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  1. petemorris

    Newt sp. Lancashire

    Hi... Anyone know their newts well? I thought I'd found the first Palmate Newt for our garden when I saw the tail on this newt, but all is not right. So: (1) can a male Smooth Newt show this tail extension, and if so is this just a male Smooth Newt losing its crest? (2) if not, does anyone...
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    7d ii and 100-400 ii - the ultimate travel set up??

    I've used SLRs nearly all my life, and DSLRs since c2004. It's been a love hate relationship for me, and I've generally been disappointed! Today changed all of that. My first experience with the above set up for me was a game changer. Suddenly I could point a camera at a flying bird against a...
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    Canon 100-400 mkii IS modes

    Has anyone worked out the relative merits of IS mode 1 and IS mode 3. Does mode 3 work well for people as a general setting? Sounds like it could be the way to go? Cheers Pete
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    Lestes identification

    Taken in North Norfolk this week, is the attached a female Lestes dryas? Both species have been recorded from the site previously, though most of those we saw were sponsa. Cheers Pete
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    Woodcock behaviour

    Whilst watching Black Grouse in Teesdale today, we became aware that the fields also held a number of woodcocks. Surprisingly, even late in the morning, by carefully watching from the car, the birds were surprisingly visible. During one particularly frenetic period, up to six birds chased each...
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    Interesting Wagtail from Eastern China

    I saw this wagtail with the Birdquest group today at Rudong, north of Shanghai. A stunning bird, I have my opinions as to what it must be, but just wondered what others thought, or if anyone knows of similar individuals. Apologies for the quality of the pics - it was digiscoped at some distance...
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    Red-crested Pochard at Marton Mere

    The bird in the links below has been labelled as a juvenile Red-crested Pochard at Marton Mere in Lancahire. Surely a dabbling duck has had a helping hand in the creation of this rather strange looking quacker. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fyldebirdclub/6608333541/in/photostream...
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    Falcon sp

    I saw this falcon recently at a difficult to access site. Anyone any ideas?
  9. petemorris

    Ringed Audouin's Gulls

    Hi Folks Does anyone know where I can trace the details of these ringed Audouin's Gulls (KA3 and ICZA) that I photographed near to Bastia on Corsica last week. Very likely to be local birds, but always worth finding out. Cheers Pete
  10. petemorris

    Bean Geese

    These two pictures of Bean Geese (in the broad sense) were sent to me today as the observer was concerned about the identification. Of course Tundra Bean Goose is the more likely option in Kent, and that is what they are all being called by the news services. Pic 1 is of a single bird near...
  11. petemorris

    Yet another Caspian Gull

    As there's a few very experienced caspian experts on the forum, here's a gull I saw locally last winter. It was nearly dark, no open wing pattern seen! Caspian Gull is still very rare in east Lancs, so it could represent a significant record. Any opinions?? Cheers Pete
  12. petemorris

    East Asian Treron Nomenclature

    I've been re-ordering and updating some of our East Asian checklists at work, following the publication of Birds of East Asia, Brazil, 2009. In it he has split Whistling Green Pigeon into Taiwan Green Pigeon (T. formosae including filipinus) and Ryukyu Green Pigeon (T. riukiuensis including...
  13. petemorris

    Amazing lizard from Colombia

    Hi there Does anyone know what this amazing and distinctive lizard is? It was taken at El Paujil in Colombia. Thanks in advance Pete
  14. petemorris

    A couple of tricky ones from Taiwan

    I took these pictures on my recent tour to Taiwan. Rather than taint people's opinions with what I think they are, I have left them simply as 'snipe' and 'pipit' and would like to hear other's views on their identification. I did not hear the pipit call, and the snipe on the right in the two...
  15. petemorris

    flammifera Little Spiderhunter

    I am just posting this to raise awareness really. Many distinct forms in the Philippines are discussed as potential splits, and indeed the number of recognized endemics is constantly growing. A highly distinct form that I have never seen discussed is the dilutior form of Little Spiderhunter from...
  16. petemorris

    Yet more redpolls!

    I have been lucky over the last couple of days to have had the distraction of a nice flock of redpolls outside my window. These include at least three very obvious Mealy (Common) Redpolls (photos 1-4) and a number of Lesser Redpolls. However, there are a few that I am tempted to pass off as...
  17. petemorris

    Recommended carbon fibre legs and tripod head?

    Hi there For the last few years I've been using Manfrotto carbon fibre legs and a 128rc manfrotto head. Both were great, but have come to the end of their useful life! I'm using an 88mm scope and digiscoping a bit, but do not want anything heavier than my old set up. Anyone with any...
  18. petemorris

    Nikon P600 and Kowa 883 + zoom

    Nikon P6000 and Kowa 883 + zoom I realize that much of this may have been covered already, but can anyone advise on the simplest way of attaching these two items. I prefer to use a simple tube that can simply push on and off, and I do not wish to remove the rubber from the eyepiece (primarily...
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