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    Hoopoe or Hoax

    Many thanks for all the relies. I do get sent some odd things. This bird dropped a primary feather which looks good in the photograph. On balance it looks like a poor quantity image with data processing anomalies but genuine.
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    Hoopoe or Hoax

    Is this really a Hoopoe or a hoax. The photograph doesn't look quite right
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    Is this a young swift or a griffon swift?

    It's Scientific not Latin Name - That is because some names have a Greek origin ie Mediterranean Gull Larus Melanocephalus ref Melanistic its translates into Black Headed.
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    Observations recording database template for Microsoft Access

    I use a MS database and it does everything that I want it to. It can run target lists and display sightings, trips and list in the way I want. It has reduced key strokes and sticky fields that aid inputting along with a few validation checks. Mainly used for the Western Palearctic and British...
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    Observing 'sensitive species'

    I think that in general people are not aware of what their physical presance has a birds or should I say on breeding birds, having spend time with both Monty's and Hen Harriers (at a distance of 500 m under and schedule one license) the birds were fully aware of my presence and reacted by...
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    Dark Common Tern - Poland

    You also need to consider White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) I do not have any experience with this species. It is an interesting looking bird.
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    The Demise of Birding Software

    I created my own dbase on MS Access but that will not help you if you are on a Mac. I would be happy to share. (and develop more features)
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    Bird Diary

    I personally mourn the fact that "Birding World" - UK monthly magazine is no more. I had them properly bound and use them as a year book. So its great to look back and compare years. I like real physical books. It's amazing what you forget. Good birding. Rich B
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    Monthly totals using open office to make a year list and extract data tables

    I have been using MS Access 2019. Purchased through Amazon which was cheap and I find it easy to use and adapt Happy tp help if you convert to that approach
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    Start up

    Ensure that you are backup complete.
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    Bird Diary

    In the past I used a physical journal however with digital photograph I find it easier to use a computer. I also use a bespoke dbase recording systems. So I have my foot in both camps. When I get more time I will revert the a physical journal. I am a book lover anyway.
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    The Demise of Birding Software

    I would be great to collect all the wants that very one has and write a spec based on that and then get someone to create / write it. It would need to be supported by someone. As birders we are all different. Some are local birders, some are out and out twitchers, others bird the WP or the...
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    The Demise of Birding Software

    I do not like most of the web based recording software. I ended up writing my own data-base which based on "easy to use" and interfaced with a cheap bit of mapping software. The fact that I created it myself means that it be changed and modified as I needs change. The one thing that complicates...
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    Bird id Derbyshire uk

    My leylandii's are coming down. New house and didn't plant the weeds. I will be put a couple of Yews, Taxus baccata to provide cove to replace them. .
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    Sound recording Lindisfarne last week

    This was recorded at Lindisfarne last week and sent to me. Just not quite sure what it is. What do people think. Richard
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