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    Bird ID .

    Hi folks, i have just spent a couple of weeks north east of Malaga, in the hills above a place called El Borge, saw a few birds of higher ground i could ID and some i couldn't, but one species had me beat, saw a pair of them going away from me gliding a quite fast and level flight, i was above...
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    Ourique birds

    Hello. We have a cottage for two weeks in August near Ourique in the Alentejo, I know roughly what to expect to see but not exactly the best areas at that time of year, any advice would be most welcome . Thanks, Alan.
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    Territorial fly tipping.

    I work on a large industrial complex populated by many hundreds of Gulls using various rooftops for roosting and nesting, for three days and nights now a pair of Herring Gulls have been involved in a sort of fly tipping competition, one picks a twig and drops it on the road, the other either...
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    Pied Kingfisher.

    I posted this on a forum ages ago but cannot remember if it was this one or not . Anyway a few year back in Cala Bassa, Ibiza i'm sure I saw a Pied Kingfisher zipping along the shoreline. Having done a bit of searching it seems they are a "Eastern / African " bird but would it be possible for...
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    Poitou Charentes, Charente Maritime.

    Hi, i'll be staying near Saintes, Poitou Charentes for two weeks june into July, any notable birds or bird places to see in this region, is it worth taking my binoculars ?.
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    Unknown raptor.

    Hi, I need some help in identifying a bird of prey that I've seen twice on my hols and cannot pin down with my bird books. Last summer in the Lot et Garonne I saw five raptors circling together high up, looking like buzzards or maybe an shorter winged eagle, not the barn door appearance of a...
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    Yorkshire Red Kites.

    Me and my wife had a two day trip around Harrogate, Skipton, and Wetherby and saw about 20 Red kites soaring over the hillside just below the entrance to Harewood house, what a fantastic sight, obviously a great job being done by the folk involved, congratulations to all .:t: Half a dozen...
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    Pied Kingfisher.

    During a holiday in Ibiza in 1998 i'm sure i saw a pied kingfisher on the coast at port des torrent, san antonio bay, definitely a kingfisher of some sort, hunting in seawater ?, i've been on the net and cannot find any info on the possibility.
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    Mc Neill bottom .

    Mc Neill bottom is a lake just off the A68 about a mile out of Witton le Wear on the road to Fir tree then Wolsingham, its in the bottom of the valley alongside the river Wear behind Mc Neill farm. I dont know if many of you know about it but you could combine a trip here with a visit to Low...
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    New forum member saying hello.

    Hiya, my name is Alan Bell, i am a 50 year old casual birdwatcher living in that sweetspot of SW Durham, just 20 mins from teesdale, weardale, North Yorkshire, and Cleveland. I am by no means an expert but if you need some advice on locations in my little area then i'll be pleased to help you .
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