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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Recent content by la_ravachol

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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Was your location active? I find these kind of wild results I only happen if my GPS is off or misfunctioning.
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    How's Your 2023 List Going?

    A week in Dorset to finish the year provided four final ticks, including one lifer. Perhaps if the weather had been better I might have found more and though it's kind of a shame not to make 500, it's still a lot more than I thought I'd get this year. 489. Slavonian Grebe 490. Common Goldeneye...
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    How's Your 2023 List Going?

    An easy local twitch today. 488. Little Gull
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    How are Athlon Midas 8 x 42 ED & Midas G2 8 x 42 UHD?

    I've read in a couple of places, including from one retailer, that the glass in the Midas ED and G2 are the same and actually only the body is upgraded.
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    How's Your 2023 List Going?

    This would have been easy to tick off when I'm in England next month, but much nicer to get it here in Madrid where it's uncommon (unless you count the escaped that's been living in the city centre for a couple of years!). 487. Eurasian Wigeon
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    Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?

    I'm not sure if you mean as default, but Merlin bird packs do use scientific names alongside vernacular names if you switch it on in settings.
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    How's Your 2023 List Going?

    I had a bit of a dry spell but finally had a great day this week and was able to add a couple of species I hadn't seen locally since March 2022. 485. Little Bustard 486. European Golden Plover
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    How's Your 2023 List Going?

    Didn't go out at all for a few weeks, but I did twitch a Yellow-browed Warbler on Sunday making 483 for the year.
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    Hummingbird, San Diego

    Reviewing photos and came across this hummingbird from early September in San Diego. Obligatory apologies for poor quality etc.
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    How's Your 2023 List Going?

    Two year ticks since arriving home to Madrid a week ago. 481. Bluethroat 482. Ruff
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    How's Your 2023 List Going?

    One from Rosarito, Baja. 475. Grey Phalarope San Diego 476. Leach's Storm-Petrel 477. Burrowing Owl 478. Vermilion Flycatcher 479. Cactus Wren In England for a few days again now. 480. Bar-tailed Godwit
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    Storm-petrel ID, San Diego

    I lightened up the photo and removed the automatic settings in the raw file which I think helps to view some details clearer. Even after brightening, the carpal bar on the upper side of its left wing is still barely visible and (hopefully I'm not on my own with this one!) is that not a wedge...
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    Storm-petrel ID, San Diego

    That may be the most likely candidate as there were a good number of them out that day. But that may also be the reason I can't remember the flight style of this particular bird (not aided by the fact whale watching boats obviously don't slow down for birds). I wondered if, based on this photo...
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    Storm-petrel ID, San Diego

    Apologies for blurry picture, but I wondered what people make of this storm-petrel because I’m not sure. From a whale watcher off San Diego yesterday.
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    How's Your 2023 List Going?

    Tahoe. I'm usually based in San Diego whenever I'm over here but left for a week or two at the exact wrong time (from a birding perspective!). I understand some interesting things did turn up, but predictably gone before I got back. Having said that, there are still very big numbers of seabirds...
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