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melodious
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'Eeek', is that more indicative of japonicus or rubecens?
The gull/tip nexus is the point of no return I should think. Best combination this year; Kirwin Bros Offal Skip, Grimsby Fish Dock/Iceland Gull. Even better then sorting through the slurry drenched birds at Elsham.
The gull/tip nexus is the point of no return I should think. Best combination this year; Kirwin Bros Offal Skip, Grimsby Fish Dock/Iceland Gull. Even better then sorting through the slurry drenched birds at Elsham.
Duckwoman
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Hi folks
got a call today to say that there is a female scaup/hybrid scaup at Rodley Nature Reserve. I managed to have a look at it as the reserve was closing and it looked like a scaup to me (mainly on head shape and diving jizz) although the bird was diving so much that it was very dark around its face and beak. I believe Barbara Murphy at the reserve got a photo of it earlier in the day when it was at rest and that the facial and beak identification is looking good.
got a call today to say that there is a female scaup/hybrid scaup at Rodley Nature Reserve. I managed to have a look at it as the reserve was closing and it looked like a scaup to me (mainly on head shape and diving jizz) although the bird was diving so much that it was very dark around its face and beak. I believe Barbara Murphy at the reserve got a photo of it earlier in the day when it was at rest and that the facial and beak identification is looking good.
Be nice if it flew across to Golden Acre so I could get it on my patch list
tophillbirder
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Firecrest this weekend by Fort Paull. Also some interesting ducks at Hornsea Mere http://hullvalley.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/2214-paull-and-hornsea-mere/
Was there a Med Gull there Keith??
Duckwoman
fledging new birdwatchers every year
here is Barbara's photo from this morning - you wouldn't believe it was the same bird
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Couldn't find a Med gull Richard, although there were only maybe 80 -100 black-headed gulls and a couple of commons on G A Lake when I was there. The water on the small golf course over from Paul's Pond also held a good number of gulls but they were too far off to get good views of them.
vwxyzen
swillybirder
Certainly is. Some Parrot Crossbills seem to have smaller bills than you might expect but if anything this one is bigger! Another plus point is that it's feeding on Pine cones rather than Larch. Is it one of the Budby birds?
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
Blimey, that's a corker of a bill. The depth being roughly equal to the length gives a squarish appearance.
Although this article is over thirty years old, there are still some useful pointers (anyone remember black and white photos?)
Although this article is over thirty years old, there are still some useful pointers (anyone remember black and white photos?)
trappeddownsouth
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looks very good...
tophillbirder
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Redhead Smew at North Cave Wetlands this afternoon http://birdingandbikingblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/smew-at-north-cave-wetlands/
melodious
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Hiya, have any details emerged of the locality?
camper9110
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I am the friend of Joes. The bird was photographed on Budby common where Parrot Crossbills have been reported, there where several in the cone tree feeding, male and female, by no means did they all or any have a bill of this size, in fact some appeared to be no larger than Common, I assume that they will mix, but as stated they where not feeding in a Larch tree so maybe not. I have seen several pictures presented by others to me, which claim to be Parrot but bill appears to be quite small. I always prefer to be sure before the box is ticked or as my friends say you want the all you can eat view.
Thanks
Mark.:eat:
DenisG
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A couple of guys at Fairburn Ings were arguing over this one on Tuesday but they only agreed to disagree. Personally I only noted it as a Common. Then I saw this thread............
Denis.
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melodious
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Thanks Camper. The bill size thing is a bit of misnomer; there is considerable age, sex, and individual variation. Without being able to measure the bill other things are more important; bill structure, head/body size ratio , and call. Currently the Budby flock do not appear to be mixing with Commons, I suspect all the birds noted here were actually Parrots. The tree species being used is also not definitive; Commons will feed on pine at times. Mixed sex flocks of Commons should be becoming less frequent by now as they in their breeding season, unlike Parrots which breed later.
melodious
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If there is any debate between it being a Mealy or a Greenland/rostrata then it seems very unlikely to be the latter. However this picture seems to show a Lesser (certainly not Mealy), do you have any pictures with other birds in the frame for size comparison? Or a shot showing the rump or undertail coverts? Also its been ringed, I 'd assume that when measured a rostrata would leap out.
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