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    Hiroshima, Japan. Paradise flycatcher

    Early October near Hiroshima castle, Japan Just want to verify that this is Japanese paradise flycatcher because of lack of eye ring. Juvenile perhaps?
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    Arctic tern? Lancashire ,UK

    Yes, Preston docks. Black terns flew off seconds before I could photograph them. Arctic tern is a good consolation though. Is the all-red beak the only way to ID?
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    Arctic tern? Lancashire ,UK

    Found this tern on 12th May 2016 resting amongst a common tern colony. Didn't associate with the pairs of nesting common terns. Shorter red beak with no black tip. Shorter legs too. Is this an Arctic tern?
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    Lancashire moth caterpillar ID please

    Not surprised that nobody could ID them, they moulted again a couple of days later and now look like this. I now think they are Buff Ermine moths
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    Lancashire moth caterpillar ID please

    I found 4 of these on my sunflowers this week. Closest guess I can make is Muslin moth?
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    Brazil ID please

    It wasn't a dedicated birding trip but 2 early morning trips to the Jardim Botanico were a blissful escape from Rio. The channel-billed toucan, slaty-breasted wood rail and rusty-margined guans are still the specialty birds of the gardens. Capuchin monkeys and marmosets added to the enjoyment of...
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    Westport Lake, Staffordshire, today

    Domestic muscovy types.
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    Brazil ID please

    Thanks guys, I had the raptor as Rufous-thighed and just wanted to confirm. Disappointed that the finch looks like immature saffron as I wanted to add another species to my trip list. :( Thanks again
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    Brazil ID please

    I have a good idea of the first one and no idea on the second one. The raptor photo was taken in Rio de Janerio botanic gardens last month. The yellow finch? was taken in Buzios (100 miles up the coast from Rio).
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    Neils UK list. based in Lancashire

    13/7/12 Champion moor Got up at 5am to go and look for the reported male Montagu's harrier. Arrived on site at 6 but the harrier didn't show until 7.45. I had very breif views before I had to leave for work. I also caught up with the family of little owls on the same moor and saw another hobby...
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    Neils UK list. based in Lancashire

    10/7/12 at home I'd been waiting for any decent weather to get the chance to clean, dry and waterproof our tent. I managed to do so on Tuesday. Whilst I was doing so, a Hobby flew over. I got good views as the noisy, mobbing swallows attracted my attention. My pair of spotted flycatchers...
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    Neils UK list. based in Lancashire

    24-25/6/12 Robin hood's bay & Bempton cliffs I don't get to the seaside often......... 143. Fulmar 144. Kittiwake 145. Razorbill 146. Rock dove (you'll notice that I don't count feral pigeon) 147. Gannet 148. Puffin 149. Corn bunting 150. Peregrine (6 months without a peregrine! shocking eh?)
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    Neils UK list. based in Lancashire

    8/6/12 Donington racetrack Certainly didn't expect to be seeing any birds at "Download" heavy rock festival....... but I did. Singing in the only tree on the vast campsite. 140. Yellowhammer 18/6/12 @ work, Clitheroe A first for the garden (for at least the 8 years I've been watching) and...
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    Neils UK list. based in Lancashire

    1/6/12 Brockholes nature reserve Stop in briefly on my Friday delivery route. Immediately found the reported drake Garganey, then spotted and digiscoped my first reed warbler of the year. Then came a bonus in the shape of a drake scaup. Also saw a beautiful cinnabar moth. 137. Garganey 138...
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    Neils UK list. based in Lancashire

    26/5/12 Barley, Lancashire Got up really early to go and look for the reported Wood warbler on the other side of Pendle hill. Didn't take long to find as it was singing loudly. I nearly managed a photo but it was very mobile. 136. Wood warbler
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