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    Trouble with Surfbirds webpage.

    Hiya Mick. I see the old place hasn't changed much. :king:
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    Trouble with Surfbirds webpage.

    ...from Hertfordshire.
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    Comment by 'Bluetail' in media 'ID? Juvenile American Robin?'

    Not too well up on juvenile American birds, but it's certainly not a robin - they're quite spotty and have distinct hint of the adult plumage. This bird looks more like a Northern Mockingbird to me.
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    Need Help For Thrush? Pic!!!

    Personally I'd put my money on a Hermit Thrush. The black bill tip isn't a problem. Varied Thrush is a bit nearer in shape to American Robin - at least it's less dinky and rotund than your bird looks.
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    Comment by 'Bluetail' in media 'Great Horned Owl'

    Wow!
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    Comment by 'Bluetail' in media 'Black Turnstone'

    Agree: Black Turnstone.
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    Comment by 'Bluetail' in media 'White Crowned Sparrow'

    Absolutely stunning!
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    Comment by 'Bluetail' in media 'Black-headed Gull'

    Very nice, sharp pic, but I'm afraid it's not a Little Tern. It's a gull - Saunder's Gull Larus saundersi I believe.
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    help

    Yes, it's a female Blackbird. They're very variable. I've one visiting my garden this winter that's almost as dark above as a male.
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    Comment by 'Bluetail' in media 'Osprey'

    Certainly an Osprey. Nice shot.
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    What's been in your garden today?

    Not so much variety yesterday as in many recent days. A male Bullfinch for the second day in a row (nice!), two Blackcaps, a flock of 30 Greenfinch + Goldfinch and 6 Chaffinch. 9 Blackbirds.
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    What's been in your garden today?

    Four Blackcaps today. First thing this morning there were three males side by side on the fallen sunflower hearts. Amazing. For a moment I thought my binoculars needed colimating. Then later on the regular female appeared. That's five different Blackcaps that have visited this month since for...
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    Historical Impossibility?

    They are "halflings". And, of course, Middle Earth knew all sorts of species that are beyond the ken of modern man... ;)
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    Historical Impossibility?

    Zipped flies in cowboy films are always worth a chuckle.
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    Chickadee I.D

    The bird is so scruffy overall that I wouldn't like to make a call based on the bib. How would it look if the bird were neat and pristine, I wonder? That said photo #1 does show that the greater coverts have pale outer webs that contrast with the darker inner webs and with the rest of the wing...
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    Comment by 'Bluetail' in media 'Red-Bellied Woodpecker'

    What a magnificent capture!
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    Comment by 'Bluetail' in media 'Waiting'

    Beautiful shot.
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    Diver UK

    First-winter male Eider perhaps?
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    Firecrests

    Hi Steven. Actually, the list of birds I've had actually in the garden is pretty unimpressive. Only 36 species in c.10 years - and even that includes birds like hirundines passing through below roof level. Firecrest is by far the best bird I've had (curiously, I've had three or four previous...
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    Firecrests

    Thanks, Tom. That's an interesting point you raise about Firecrest's range. We do expect to get a small number of wintering birds down here in Devon (though not in my garden!) but they do seem mainly to be a southern species. I was thinking that, up north, you'd probably get a fair few on the...
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    Saving word documents as PDF files

    I use Pdf995 (freeware, but it's worth paying to get rid of the nag screen). Download here: http://www.pdf995.com/download.html You need the printer driver and free converter. The sister programme PdfEdit995 is also well worth having. It can combine pdfs, extract pages from them, convert...
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    Which is better warbler field guide?

    I like the Curson, but haven't seen the Dunn. I'm interested, though. What do you think it makes it better? Do tell more!
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    What's been in your garden today?

    Today's counts: 2 Woodpigeon 1 Wren 1 Dunnock 3 Robin (lined up on our fence, all posturing at each other - but not for long!) 6 Blackbird 1 Song Thrush 2 Blackcap (1 female, 1 male) 1 Goldcrest 2 Firecrest (WOW!) 2 Blue Tit 4 Great Tit 2 Coal Tit 2 Chaffinch 16 Greenfinch 7 Goldfinch
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    Peregrines do they kill gulls

    Reminds me of a morning last year when I saw a young Peregrine have a go at a Herring Gull. The family it belonged to put a fair bit of effort into warding off the local gulls too. (Account here: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=20784)
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    Firecrests

    I've had a Firecrest visiting my back garden on and off for the last month and also up to two Goldcrests, which are fairly uncommon visitors too. Early this morning I was pleased to see a Goldcrest again, but amazed when it was followed shortly afterwards by not one, but two Firecrests. I was...
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