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    Blue moth in Surrey

    Brilliant, thanks Richard. Strangely this one is quite blue in real life but it's definitely that species and there does seem to be some variation. Cheers
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    Blue moth in Surrey

    Hi all, Just spotted this moth in my house (in Surrey, UK) and it is just over an inch in width. Any idea what it is? Sam
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    Fin or Sei Whale?

    Cheers, that's what I thought also. Unfortunately didn't get a good look at the colouration below that.
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    Fin or Sei Whale?

    Hey all, I'm currently off South West Coast of Ireland. Can't work out if this is a fin or sei whale. Any ideas? http://puu.sh/qpzeX/6df90e68e7.jpg p.s sorry for the link, internet isn't great for uploading photos here! Thanks, Sam
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 5

    You sir are a scholar and a gentleman. Couldn't believe how different the juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull looks compared to the adult!
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 5

    Back once again with another mundane identification. Any idea what these two are?
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 4

    Ohhhhhh do they not develop the colours until they are older?
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 2

    Haha either way, now I know both names! Thanks guys
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 4

    Ok so here goes another one just like the other one. At first I thought this was a puffin from a distance (similar size) but the bill is all wrong. Any ideas? Once again sorry for the picture quality! Sam
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 2

    Thanks Joakim, that's the same as a guillemot right?
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 2

    Another day at sea - sunny in Scotland... who'd have thought Any ideas on this new one?! (Oops Challenge 3)
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 2

    Cheers, they do look similar. As you say they are a bit squatter, I'll keep an eye out next time they pass to try and find out!
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    Minnesota Hawk

    Broad Winged?
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 2

    AHH Kittiwake! How on earth did I get that wrong, I saw tons of them on my last trip. I need some practice... Guillemots looks absolutely spot on. I guess I better find a harder challenge - There's some ominous brown and white birds as well as a small black and white one that bobs under water...
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    Outer Moray Firth - Challenge 2

    I thought I'd continue with my impossible identifications with this picture of a flock of birds that has been bugging me for the last 10 weeks. - Almost certainly some boring common bird but never mind! They fly past low to the water and very quickly (hence it is incredibly difficult to get a...
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    ID - Outer Moray Firth Scotland

    Hi Steve. I should have put something about the behaviour. It was constantly running around like a headless chicken and as soon as I stopped walking he came to check me out which is when I took the photo. As soon as I moved he was off again searching for God knows what. I'm on a ship which...
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    ID - Outer Moray Firth Scotland

    Ahh thanks guys. I shall endeavour to find him again and take a clearer photo! I didn't think the Temminck's would come up so far north? Sam
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    ID - Outer Moray Firth Scotland

    Ahh here is another photo that shows that perhaps you were right and the bill is shorter! Little stint? (Also has the darker patch along the top of the head)
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    ID - Outer Moray Firth Scotland

    Hi Mark - Yeh I'm pretty sure that is just my poor photography skills. It was also at midnight so it is all artificial lighting. Thanks ken, I've not ever seen a little stint before but the colouring does look very similar based on google images. It would account for the white belly too...
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    ID - Outer Moray Firth Scotland

    Thanks Roy, The beak certainly looks the same. The only difference I can see is that it didn't have any brown on the belly, just white (Could be seasonal?) and it didn't seem quite as lean as the ones on google images, a bit more like a robin. I thought it may be some time of sandpiper but I...
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    ID - Outer Moray Firth Scotland

    Hey Guys, New here and a complete novice. I am currently on a seismic vessel in the Outer Moray Firth and came across this little guy on the helideck. It would be great if anyone could identify it. P.s sorry for the quality, the internet isn't great!
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