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    Caterpillar, Gibraltar Point NNR

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    Caterpillar, Gibraltar Point NNR

    I would be grateful for help in identifying this caterpillar, photographed today at Gibraltar Point NNR.
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    Toadstools on Corsican Pine Cone

    As far as I can discover it may be a Mycena sp. I would be grateful for any comments on this.
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    Toadstools on Corsican Pine Cone

    Today I photographed a group of toadstools on a Corsican Pine cone at Gibraltar Point NNR. I would be grateful for any help in identifying the species.
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    MatingInsects at Gibraltar Point

    Thank you for this. Is there a common (English) name?
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    MatingInsects at Gibraltar Point

    I would be most grateful if anyone could identify these mating insects.
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    Insects at Gibraltar Point

    I would be grateful if anyone can identify these mating insects:
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    Ageing of Cuckoo, England

    The mystery Cuckoo seems intermediate between a juvenile Cuckoo and a second-year plus Cuckoo (see attached photographs, the first a recent juvenile, the second a first-summer showing some retained juvenile secondaries). There seem two main possibilities: (1) It is a remarkably early-fledged...
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    Ageing of Cuckoo, England

    On 10 July I trapped and ringed this Cuckoo at Gibraltar Point, England. I would welcome any opinions about the ageing of this bird. The underparts (not photographed) were mostly that of an adult female - mostly barred black and white but with some dull rufous on the breast.
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    Close-ringed Parrot

    Apologies if this is not the most suitable forum for this. I have just returned to Gibraltar Point from a holiday abroad and have found on the table (presumably intended for me) a dead, close-ringed bird that appears to me to be an African Orange-bellied Parrot - no dead parrot jokes please ;)...
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    Fungus on Pine Cone

    I have used a search engine, and Conifercone Cap (Baeospora myosura) also seems a possibility.
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    Fungus on Pine Cone

    The photographs show a fungus growing on an old pine cone at Gibraltar Point. I would be grateful if anyone could identify the species.
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    BTO Application form help!

    Try this:
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    CES dates

    Try this: http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/ringing/surveys/ces/taking-part/latest-visit-periods
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    Kuwait Odonata for ID

    There are some Odonata here from Kuwait for ID, if anyone wishes: www.flickr.com/photos/13994274@N03/
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    Dead Bird, Suffolk, England

    There are a number of species of pheasants, whether wild, feral or released, in the UK, and one feature differing amongst them is leg colour. Whether all young pheasants have pinkish legs I do not know - perhaps some have other colour legs. Is it possible that this is not a Common Pheasant but...
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    Dead Bird, Suffolk, England

    A birder has sent me the attached photograph of a dead bird that he photographed recently in Suffolk. Any opinions about the identity of this bird would be welcome.
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    Painted Ladies in Kuwait

    Many Painted Ladies in Kuwait so far, and therefore there may be a bigger influx of them further north later: www.hawar-islands.com/blog/14_stub.php
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    Kuwait Phylloscopus Photographs

    The attached photographs, taken in poor light conditions, were taken in Kuwait recently. Any opinions about the identity of this bird would be welcome.
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    Nice Kuwait Dragonfly

    There is a nice dragonfly photograph from Kuwait for those who can ID it: http://www.hawar-islands.com/blog/14_stub.php Please scroll down a bit.
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    ID Wheatear FROM KUWAIT

    WP List per BWP A question that needs to be asked: Is Eastern Pied/Variable Wheatear on the WP list as defined by BWP? If not, then this would be a real rarity. Does anyone know?
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    Juvenile Large Falcon - Kuwait

    I have attached the photographs in a different way and hope that they open bigger. This bird was submitted to KORC as a Barbary Falcon, but we want to be sure that it is not a hybrid falconer's bird. Further opinions are welcome.
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    Juvenile Large Falcon - Kuwait

    The attached photographs were taken last year in Kuwait. Any opinions about the identity of this bird, especially whether it might be a hybrid, would be very welcome.
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    what is this please lowestoft uk

    Several kinds of raptors have been used for falconry and/or have escaped in east Suffolk recently, including a Harris's Hawk (or Harris Hawk as it is now called sometimes).
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    Kuwait Isabelline/Brown Shike

    This bird, photographs of which are below, was featured on the WP Rarities in Kuwait thread. It could be: Isabelline Shrike Brown Shrike A hybrid between the two Specifically unidentifiable. Shrike experts are welcome to give their opinions about this bird.
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