipit When they fly over on migration usually flying south/sw in september which they do annually over my garden Along with skylarks the tailend of september perhaps earlier, into october...
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    Any swifts spotted in Stafford recently?

    The Swift. Very nice Indeed, I knew a place in Leicestershire back in the 80,s which used to have swifts fly down screaming as They went down the street hopefully they might still when they are here, long May your swifts return each year they are wonderful birds to watch.
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    Wood warbler (?) - Croatia

    Wood Warbler. Yes a Wood Warbler an Adult I think.
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    Wader, Ukraine

    Ruff in both pictures.
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    Speckled Wood Butterflie.

    I photographed this butterflie in my back garden, its one of the very few I have Seen in my garden this year, the colour of this Butterflie always reminds me of Chocolate and the Cream spots of Cream in a cake, chocolate sponge or Somewhere in between, I love the different tones of colour in...
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    Wader, Ukraine

    Little Stint and wood Sandpiper. Agree with Little stint and Wood sandpiper.
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    Any swifts spotted in Stafford recently?

    Swift You are lucky to get a pair of swifts in your roof As numbers have dropped in certain areas as where I live and now Our county Bird society is monitoring numbers of breeding birds and getting some People To Introduce special nest boxes for them on their homes, I,m pleased the Swift You...
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    Ever had a scary incident with a bird ?

    Tawny Owl. Yes I have seen that photo of the Owl you mention which he just Took on film before the attack, a great wildlife photographer gets a mention in Many books I,ve read in the past.
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    Wasp or Fly.

    Thank you Ficedula.
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    Wasp or Fly.

    Thankyou aeshna for the Id Has quadrifasciatus replaced quadrifasciata has that is what I have it come Under from a late 1970,s natural history guide of britain and northern europe The thickhead fly.
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