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    Common Scoter

    Common Scoter (I think!) off Beer Head (East Devon)
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    Jackdaws feeding on hogweed stems

    I was in Tintagel yesterday. As well as feeding on leftovers from our picnic, I saw a Jackdaw pecking on a broken off stem of hogweed or similair. Anyone know what it was after? My guess is seeds or insects.
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    Birding in Fairfield Connecticut

    I'm visiting my sister in Fairfield, Connecticut next April. I'd be grateful for any suggestions of good birding places in that area. Atomic Elk
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    December butterfly

    Just popped out to do a bit of lunch time Christmas shopping and saw a Peacock butterfly go past me and into a sofa shop! (Paris Street, Exeter). Never seen one so late - or is it just that I haven't been paying attention? Atomic Elk
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    Stork in Somerset

    Info here: http://www.southsomersetmuseums.org.uk/heritage/burtonpynsent.htm
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    Stork in Somerset

    From another look at the map and a quick Google, that sounds more like it. It's the Burton Pynsent Monument and it is in about the right area. Thanks for this, chaps.
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    Stork in Somerset

    I've now had a look at streetmap.co.uk - it seems I must have been mistaken about the Wellington Monument - it IS beyond Taunton - sorry folks!
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    Stork in Somerset

    No, I'd travelled from London Paddington and got off at Taunton - last stop had been Castle Carey. I could be wrong about the Wellington Memorial, but it's the only thing of its type that I know of in the area. It was on the left hand side when facing the direction of travel.
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    Stork in Somerset

    Thanks Darrell; For clarification I should say that the train was approaching Taunton from the London direction. The nearest obvious landmark I saw, a few minutes later, was the Wellington memorial column thingy. AE
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    Stork in Somerset

    A belated posting this, but I saw a stork in a field from a train approaching Taunton on Monday (25th July), at about 7.00 pm ish. Anyone heard of stork sightings in the area? Could it have been an escape? AE
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    A couple from last night

    Sounds like the top of my head!
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    A couple from last night

    Thanks guys. Just regular egg packaging, Andrew. My sister in law lives on a farm with 3,000 free range chickens, so getting packaging isn't a problem! Sorry the photo of no 1 isn't so good. However I had quite a number of heart and dart come in and they didn't seem to resemble photo 1...
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    A couple from last night

    Hope this works - just got my first digital camera, and this is the first time I've done an attachment. Anyway, ID help appreciated on a couple that came to my trap last night.
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    Garden moth list 2004

    Put my home made trap (mentioned in an earlier thread) out last night and picked up: Eyed Hawk Moth Poplar Hawk Moth 2x Hebrew Character 2x Garden Carpet Swallow Prominent Muslin and guest appearances by the following beetles, under the egg trays Nicrophorus Humator 3 x Cockchafer
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    Greek Lizard ID

    Thanks guys - Brian's link most impressive. Unfortunately none of the lizards menitioned match my recollection of it. Should also have said that it seemed to be very smooth rather than scaly. AE
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