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13-05-2008, 05:27 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
First thing this morning as I was stumbling down the stairs my hubby issued a whispered & frantic order 'get your camera, now!'
There were 4 red kites circling low over our garden and this was one of the better shots I got 
I'm sure I heard my neighbours were muttering about the mad woman next door in her PJ's taking pictures of the sky again 
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13-05-2008, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by agrumpycow  First thing this morning as I was stumbling down the stairs my hubby issued a whispered & frantic order 'get your camera, now!'
There were 4 red kites circling low over our garden and this was one of the better shots I got
I'm sure I heard my neighbours were muttering about the mad woman next door in her PJ's taking pictures of the sky again | Wow! 
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14-05-2008, 03:41 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
Not actually today (last week when visiting Eskdale, Cumbria) but a couple of pics
Yellowhammer and a bad hair day 
and a super snowy owl at Muncaster Castle, Cumbria 
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14-05-2008, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by shirl Not actually today (last week when visiting Eskdale, Cumbria) but a couple of pics
Yellowhammer and a bad hair day
and a super snowy owl at Muncaster Castle, Cumbria
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15-05-2008, 08:47 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Outside Bewdley in a wood with stream in garden.
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Sorry this is a few days old but I had a spotted flycatcher in the garden |
15-05-2008, 10:08 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Small North Lincolnshire village
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
Saw this one on my morning walk today a Yellow Wagtial. Not a good image as it was a very long range shot
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15-05-2008, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Ollie Saw this one on my morning walk today a Yellow Wagtial. Not a good image as it was a very long range shot
Roger | You seem to have the midas touch with anything yellow Ollie! Any golden orioles in your neck of the woods?  |
15-05-2008, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris Hawes You seem to have the midas touch with anything yellow Ollie! Any golden orioles in your neck of the woods? | Sorry Chris, I wish! that's one I've never seen
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16-05-2008, 08:25 PM
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Sat and listened to my first Nightingale of the year today ...oh and watched a singing whitethroat.
Actually....can someone tell me how to spot the diff between whitethroat and lesser whitethroat?...is it obvious?...ta.
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16-05-2008, 09:03 PM
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Different songs to start with. The Lesser Whitethroat is a blander looking bird whereas the Whitethroat is more marked and coloured.
The Whitethroat has rufous coloured wings and a whiter throat. The Lesser can have dark ear coverts (dark shadow stretching from beak, around the eye and towards the mantle) and usually has a paler bill and a pinkish tinge to the breast. The Whitethroat has a longer tail than the Lesser.
Here are photos of each species to compare. The first is glsammy's excellent photo of a Whitethroat http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/pi...hp?photo=39308
The 2nd unfortunately is a link to a photo of a Lesser Whitethroat that isn't in WAB as we don't appear to have one good enough. TrekNature | Lesser Whitethroat with Catch Photo
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter Actually....can someone tell me how to spot the diff between whitethroat and lesser whitethroat?...is it obvious?...ta. | | | | |
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