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    Mallorca. Son Real 3 July 2022

    Good morning, I was hoping someone could help me ID this bird I saw in the Son Real reserve Mallorca? Thanks for any help you can give. Cheers Pete
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    Portknockie, Aberdeen

    Afternoon, A BOC shot from my parents in in North Aberdeenshire. Rubbish picture unfortunately. Any ideas what it could be. Thanks Pete
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    Lesser Yellowlegs North Uist?

    Afternoon all, Is this a lesser yellowlegs? Before I put anything out I’m looking for a second opinion as I have never seen one before. Probably be a redshank ! 😀 Cheers Pete
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    American golden plover North Uist?

    Afternoon, I think I may have seen an American Golden plover, I’ve never seen one before before so any help appreciated. Bird alone and on salt marsh. Thanks Pete
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    Uist visit advice 20-25 sept

    Morning all, I‘ve got some time off during 20-25 sept and was thinking about driving over To the the Uists from Aberdeenshire. Going to camp In a campsite while out there. I’ve never been there and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations about how best to bird the Uists at that time of...
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    Garden Warbler? Drums, NE Scotland 8 Sept

    Good afternoon, I saw this bird in a coastal Willow thicket and could do with some ID help. It was with some Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs. Is this a Garden Warbler? I've never seen one before. Apologies for the pictures, pretty hard to get a clear shot! Thanks for any help with the ID. Pete
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    Crossbill ID. Northern Scotland

    Afternoon all, I had these Crossbills this morning in Darnaway Forest, Moray. The female in particular looked interesting. Could this possibly be a Parrot? Any thoughts either way would be very welcome. Cheers Pete
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    Which Crossbill? Mar Lodge, Braemar

    Good evening, I know Crossbill ID can be tricky at the best of times. So any help would be very welcome in saying what these two are. Apologies for the quality, they are always at the tops of tall trees! Unfortunately the first bird didn't call and the second only sang. Birds were upstream...
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    Common Crossbill, Forres, Scotland?

    Afternoon, Came across a few crossbills near Forres in Scotland today. I think there were common but Parrot crossbills do live in the area. I have relatively little experience with these so any help would be great. Thanks Pete
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    Digiscoping setup and usability question

    Good afternoon, I currently have a Kowa 773, with an iphone 8 kowa digiscope adapter. I mainly use the setup for taking record shots to help with identification of distant waders. But also take photos closer in. I have a Sony RX 100 V and have a few questions from compact camera digiscope...
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    Unidentified Peep Ythan Estuary Scotland

    Morning, I caught up with the currently unidentified peep on the Ythan this morning. Apologies for the pictures, screen grabs from phonescoped video taken at extreme range with rubbish light in the rain! Bird had a distinct feeding behaviour. Thanks for any help getting an Id...
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    Sony RX 10 M4 vs Nikon P900 personal experiences of both?

    Good afternoon, I've been using the P900 for a few months now, and although I like the zoom a lot, the focus speed and small buffer are certainly a draw back. The quality of the images are fairly average in many circumstances too. Does anyone have experience of both the RX 10 M4 and Nikon...
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    Marsh Warbler Cruden Bay Scotland?

    Good afternoon, A Marsh Warbler was seen yesterday at the spot I saw this bird this morning. Is this bird a Marsh Warbler? They aren't that common in Aberdeenshire and I've never seen one before so I always like to get some opinions from more experienced birders. Pictures are screen grabs...
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    First go at star test, help with results

    Good evening, I’ve just conducted an artificial star test on my second hand Kowa 773 with a 1.6 extender at 96x Could anyone give me some advice on what I’m seeing, how good the scope is and especially what is the yellow line through the picture. I’m hoping to get a 883 next year and want to...
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    Wader help: Ythan estuary, Aberdeenshire

    Good morning, I saw a wader yesterday on the mudflats on the Ythan estuary. I’m thinking Ruff, but the beak is quite long and bird relatively small, is a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper a possibility? Bird was some distance away and photos are phone scoped. Thanks for any help. Cheers Pete
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    Worth upgrading to TE-11WZ eyepiece for a 773?

    Afternoon, I’ve got a birthday coming up and was wondering does anyone have any experience of the TE-11 WZ on a 773? Is it worth upgrading to, from the 20-60? Any real world experience would be great. Cheers Pete
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    Handa mid July-Skuas?

    Evening, I’m up in Inverness in mid July with work. I’ve not seen Bonxies or Artic skuas before and was wondering if they would still be around Handa in mid July? Thanks Pete
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    Juvenile Sedge Warbler?

    Afternoon, An easy one i'm sure. Is this a juvenile Sedge Warbler? It's still my first year birding so not seen many juveniles yet. Cheers Pete
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    Odd one out in Flock of Dunlin, Ythan Estuary, Scotland

    Afternoon, I came across a small wader in a flock of Dunlin and Ringed plover. It was the only one without a black belly patch, and I’m unsure of it’s identification. Is this just another Dunlin? Still finding waders a bit tricky, so any help is much appreciated. Cheers Pete
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    Yellow Wagtail, Girdleness Aberdeen?

    Good afternoon, I'm after some help to tell if this is a Yellow Wagtail, as they are uncommon in Scotland and I've not seen one before. Cheers Pete
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    White Billed Diver? Cullen, Aberdeenshire

    Good afternoon, To start, apologies for the picture quality, screen grabs from a digiscoped iPhone video. I've not seen a White Billed Diver before. So any help from experienced sea watchers would be great! The diver was noticeable bigger than ones i've seen before and the bill did stand out...
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    Binocular Upgrade help please Kowa/Zeiss or Vortex around £1000

    Good afternoon, I know there are a lot of similar threads, but I'm after some real world user advice/experiences on upgrading my binoculars, from the list below. I've been birding watching for about 2 years now, using a Hawke Endurance ED 8 X42 and i'm looking to upgrade. I've done a lot of...
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    Gull: Ythan Estuary Scotland today

    Evening all, My Gull ID skills are shocking and I was hoping someone might be able to tell me what this gull I saw this morning on the Ythan estuary in Scotland is? Apologies for the poor quality pics. Cheers Pete
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    Small scope help?

    Good morning, I'm after some assistance with choosing between these three scopes: Viking 50mm ED Pro + 12-36x eyepiece Hawke Endurance ED 12-36×50 Kowa TSN 501 I'm after a small scope for long walks in Scottish Highlands and as I'm relatively new to bird watching i like to grab a quick...
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    Ythan Estuary Scotland-Duck and Grebe ID help

    Good afternoon, Apologies for another ID question. I came across a duck in the mouth of the Ythan Estuary today, it was with some Eider, but was much smaller. I think it may be a juvenile Long-tailed Duck, but i've never seen one before. So any help would be great.
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