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Recent content by Swannery Steve

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    Common gull? Asturias, Spain

    Looks fine for 2nd calendar year Common Gull to me.��
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    Ducks, again. N. Sweden.

    All look like Eurasian Teal to me. Just on gut-feeling. Not having much else to go on. Certainly can't pick out any Mallards. Steve.
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    Tuffed Duck??

    Yes female Tufted Duck and ducklings ��
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    Gulls seen Danube Delta

    More inclined to think these are Caspian but I 'm far from an expert ��
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    Vadu lagoons again, Romania - Gulls

    I'd have thought the pale eyes would rule out Caspian but I'm no expert ☺
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    Eyebrowed Thrush - Helsinki

    Well not entirely as many wintering in the UK, particularly Scotland are of the darker Icelandic form. :t:
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    Thrush sp, UK

    Juvenile Blackbird. Steve.
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    Bird ID help / confirmation (Romania)

    Well pictures 3-5 are Northern Wheatears and 1-2 are juvenile Wheatears, presumably Northern, if they breed in Romania? Steve.
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    Strange looking bird in Glossop UK

    The 'Polish' form of the Mute Swan is considered to be leucistic yet they have pink legs & brown eyes. Steve
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    Hampshire, UK Tern

    Yes, tail tip about equal to primary tips so along with other reasons Common Tern. Arctic has longer tail.��
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    AOU 2018 Checklist proposals

    Sorry, perhaps I shouldn't have said Feral Rock Doves but just Feral Pigeon. My argument still stands though. If Feral Pigeon populations are self sustaining why are they often deemed untickeable. Just because they're not pure Rock Doves? They're still the same species. Many Common Pheasants...
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    Hampshire, UK Tern

    The length of the tail would have helped confirm the id if it had been in the image ��
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    AOU 2018 Checklist proposals

    I don't understand why self sustaining populations of feral Rock Doves are often considered 'untickeable' but populations of Common Pheasant and Red-legged Partridge that are also topped up by thousands of releases annually are gleefully 'ticked'. What's that about? Steve.
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    [Japan] Ducks

    The last three pics all look good for Greater Scaup and the first I presume is a Spot-billed Duck but I'm unfamiliar with the latter. Steve.
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    mute swan

    I would say this is a cob (male) for the reasons a!ready stated... Large berry (knob) and reddish bill but as already said some pens (females) have relatively large berries some cobs relatively small. Also the berry size is age related as is bill colour. 1-2 year olds will have small berries...
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