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    Harlequin ladybird? Surrey, UK

    Hello. The attached little fellow appeared on my bathroom wall earlier this year (March) and hung around for quite a while, never venturing far. He's pictured here on the grouting between tiles as an idea of scale. I've tried the old Google image search but I've not really found a conclusive ID...
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    Flower ID, Thames Path, October 2017

    I feel this is probably a bit of a stupid question given how many of these flowers there were on a walk from Petersham towards Kingston at the weekend, especially in the area between Ham and Teddington. That makes me think they are quite common and I should know what they are by now - but I...
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    Caterpillar ID, Oare Marshes, Kent, August 2017

    Can anyone ID the attached caterpillar seen at Oare Marshes in Kent earlier this summer please? I've tried Google and the nearest I've come to is some sort of processionary moth but I really have little confidence in that ID so I am here for some expert eyes. It was climbing up a wooden...
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    2 moths, SW London

    Moths aren't really my thing but this year I am taking photos of more things with the hope of identifying them (having them identified!) later so I can learn a bit more about taxa. 1. Seen at London WWT on 6th August, on the outside of the wildside hide. I've not captured anything in the image...
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    Spotted Flycatcher? SW London, 13th August

    Can someone confirm the attached is a Spotted Flycatcher please? It was sallying out from a willow tree in Hampton Court (Home) Park this morning. Never seen one there (or anywhere round here, actually) so my fingers are crossed... Mat
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    Labyrinth spider web?

    While out and about in the local big parks (Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Hampton Court Park - all SW London) at the weekend I noticed a number of spiders' webs that intrigued me. They were low down, only a few inches off the floor, and largely horizontal but had a "funnel" type structure at one...
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    Buzzard? SW London, July '17

    The attached photo was taken on 15th July at a spot in Home (Hampton Court) Park that has always been good for Little Owl. Obviously this is a much bigger bird of prey which I assume to be a (Common) Buzzard - am I correct?
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    Darter? Hampton Court Park, July '17

    Is the attached a female Common Darter? Seen at Hampton Court Park, SW London, 15th July.
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    Hoverflies, London WWT, 14th July '17

    I'm still photographing random insects but you'll be pleased to know I'm at least having a stab at identifying them :eek!: Two hoverflies from London WWT last Friday: 1. I'm struggling with this one. A lot of the Syrphus and Eupoedes species look very similar to me and hoverflies aren't...
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    Unknown flower, London WWT, May '17

    I took these photos figuring I had a good chance of identifying it myself but my efforts are proving fruitful as I don't really know where to start! I thought it was some sort of orchid but I'm not having any success Googling down that route. So I am calling for help from BirdForum... Taken at...
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    Orange tip? London WWT, May '17

    Attached is what I thought at the time was a female orange tip but looking again it lacks any black spots on the forewing. If not an orange tip then what is it? And if it is what I thought it was, are the black spots not diagnostic? Can they be missing, as in this image? Taken on 5th May at...
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    Bumblebees, London WWT, 1st July

    My habit of photographing things I have no idea what they are continues. But in a break with recent tradition I have had a stab at identifying them myself. This time bumblebees... 1. Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) 2 & 3. Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terristris) 4 & 5. Red-tailed bumblebee...
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    Fritillary, Surrey, 2nd July

    I saw this butterfly this afternoon and thought I had a reasonable chance of identifying it. I was reasonably confident it was some sort of fritillary and after consulting the only book I currently own that covers these things (Collins Complete Guide to British Insects - I need a better book)...
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    Unknown insect, Andalucia, May '17

    One day I'll stop posting photos of random critters I seen hoping that someone here can ID them for me. But I'm afraid today's not that day. I'm certainly picking up pointers from the IDs I've been given so far but I am still a long way out of my depth. Today's plea for help comes in the form...
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    Beetle, Andalucia, May '17

    I've been taking an increasing number of photos of wildlife recently with a view to identifying them and thus broadening my overall knowledge of nature. This is a beetle I saw on a path near Gaucin, Andalucia last month. It may be nothing special but I know nothing about beetles and as I have...
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    Insect ID request, London WWT, April '17

    I saw the insect in the attached photos on some flowers at the London Wetland Centre (WWT) in April. At the time I thought I'd take a photo as it looked interesting - to me, at least - and because I didn't know what it was and hoped to find out. Can anyone here let me know what I snapped please...
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    Unknown butterfly, Andalucia, May '17

    I saw the attached butterfly - or rather I saw the butterfly, the images of which I have attached as I haven't actually attached the butterfly itself - on a path just outside Gaucin, Andalucia in May of this year. I only captured the underwing unfortunately, which certainly limits my own...
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    Greenfinch? Bushy Park, London, April 2017

    The attached photos show some sort of finch and the paler band around the throat (seen on at least one of the images) lends itself to Greenfinch, doesn't it? They are certainly in this area and I have seen them on top of this exact bush before. I can't recall whether I could hear one at the time...
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    Grasshopper, Andalucia, May '17

    Attached are a few photos I saw of a "grasshopper" (I admit it might not be a grasshopper species but it's something along those lines) above a doorway in Gaucin, Spain, May 2017. Hopefully the first shot gives some idea of scale but I admit it's not great. I'd appreciate any ID pointers... Mat
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    Mystery spider, London WWT, June '17

    My eyes (and thus camera) were drawn to an interesting-looking web in amongst the grass and general vegetation beside a path at the London WWT Wetland Centre this afternoon (16th June). When I saw the spider was also on it I had to grab a pic and now hope someone here can help me identify it...
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    Caterpillars, London WWT

    Carrying a compact camera while I bird has opened my eyes to more of nature and it's about time I tried to get some IDs for some of the critters I have snapped over the past few months. The attached caterpillars were both seen at London WWT. The first was seen on 11th March this year. The...
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    Pipit?, London WWT, 18th March '17

    The attached photo was phonescoped at full zoom at London WWT on Saturday (18th March). It looked different to the Water Pipit I have seen around there a lot (including on Saturday) but it also looked different to the Meadow Pipits I saw recently in Bushy Park. It didn't have the marked...
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    A few from Valencia, October 2014

    I'm nearly done sorting out all my old holiday snaps (thankfully!) but there are still a few I would like help with identifying. There are 3 birds here: 1 - Spotted Flycatcher? 2 & 3 - nope, no idea 4 & 5 - again, not sure All help appreciated :t: Mat
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    A few from Norfolk, September 2016

    This is embarrassing but I have only just got round to processing & filing some photos I took in Norfolk last September and my brain is failing me as I can't ID some of the subjects :-C I think the attached were all taken at Titchwell, from memory. 1. Gadwall female? I'm not sure why I would...
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    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 2009

    I know this may be expecting a lot but I was wondering if anyone was able to ID any of the attached birds, seen in a botanical garden in Rio back in February 2009. There are 4 birds here - I think. I know 4 & 5 are the same bird but it's possible 1 & 2 are the same bird too, I just can't tell...
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