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    ATX - 80. Then and Now.

    Great info John. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
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    ATX - 80. Then and Now.

    Yes Jason, the ATX - 80. The scope I am looking at buying was manufactured in 2007 but this model is still being made and sold. I wondered if there has been any upgrade since 2007 (lens coatings etc?)
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    ATX - 80. Then and Now.

    I am considering buying an ATX 80 second hand. The year of manufacture is 2007. Does anyone know if there have been any noticeable improvements/changes over the intervening 17 years. Perhaps to lens coatings? Many thanks.
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    Cuba but not as we planned it

    I visited here in 2019. It's called Cueva de los Peces. Interesting to see your Blue-headed Quail Dove has a touch of black in the crown. We were told that this was due to the un-natural diet of kitchen scraps. A blacker example attached (same site) together with a comparison photo taken in the...
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    Scottish independence and your UK list....

    Yes it was accepted. Always skulking when I was there. Couple of photos attached.
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    Scottish independence and your UK list....

    Callander, 26 November 2006 on river Eas Gobhain.
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    Scottish independence and your UK list....

    Just worked mine out - minus 10 Harlequin Duck Barrow’s Goldeneye White-winged Scoter Snowy Egret Western Sandpiper Capercaillie Ptarmigan Rock Dove Crested Tit Scottish Crossbill (shouldn’t be on any of my lists really)
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    South African Moth ID

    That’s a quick response with really good info Honeym, thank you for your help. I didn't really expect to get to species level. Thanks, John
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    South African Moth ID

    Could anyone please help with this identification? Taken near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Thanks.
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    A Tale of Two Go-rounds:Gambia January 2020

    A bit late reading this thread but I suffered a double go-around flying from Buenos Aires to Iguazu. Take off had been delayed a couple of hours because of bad weather but there was still a full on storm raging as we approached. No visible signs of a runway (when we left in better weather it...
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    How's your 2019 gone?

    2019 was not too bad at all. Overseas I enjoyed a superb trip to Cuba seeing all the endemics except Zapata Rail (probably extinct) and Cuban Kite (no time to visit the right areas). I also achieved a bucket list ambition to see the smallest bird in the world. Bee Hummingbirds were stunningly...
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    A fly for ID

    Thanks RB & Ficedula, I took the photograph in sand dunes at Porth Neigwl so Philonicus albiceps is a good call. I have just checked the NBN atlas and it has already been recorded from very close to my location.
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    A fly for ID

    Can anyone put a name to this? Photographed on LLyn Peninsular and it almost seemed to jump as it flew short distances from rock to bramble. Thanks John
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Thank you RB and Ficedula, I should have known better than to consider a rarity, always go for the commoner alternative first.
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Bumblebee mimic for ID I took these poor photos of what looks like a Bumblebee mimic in Cheshire last May. I have a species in mind but it appears to be a rarity in my area. I hope the photos are good enough for someone to suggest an ID. John
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