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  1. punkskaphil

    Geese, East Sussex, UK.

    I think you're right, thanks. I don't recall ever seeing non-adults before so I wasn't sure.
  2. punkskaphil

    Geese, East Sussex, UK.

    Hi all. These three geese came in off the sea quite high this afternoon at Beachy Head. Apologies for the poor photo but I'm thinking the left and right birds are White-fronted, but I can't see much barring on the breast of the middle bird although it seems otherwise similar to the others. Any...
  3. punkskaphil

    Pipit, East Sussex, UK.

    Thank you. Good to know my initial thoughts were more accurate than Apple's Visual Lookup!
  4. punkskaphil

    Pipit, East Sussex, UK.

    Hi all, could I have your thoughts on this pipit please? This was seen yesterday on Ashdown Forest in an area where both Meadow and Tree Pipit are found. Some of the features suggest Meadow to me (head pattern, beak, etc, and when it sang Merlin suggested Mipit). However, the flank streaks seem...
  5. punkskaphil

    Unknown call - Uckfield, East Sussex, UK.

    Thanks, that does make sense. I did consider Greenfinch at the time, and they are regular here, but I didn’t recognise the call at all. It doesn’t come through in the recording, but it was very loud and piercing.
  6. punkskaphil

    Unknown call - Uckfield, East Sussex, UK.

    No, I’m talking about the regular sharp chirp throughout the clip. I hadn’t actually noticed that single chirp until you mentioned it.
  7. punkskaphil

    Unknown call - Uckfield, East Sussex, UK.

    Hi all, just a quick one regarding a bird call that has me stumped. I heard this loud call when I was in my garden in East Sussex this morning and it just didn't sound familiar to me. I saw the bird very briefly amongst the lower branches of my neighbour's large conifer and the closest thing I...
  8. punkskaphil

    Raptor, East Sussex, UK.

    Thanks for the suggestion. I had considered that too but I wasn't sure the head looked quite right, but I don't think I've ever encountered juv. Goshawk before either so you could be right.
  9. punkskaphil

    Raptor, East Sussex, UK.

    Hi all, this raptor floated high overhead today when I was out birding at Old Lodge on Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. Against a bright sky I only saw it in silhouette and assumed it was a Common Buzzard, but now I've got the image on my computer and lightened it I'm now unsure of the ID. My...
  10. punkskaphil

    Two Warblers, Armenia

    Thank you all for the replies and suggestions.
  11. punkskaphil

    Two Warblers, Armenia

    Here are two warblers that the group I was with were unsure of, both in the Yeghegnadzor area of Armenia last week. The first four images are of the same individual, the last two of a different individual at another location nearby. The question was whether they could be Eastern Olivaceous or...
  12. punkskaphil

    Pipit, Rainham, UK

    Great, thank you.
  13. punkskaphil

    Pipit, Rainham, UK

    I look forward to the day when I can ID Pipit species without having to start new threads on here... This bird was active around the edge of the pool in front of the Shooting Butts Hide this afternoon. From distance I thought it looked most like Meadow Pipit, but the strong supercilium has made...
  14. punkskaphil

    Pipit, London.

    Thanks. I'm getting better at Pipit ID when they're on the deck, but not in flight. Shame I couldn't get better images. I actually tried increasing the saturation of the image to see if there were any buff tones but it stayed pretty neutral, which made me lean towards Water Pipit. It was taken...
  15. punkskaphil

    Pipit, London.

    Hi all. Just a quick confirmation please of this Pipit that flew overhead when I was on the Walthamstow Reservoirs yesterday. There were some Meadow Pipits around but we've also had Water Pipits on site recently and I wasn't sure of this individual. Apologies for the poor quality of the images.
  16. punkskaphil

    Possible Skua, Scotland

    When I first saw it through binoculars the body shape and beak looked good for a skua species. Otherwise it just appeared very dark - almost black - and it was only after reviewing the photos I noticed the white on the tail area. I didn't notice anything specific about flight characteristics...
  17. punkskaphil

    Possible Skua, Scotland

    I might be asking a bit much to get an ID on this one... On a boat crossing across the Sea of the Hebrides from Mallaig to Lochboisedale last week we saw a few skuas relatively close-up - identified by our tour leader as Pomarine - but only I saw this particular bird. I only saw it side-on for...
  18. punkskaphil

    Juvenile Passerine, Scotland.

    Thanks, I think you could be right. The habitat did look a bit wrong for Redstart, but there was a reason (which I can't remember) why the general thoughts were towards Redstart. Having cross-referenced it with other images online after your suggestion I think you're right.
  19. punkskaphil

    Juvenile Passerine, Scotland.

    This young passerine was on farmland on the Black Isle near Inverness. In scope views it was in silhouette against the sky but we thought it resembled a juvenile Redstart. Now I've been able to get the photos home and brighten them, I'd welcome any suggestions. Thanks in advance. N.B. It's the...
  20. punkskaphil

    Waders, Scotland.

    Thank you. I was considering a reasonable difference in size between the two birds in the first photo, but perhaps it's just a trick of perspective.
  21. punkskaphil

    Waders, Scotland.

    Hi all, I've just returned from a birding tour in Scotland where we were taken to Udale Bay on the Cromarty Firth for the waders. It was mostly Redshank, Dunlin and Knot on the mud. Looking through my photos I've noticed a few small waders I'm not 100% sure of, and would like your...
  22. punkskaphil

    Wader, Essex, UK, January 2020

    Great, thanks for the confirmation.
  23. punkskaphil

    Wader, Essex, UK, January 2020

    Hi all, I'd just like thoughts on this wader I photographed at Shoeburyness recently. I always struggle with telling winter Knot and Dunlin apart in the field (unless they're close together) but at the time I felt confident this was a Knot. Now I'm second-guessing myself having looked at some...
  24. punkskaphil

    Gull, London

    Great, thanks.
  25. punkskaphil

    Gull, London

    Hi all. I'm terrible at identifying gulls, and every time I think I've identified a Yellow-legged Gull it turns out to be an LBBG. I was looking through the gulls on this structure on the Thames shore near Rainham today, knowing that there have been several dozen reported in the area in recent...
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