James Thomas
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Only if you haven't counted Pied (I think)
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Only if you haven't counted Pied (I think)
Correct - it's one species under BOU current listing.
Well I think we are now speculating. I cannot say if it would have been successful or not. I do know if we stopped to consider whether a bird is likely to be seen given weather conditions, likelihood of flushing etc. hardly any birding trips would be made by any of us for scarce and rare.
In terms of things turning up and being seen, use the Tufted Puffin scale..............!?! Yes using the TP scale, I think a Stormie could have been lured in given the increased numbers in the North Sea at the moment. Certainly more likely than a TP so worth trying in my book.
The above isn't really the issue though - the issue is whether the ringing session in itself should have been cancelled, given that it was a session where the public had been invited. It shouldn't have been cancelled.
One final point, the late evening conditions were similar to those the night before at Spurn when four were caught.
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Dicky Ticker
Birds, burgers and buffoonery!
Are the Kingfishers still around Pick Up hide?
DOC REED
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Help with skua!
Took this on saturday at tip of spurn.It came maurauding along tide line,scattering sanderling/dunlin as it went! It seemed big, but fast and agile too. I am reliably told its arctic.With the skua cruises coming,wondered if contributors might enlighten us,or me if i'm the only one that gets confused with these birds, as to why its arctic, not pom etc.
Thanks in advance
Paul
and ps; massive thanks to Andy Gibson,whom I met for first time at weekend.To say he was helpful is a massive understatement!Thanks Andy (from Wendy too!)
Took this on saturday at tip of spurn.It came maurauding along tide line,scattering sanderling/dunlin as it went! It seemed big, but fast and agile too. I am reliably told its arctic.With the skua cruises coming,wondered if contributors might enlighten us,or me if i'm the only one that gets confused with these birds, as to why its arctic, not pom etc.
Thanks in advance
Paul
and ps; massive thanks to Andy Gibson,whom I met for first time at weekend.To say he was helpful is a massive understatement!Thanks Andy (from Wendy too!)
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pete seaman
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If you want to keep the travelling within reason try Bolton Abbey,eastwards on A59,good mixture of woodland and open moors (but beware of grouse shooting on 12th),Bowland is not far away,and anywhere up the Dales is good.Peregrine watch may still be at Malham.
woodhornbirder
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skua looks more pomarine to me. stck it in the id section for confirmation, but the barrel chest streaking underneath and 2 tone bill =pom imo.
Chris-Leeds
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I've never seen a skua but I'd think the tail would be the thing to look at, having said that does age/sex make a difference? The book I have says pom skua has spoon shaped tail feathers though I don't know how easy that is to see.
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
Tough call, but I'd go Arctic. Spoons will have abraded by this time of year on Poms adding to the difficulty. fwiw Arctics seem more athletic.
DOC REED
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Arctic it is Ken, well 5/5 on ID forum think so.Poms must be bloody big hunking birds!
Poms are big, only seen one on a skua cruise years ago and it was a right beefy looking thing compared to the arctics that were seen on the same cruise.
Chris-Leeds
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There was this picture of a pom on birdguides a few years ago and it was killing a common gull.
http://www.birdguides.com/iris/pictures.asp?v=1&off=153729&r=1&st=0&q=0
http://www.birdguides.com/iris/pictures.asp?v=1&off=153729&r=1&st=0&q=0
Gruesome photo Chris!
joespy
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Hia DT, I had KF fly across Pickup the day before but they're not as reliable there with the water level so low..
Joe
Dicky Ticker
Birds, burgers and buffoonery!
Ok, thanks for that :t: A shame as they were brill last time I visited in June, had 2 together in front of hide
Chris-Leeds
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I've always found Cut Lane to be good for kingfishers at Fairburn.
bushycliff
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the new hide at marshland will be a replica of the townend and singleton hides.. i think it would be a good idea if the put a bench on the back wall for the overflow of people.. i think i will try to have a word when the are putting it up next week
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
Always found Kingfishers tricky. They are usually flying downriver at a 100 miles an hour. Or they are sat on a perch posing for photos. Stupid me asked the question at Tophill. 'what are those sticks doing here?'
A few minutes later I was deafened by the sound of digital cameras firing off because the users haven't read the manual.
You can switch off that fake noise. Just do it
A few minutes later I was deafened by the sound of digital cameras firing off because the users haven't read the manual.
You can switch off that fake noise. Just do it
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