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    LBJ Warbler

    Hi Rob Upton Warren is one of my local patches and i try to get my earliest dates for migrants. In 1994 i found a Willow warbler on the 11th of march. On the 12th it was singing quite well. Whilst it could well be a Chiffy there is also a good chance that it could also be a WW We have them at...
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    Strange Pintail

    I have to say that having looked at this pic quite alot lately to pick out features that supported my stance on this bird.I suddenly went dry mouthed when i noticed that the neck wasnt just pulled-in but actually short,and that the head wasnt that clever for pintail either. So i started to read...
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    birds are clever

    Hi blackbird 14. Years ago my wife used to put bacon rind out on the window ledge after breakfast. A bluetit used to come and pick away at it.After a time,if the rind wasnt out it would come and tap at the window. It would fly away when you opened the window and then come straight back. This...
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    leftover porridge

    Hi Nursey Try some niger seed and black sunflower. Also no-grow scatter seed. Also you could visit www.noahsarkgardens.co.uk.and click on the featured foods to give you some idea of what to use to attract a variety of birds without costing you a fortune or having to prepare loads of different...
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    Help with Black Duck ID please

    Hi Gus The birds you have discribed,sound to me to be domestic duck that have gone feral. These melanistic birds are a crossbreed mallard which will quite readily pair back to mallard. Hope this helps. Regards Roger.
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    Strange Pintail

    Hi nutcracker Would you be so good as to tell me where you read that only a gale is capable of bending a pintails tail? None of the books i have make mention. Who is to say that you dont get these small movements when the wind blows.But because they are momentary they are dismissed by the eye...
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    Strange Pintail

    Hi nutcracker Whats to say that these feathers arent being blown by the wind or still growing, or a permutation of both. Or damaged in some way? furthermore there are a lot of pale bluish/green blotches throughout the pic both in the water and on the bird. this is what i am offering up as a...
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    Warbler - having trouble with ID

    M Its good that we do voice our own opinions.So many times just one person has gone against the flow of thought and created a debate and better understanding has come of it.. The gat out of jail reference was meant as a joke. But could just so easily be a reason to be cautious. Like i said...
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    Identification error

    Allen my post was meant to be hilarious. Maybe if you read it again. Regards Roger
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    Identification error

    Hi senatore No i have never made a birding mistake.Although i once stood next to a guy who did. Obviously i had no idea what he must have been going through. Regards Roger.
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    Warbler - having trouble with ID

    Hi M Cowming Another consideration could be that the bird is out of its eliment and trying to keep a low profile. Also we tend to see Pallas's up in trees,very rarely on the deck,so dont have time to study posture. Whilst on the scillys last year and shortly after looking at the Ovenbird. i...
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    Whimbrel or Curlew ?

    Hi scampo When you catch up with an obvious whimbrel take the the time to study it. Look at its feeding action,the way it holds itself. They are generally darker birds. proprtionally shorter necked with a smaller head compared to curlew. the bill is shorter,darker.looks black with some birds...
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    Strange Pintail

    Northern Pintail for me,also. Structurally as well as right feather colour and shape all look good. As IanF suggests there does look to be some chromatic abberation. Most obvious with the colbolt blue on the outertail coverts. The brownish wash on the breastplate could also be due to the bird...
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    ID please

    Yes, its a chiloe wigeon.(anas sibilatrix) as Cuckooroller stated. Regards Roger.
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    Help whit Goose

    Of course Wintibird is correct,the birds in pic 2 are Greylag geese and as pure as any that you will see. Regards Roger.
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    ID please

    Hi nutcracker I said it looked more like a hoopoe,I didnt say it was a hoopoe.Brambling is also good for me. Although,i think,dimitris has appeared to have cleared things up now. Regards Roger
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    What should I do?...

    Hi Dimitris You have a bit of a dilemma. If these people are friends of yours you may or may not feel guilty about informing the authorities. I dont think that you should.(feel guilty,that is). I would feel obliged to do something. I would certainly work on these people and try to get them to...
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    What's This?

    Hi Kajrowe Looks like a field mouse to me. The tail is too short and narrow,especially,at the base to be a rat. Regards Roger
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    Whimbrel or Curlew ?

    Hi Scampo I agree that some curlew with strong head patterns get you thinking that it might be a whimbrel. But i dont think that you would see a whimbrel and think that it was a curlew. Regards Roger.
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    ID please

    Hi Stevo Now its out of water it does look more like a hoopoe.
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    Warbler - having trouble with ID

    I have to say that i am in the Tim Allwood camp. It just strikes me as being pallas' Regards Roger
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    ID please

    I got Long tailed duck. Regards Roger.
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    Help whit Goose

    Hi carpie Whilst the pairing of these two geese are very common,the young seem to be many and varied. birds can have deep based bills the size and shape of greylag but be black or canada shape and orange. and all permutations of all body features. I once saw 3 hybrids that looked like canadas...
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    Garden Mystery

    Sorry Offord, i'm an idiot Regards Roger.
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    Garden Mystery

    Hi Offord (canary will never go 'pink') There is a breed of canary called (red factor canary) Which range from a pale pink to a deep red with a white frosting. Birds have this pink hue,but also have it enhanced with a chemical which is mixed with pepper and scrambled and fed to the...
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