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    Almeria Region, southern Spain

    One for the duck gurus I thought Marbled Duck/Teal (whatever the current in vogue name is) in the field but then I saw a green speculum so scratching my head now. Any thoughts most welcome...
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    ID please, Dar es Salaam area, Tanzania

    Somalian Sparrow or female of one of the Weaver sp?
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    ID Please - Pemba, Mozambique

    Any ideas on an ID for this fella? A friend took the picture in Pemba, Mozambique. Is it one of the Bishop species or maybe a weaver? The picture has been lightened slightly to bring out the plumage detail a bit better.
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    Mozambique

    Bought an field guide for southern Africa and managed to leave it back home :-/ Fist one looks like a Sunbird to me but a there are 22 species here in Mozambique, no idea which one. No ideas at all about the second one, had planned to spend the flight down reading the field guide and getting...
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    Barents Sea Raptor ID please

    OK so I'm on a rig up in the Barents Sea at the top end of Norway. The rig crew find a raptor trapped in the moonpool area and manage to shoot some video. It's pretty ropey, as are the screen grabs from it, the bird was tearing around in a pretty small confined area until they managed to open...
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    A couple of quacks, Almeria, Spain.

    Birds 1-3 Over all impression of a very pale bird. Marbled Duck? or maybe Female Pintail? Birds 4 & 5 Not a scooby :-(
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    LBJs from Almeria, Spain.

    Totally pants at LBJs. Any ideas folks? I think the first two shots is a Reed Warbler? Second bird, no idea, heavyish, black bill is throwing me off. Finally third bird, Audouin's Gull? cheers for the help in advance. EDIT: Added another shot of the first bird, slightly better profile of the bill.
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    Redpoll ID Cork, Ireland

    Anyone got any idea what species? Supercilium looks a bit bright. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4OtQDES-_U
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    Duck - Cork, Ireland

    Is this a Ring-necked Duck? It's head shape looks a bit off? Another hybrid maybe?
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    Duck, The Gearagh, Ireland

    Any ideas? Apologies for the quality of the pic, it was a real sh*tty day.
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    Wagtail. Cork, Ireland

    Folks, Pied or White?
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    What flavour wader? Cork, Ireland

    Seen at Cuskinny Marsh, Great Island on a filthy wet day, very overcast. I thought it was a Common Sandpiper, just one thing is bugging me - I'm pretty sure the feet were projecting past the tail when it came into land. Got some very ropey video if you want to see it...
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    Gull ID Cork, Ireland

    Is this an Iceland Gull? Third pic has part of a Black-headed Gulls head for size reference.
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    ??? bird, Cleveland, UK

    I can't help out with any further info as I don't remember taking the shot - probably because I saw a Red-backed Shrike later and everything else faded into obscurity - damned fine looking bird.
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    Gull ID Cork. Ireland

    Just a plain vanilla Herring?
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    Cork Ireland, Gull ID

    Great Black-backed Gull? Are the foreheads always so "slopey" in juveniles?
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    Couple of IDs from Knockadoon Head, Ireland please

    1. Stonechat? Apologies bad pic, bird was a very long way away 2,3 & 4, Some kind of pipit (Rock?) is the best I can do :(
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    Dead Bird ID - (UK) North Sea

    Any ideas folks? I know its a bit, well, errr...dead - but can any of the gurus get an ID? I think it looks like a Reed Warbler, but I'm pants at warblers.....
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    Plover - Rig in Middle of North Sea

    Any ideas folks? I think it's possibly a Golden Plover, but as I've never seen one in the flesh before I could be wrong. Foggy here so the bird possibly was lost and made for the sound of the fog horn thinking it was going to make landfall. Apologies for the quality of the pic - a colleague...
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    ID from Feathers?

    I'm currently on a rig in the North Sea and we have 2 raptors out here. The feathers are from something that was eaten by one of them. I was wondering what it might have been? I've seen a few brief glimpses of small possibly greeny/yellow passerines shooting about the place but nothing long...
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    Help with a few Spanish Birds

    All taken in Almeria, Spain during June this year. Spain 6 - a "duck" is the best I can do :eek!: Spain 7 - Spotted Redshank? Spain 8 - I don't even remember taking this one sry - looks vaguely Flycatchery to me??
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    Raptor ID Almeria, Spain

    Any ideas about these? Three birds seen flying amongst hirundines overhead whilst sat at a street cafe in Almeria. Merlin???
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    Ideas? Almeria, Spain

    I think the second one might be a Black Wheatear, not a scooby about the first. Any ID gurus that can help out?
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    Equipment Insurance for travel abroad

    I know there's several posts on this subject but they all seem kind of dated. I was just wondering if anyone has any good tips for equipment (scope, bins, camera, etc...) travel insurance to Spain? Travelling from Ireland so if anyone knows an Irish company that does it? cheers.
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    HR 80 GA ED - anyone using one?

    Just wondering if anyone is using the HR 80 GA ED scope? Any words of wisdom as I'm hoping to buy one in the next month or so? Eyepiece choices? For "normal" viewing and digiscoping?
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