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  1. Hotspur

    Raptor - spain

    Juv Honey Buzzard
  2. Hotspur

    Algarve Shearwater

    Looks good for Manx
  3. Hotspur

    Red grouse in yorkshire

    Anywhere there is heather in the uplands. If there is muirburn (you can see the patchwork on Google maps) there will be grouse.
  4. Hotspur

    More Algarve Seawatching

    Mostly Sanderling with a few Dunlin and Ringed Plovers.
  5. Hotspur

    Where can I watch geese flying overhead? In England

    Sadly Worcester isn't the goosiest part of the country. Pink-footed Goose is the most numerous species in the UK and places along the east coast get huge numbers, especially stop overs like Loch Leven in Fife in mid-autumn. Around the Wash in winter as well as in the Hickling Broad and Holkham...
  6. Hotspur

    Tern, NE England July 2023

    Agreed on common tern.
  7. Hotspur

    Colorado Snake ID

    It's a Western Terrestrial Garter Snake, one of four species of Garter Snake in Colorado (and the blandest looking). In terms of dangerously venomous snakes, there are a bunch of rattlesnakes and that's about it, so if it's not one of those, you're golden.
  8. Hotspur

    Italian Alps. Over 2000 mts altitude

    This is a water Pipit. Having just been birding in the Pyrenees at 2000m+ they are the most common bird at that height and this looks nothing like a snowfinch, alpine accentor or black redstarts which are the other realistic options.
  9. Hotspur

    Snake, Onton, NW Spain

    Yup, southern smooth
  10. Hotspur

    Skua IDable? Off the coast of California, 2023 September.

    There is nothing ruling out Pomarine Jaeger (skua) here, and whilst it looks good for SPS, I dont think this is ID'able.
  11. Hotspur

    Which Species Will Be the Next to Breed in the UK?

    I always wondered what the situation was with RL Buzzard and Gyr and why they were on Schedule 1. Assumed they must have held territory in the 1970s when the northern incursion of species occurred.
  12. Hotspur

    Golden Eagle Pair Almeria Spain 27th May 2022

    Really interesting. I think they are quite young in terms of eagles, and they may not breed successfully but fab to hear that they are still there, and getting on with things. Thanks for revisiting.
  13. Hotspur

    Chameleons in Spain

    I had a look on fieldherping.eu but couldn't find anything. A detailed trawl may reveal something but folk there will be reticent to share gen.
  14. Hotspur

    Any local knowledge out there in SW France?

    Try this link. I found it useful for researching my upcoming trip to the Pyrenees. Atlas des Oiseaux de France
  15. Hotspur

    Paphos this am any ideas?

    Fantastic looking things!
  16. Hotspur

    Paphos this am any ideas?

    Blunt-nosed Viper is no doubt a potent snake but I doubt there are that many fatalities per year in Cyprus. They are quite a different looking beast being an ambush predator.
  17. Hotspur

    Kite ID

    Absolutely - I wasn't suggesting this was a definitive position, just what's on ebird. Tbh I think this looks fine for Black kite. It is in a posture that emphasizes the tail fork and makes it look longer, and the poor quality makes interpreting the size and definition of the pale panel in the...
  18. Hotspur

    Kite ID

    No records of red kite on ebird for the Kiev region and only a single record away from the Western border. Obviously doesn't identify the bird in question but gives justification to the default.
  19. Hotspur

    Redpolls, West Sussex

    Its warm coloured. I'd have called that a Lesser Redpoll.
  20. Hotspur

    Limburg, Netherlands, I guess a Dunnock?

    Thats a Dunnock
  21. Hotspur

    Name a Bird You've Photographed

    Doh!
  22. Hotspur

    Name a Bird You've Photographed

    185. Black-faced Cuckooshrike
  23. Hotspur

    Name a Bird You've Photographed

    131. (Caucasian) Water Pipit
  24. Hotspur

    Name a Bird You've Photographed

    53. Gadwall
  25. Hotspur

    Northampton Uk Redpoll

    Its grey not brown, and cold tones in super so Mealy.
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