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Is it possible to age this Little Grebe? I photographed this bird in Sussex yesterday, more views are available.
There's a resident pair on the small pond and they raised four young this year. All of them seemed to disappear several weeks ago and yesterday, this bird swam out of the...
I'm posting this on behalf of a friend. This raptor was seen flying close to the marsh at Sandwich, Ma today. Help with ID would be appreciated, thank you.
I just came across this photo that I took last autumn (19th September to be exact). I saw this wheatear at Church Norton (Pagham Harbour). Could it have been a Greenland wheatear? Not the greatest photo (my settings were wrong), the bird was a bit distant and flew off soon after I took this pic...
I saw a resident dipper (probably male as it was singing) in Germany last October and thought therefore it must be Cinclus aquaticus, the central European race. Now having seen so many photos of the Norfolk dark-bellied dipper, I am a little confused. Aquaticus should really have chestnut on its...
I spotted this goose in North Rhine Westphalia last week while watching a dipper nearby. It was the only goose around. I first thought it might be captive (it appears to be ringed) BUT wouldn't it be a bit odd to keep only ONE captive bird (plus people can go for walks in the area but there's no...
I saw this bird today, from about a mile away :-O and I'm afraid this is the only view - and shot - I got before it disappeared. I think it is a spotted flycatcher. What do you think? Cheers!
This beautiful sparrowhawk was watching the starlings from our garden fence this afternoon. I first thought it was a female but it seemed a bit small. I have looked at different photos on google and now think that the breast pattern suggests it is an immature bird, so could be a male. What do...
I saw a small raptor today in West Sussex in an area where both kestrel and merlin are reported on a regular basis.
I didn't really get a very good view of this bird but the jizz didn't feel right for kestrel. The bird darted across a field, flying very low with rapid wing beats - not...
I've seen more Northern wheatears this autumn than ever before - but not a single adult male (all females/1st winter birds, like the one in the photo below). Last adult male bird I saw was in spring.
So I've been wondering - where are the males? Do they leave earlier & didn't land due to the...
Just trying to learn about terns...beautiful birds. Would you kindly have a look at two shots for me: is the first bird a common tern? I'm just wondering as the bill appears fairly short. If it is a common tern, how would an arctic tern of the same age look different?
Second shot: if this is a...
Is this a yellow-legged gull (yellow legs, red eye ring)? I'm afraid I do not have another photo that shows its wings better. Many thanks for your help!
Saw this tiny wader in West Sussex today, on its own. Could it be a little stint? I first thought sanderling but it appears to have a hind toe which, I understand, is lacking in sanderling. Then again, I am not a wader expert (but do want to learn all about the different waders!). So what is...
Black-tailed godwit? England
Can you guys confirm that this sleepy bird is a black-tailed godwit (the photo was taken in West Sussex in early May)? If so, could someone explain how exactly a bar-tailed godwit would look different? Many thanks!!
I don't usually have a problem IDing common warblers just this one I'm not sure about. It's brown. So must be reed warbler? The tail seems totally wrong for reed, bill is a tad too short/thick, throat too dark/buff, legs are pink not dark. Habitat was wrong too but obviously it's migration time...
There's always a few lesser redpolls at my local nature reserve in West Sussex in winter. I'm quite fond of them so always watch them for a while. Today the flock was larger than usual, obviously some birds passing through. Now while I was looking at the birds on the feeder today, I noticed one...
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I came across a flock of yellow wagtails today and in with them was what I first thought was a pied wagtail. I now think it might have been a white wagtail - it has the black breast patch but is so much paler otherwise. Even female pied wagtails have a black 'cap'. Any thoughts? Do white...
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I finally managed to get some shots of a wagtail and am now wondering if it's a white wagtail (rather than a female pied). The bird's back was grey and flanks seemed white...so could be a white WT? Thanks for looking.
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