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    Bumblebee ID

    Dear All, Please could someone ID this for me (I think it’s a bumblebee of some sort)? Seemed small probably no bigger than 1.5cm. Taken near Colchester Essex today. Sorry pictures not great. Many thanks for any assistance/expertise. Best wishes George
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    Duck ID Essex UK

    Hello. Please could someone ID this duck which appeared in a neighbour’s pond. Taken 11th Feb near Abberton reservoir. Thanks!! George
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    Please help identify this bee - London

    Hello, Today I found this (bumble I think?) bee stuck in a skylight at home in Wandsworth London. Fortunately I managed to free it shortly after taking this photo. Please could someone ID this for me? Having zero Bee experience I cannot confidently cross reference against the available ID...
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    Please help me ID this Damselfly

    I am a beginner on dragonflies and damselflies. Tried to ID and initially thought this is an Emerald Damselfly. Then read that an ID feature of the Emerald is that the spot on the wings is dark, whilst these are clearly not. Then I thought Willow Emerald Damselfly but please could someone...
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    Please ID this butterfly

    Thank you! Photo taken in Norfolk
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    Please help me ID this butterfly

    Hello All. Please help me identify this butterfly - taken in Norfolk
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    Birdwatching on the river Beaulieu

    I've been lucky enough to have been invited to spend a day on a boat on the river Beaulieu, coming in from the sea. Can anyone tell me, are there many birds around at this time of year? I can't decide whether its worth taking my camera, or whether I should save on weight and just take the bins...
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    Most accomplished flyer in the world...

    The other night during a documentary David Attenborough said something along the lines of 'Hummingbirds can lay claim to being the most accomplished flyers in the world'. It was an unbelievable programme (UK TV, Hummingbirds - jewelled messengers) but a few weeks on and I still don't know...
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    Why are birds SO scared of humans (UK)?

    I can understand game birds and other birds that are shot. I can understand birds that are illegally persecuted. What I can't quite understand is why pretty much ALL birds are so scared of us. Particularly passerines. Sometimes I get close to wrens, robins and tits, but even with these guys I...
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    Bearded tits in Hyde Park, London

    Saw them yesterday... Quite extraordinary, the reed bed is probably 25 yards wide and only 2 or 3 deep. Think they are both too hungry to care about all the people. At one point a collie was sniffing around maybe five yards away and they were completely oblivious as they fed on the ground...
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    Dartford Warblers Dunwich Heath in Winter

    Good Morning! I know there have been a few threads on the above... Mainly concerning directions. However, I am more wondering whether its worth having a go at seeing them at this time of year? Assuming if they are active best time would be first light before it gets busy. Would they be...
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    Should I have humiliated the twitcher? Have you?

    Yesterday I went and took some photos (record shots, nothing better:-C) of a rare Pallas warbler in Berkshire/Hampshire UK. Literally just after I had at last managed to get a 'conclusive' picture, a man paced up to me and another guy and said 'have you seen it, has it just come past?'. We both...
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    Birdwatching Jan 2013 cover error?

    On the cover there is a picture of a Sanderling and the main title on the cover is: 'Winter Waders. Find out how to recognise different species Where to get close to these brilliant birds' There is a high chance I am being blind or stupid, but does anyone know where this article is? Driving me...
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    Yellow Browed Warbler Moor Green Lakes

    Hello, Just wondering if anyone knows anything about where this bird is on the reserve (if it is still there and tending to stay in one place). I attach a link to a map of the reserve: http://www.mglg.org.uk/reserve-map.htm There are reports from today and yesterday on birdguides and I am...
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    Growing roe deer population impacting birds in UK?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20713190
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    Christmas Day Garden list

    I managed to get my mother interested in her birdtable and this year she was excited to start a Christmas Day bird table list. This is what she recorded: Blue tit Coal tit Great tit Long Tailed tit Chaffinch Goldfinch Brambling Nuthatch Great Spotted Woodpecker Blackbird Robin Dunnock Pheasant...
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    Dead Woodcock in Central London

    I bumped into a friend this morning who told me he has seen two dead woodcock on the pavement, and heard about one more, all in the last two weeks. Two were just heads and the other in one piece. All three around Fenchurch Street in the City. Immediate thought is that a peregrine got the two...
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    Do you care what you look like when birding?

    Last weekend I went birding and dropped my girlfriend off on the way. When we were getting dressed that morning she asked 'please try not to look too ridiculous if you're going to see my friends.'. As i replied 'of course i wont sweetheart' while continuing to dress in the same way as usual...
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    How robust/waterproof is Canon gear?

    I am told that 1 Series Canons and the L series 400/500/600 are completely waterproof, which I take to mean you can't submerge them in a lake while you wait patiently, but you are absolutely fine in any weather whatsoever, driving rain, blizzards etc. I also hear this kit is pretty hardy but in...
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    Dragonfly ID/behaviour

    Dragonfly ID/behaviour - nr Toulouse France Please could someone ID this pair... You may even tell me they're not dragonflies please forgive my ignorance!? Are they getting it on or is one cannibalising the other? Many thanks George
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    Sea snake ID Red Sea Dahab Egypt

    Please can anyone help with this, despite fact it's in water and lens wasn't! Our guide said it wasn't dangerous (somewhat disappointingly if I'm honest!). Many thanks in advance, George
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    Waders Isle of Sheppey October

    Last weekend I had a fantastic day on the Isle of Sheppey. Having planned a walk from Leysdown to Shellness and perhaps further I only got about 100 yards down the sea wall and ended up spending the next four hours hanging out with a group of very relaxed turnstone and grey plover that didn't...
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    Canon EOSd settings advice (1d mkiv)

    Good Morning Canon BFers! I have recently been questioning all of my camera settings. Not because I am unhappy with current results (or, should I say, I'm not blaming the camera for current results ha ha!) more because I haven't thought about it a huge amount since originally customising the...
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    Late nesting UK

    Last weekend saw a Spotted Flycatcher nest with two young, probably with at least a week before fledging. Has anyone else seen any nests still in use this just struck me as being quite late? George
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    Marsh Harrier attacking Bittern

    In early May I was at Minsmere, Suffolk UK and saw a Marsh Harrier, talons outstretched, swoop on a Bittern - it was a long way away, pretty dark and raining (:C) but pretty sure it made contact as the Bittern fled rather than dropping into the reeds. Are these attacks common - as in driving...
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