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    The return of the Barn Owl

    barn owl s w lancs the numbers are on the up here too a min of fifty pairs in my area with at least another four further north most managed to fledge also best year ever for long eared with good success. also little did well and short eared got off as well. only blot really is tawny i only got...
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    Geltsdale Hen Harriers

    hen harriers dont know if they have bred but i have seen hen harriers in another part of the dales recently on moorland
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    Unknown bird

    a mule this bird is almost certainly a linnet canary mule. the reddish colour is due to the bird being colour fed as it is now at large and will no longer be colour fed during the next moult the red will turn green and it will have a more canary type appearence. these birds are usually bred...
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    Amazing Osprey News

    ospreys i have heard of this release but i think it was a lot longer than forty years ago and as far as i am aware these birds did not return to scotland. the birds where released on one of the big lochs north of the great glen not in speyside. the same man i think released white tailed eagle...
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    Lesser White Fronted Goose.....

    lesser whitefront there is a lesser present in lancashire it sometimes frequents the marine at southport and also during the winter is seen with greylag at martin mere. a wild one did turn up for a few years in the late seventies and was with the pinks on the mosses. this goose is now one of...
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    Hawfinch

    hawfinch silverdale lancs is a reliable site and the only place in britain i have ever seen them
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    Eurasian Hobby Sightings

    hobby saw one at the cotswold water park a coulple of days ago along with nightingale. this site is huge and it was the first time i have ever been there. would be grateful if anyone out there could give me more info on which part of this site is the best for watching hobby or other sites for...
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    Osprey Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

    marsh harrier you where in the right place at the right time. i have never seen marsh harrier in that area and i used to spend days there. good photos too. well done
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    2d Chance at Loch Garten?

    ospreys it is possible that there are a lack of trees to support nests in some areas but even with the provision of platforms this has not increased the number of breeding pairs outside the areas where ospreys are already breeding sucessfully. the numbers of pairs has grown but the rate of...
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    Your Favourite Bird of prey.

    my favourite of all the birds of prey i have seen nothing beats the beauty and grace of a barn owl at dusk
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    2d Chance at Loch Garten?

    ospreys there is a large population of unmated ospreys at large not just in speyside but in many other areas of scotland. what stands really stands out at loch garten is the age of some of the birds seen around the garten nest most of which are not known to have bred anywhere in scotland. it...
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    Dunkeld Ospreys

    ospreys the lowes pair are not the only ospreys in the dunkeld area perhaps this report is from another nearby nest
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    Mystery geese on the Medway

    waterfowl there are quite a few different types of non native waterfowl at large in britain.there are also hybred types as well, though most of these are infertile and are not capable of producing young. without a photo it would be hard to give a positive i d on the birds you saw. perhaps you...
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    Male or female Bullfinch

    bullfinch mutations bullfinch mutations though rare do occur in the wild and at least two varieties occur in captivity though i note this bird is not rung. one colour mutation is dark and is very similar to this particular photo though they are not as common as the light colour mutations as...
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    Honey Buzzards in North of England

    honey buzzard there are a couple of sites in northern england, north wales and eastern scotland but none of these sites have organised watches. try great swanton wood swanton novers norfolk. there is a watch point here. i dont know if the birds are here this year but they have been fairly...
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