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    Just saying hello and a question about Buzzards

    Hi Jo , welcome to the forum! Where I live , crows mobbing Buzzards are common. It's quite a spectacle ,and you sometimes hear the Buzzards doing their cat like 'mewing' call. Happy birding! :)
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    Accipiter, but which? (Photos iffy) SW UK

    It's Male Sparrowhawk. You can tell by the orangey colour to the cheek on the second picture , a characteristic that male Sparrowhawks posses. Also , it doesn't seem as bulky and stocky as a Goshawk would be. Nice spot , LowellMills :)
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    Survey on pinioning at WWT centres

    I know this is a very old post , but I would advise bird-lovers to research the pinioning that WWT and other zoos take part in and how CAPS are valiantly trying to stop it , as well as taking the survey , as it is an important debate that is often ignored.
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    Is all this bird ringing necessary?

    I don't agree with it either , Pratincol. I think the neck collars are used for birders or ornithologists being able to read in the field. It must make preening much harder for the bird , but what worries me most is the process of it being put on. Surely , the ringers would have to pin down the...
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    Is all this bird ringing necessary?

    Thanks Qingcol. As the post before said , ringing concentrates on a bulk of birds , rather than just an individual. The main scheme today is monitoring bird populations. Ringing gives us the information on how many birds leave the nest and survive to become adults , as well as telling us how...
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    Birds of prey in Greater Manchester

    I think the list was suggesting that they visited the outskirts of the city , I should of mentioned that sorry. o:)
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    Birds of prey in Greater Manchester

    Hi Kestrel , welcome to the forum! According to a list I found of birds in Greater Manchester that follows the British Ornithologist's Union guidelines , Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrels are common , so they would have nests. As mentioned earlier , super fast Peregrine Falcons nest in...
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    Is all this bird ringing necessary?

    I'm concerned with animals rights (I am a vegetarian , aiming to be a vegan , against animal testing , against wing pinioning...) but I'm fine with bird ringing , as long as it is done correctly , and the ringer has the birds welfare as top priority. Bird ringing is done for the benefit of the...
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    Is Bird Ringing/Banding Cruel?

    Thanks for all the comments! I have visited my local ringing group many times since I started this thread , and I have seen how skilled the ringer are and how much they care for the birds. They said it is rare for birds to die , and it normally Sparrowhawks catching the birds in the net , but it...
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    Somerset Birding

    I know it is a while ago , but on the 30th of July , I went bird watching at sunrise at Ham Wall. I had a fantastic morning , it was an example of the diversity of bird life Somerset has to offer. What I saw ... 1 x Green Woodpecker 1 x Common Kestrel 6 x Eurasian Hobby 1 x Cetti's Warbler 5 x...
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    Birds of prey to deter pigeons

    I'm not sure about the effects of falconry deterring pigeons , but I have seen people in my area using bird shaped pigeon scares for the problem. They are shaped like raptors and are attached to string , which you tie high up and the wind blows the bird around to look like it is moving in a...
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    "The Lanner falcon"

    I'm not sure about Lanner's , but I went birding in Zante in May and saw 3 Levant Sparrowhawks. Hope you spot them both |=)|
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    Juvinile Goshawk With Adult Markings

    I think it was of been a pale 2cy female that was moulting into adult plumage :)
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    "The Lanner falcon"

    Looks interesting :)
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    Juvinile Goshawk With Adult Markings

    The other thing it could be is a brown adult Northern Goshawk , can Goshawks be variable in colour?
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