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  1. purpleturtle

    Hiroshima, Japan. Paradise flycatcher

    Early October near Hiroshima castle, Japan Just want to verify that this is Japanese paradise flycatcher because of lack of eye ring. Juvenile perhaps?
  2. purpleturtle

    Arctic tern? Lancashire ,UK

    Found this tern on 12th May 2016 resting amongst a common tern colony. Didn't associate with the pairs of nesting common terns. Shorter red beak with no black tip. Shorter legs too. Is this an Arctic tern?
  3. purpleturtle

    Lancashire moth caterpillar ID please

    I found 4 of these on my sunflowers this week. Closest guess I can make is Muslin moth?
  4. purpleturtle

    Brazil ID please

    I have a good idea of the first one and no idea on the second one. The raptor photo was taken in Rio de Janerio botanic gardens last month. The yellow finch? was taken in Buzios (100 miles up the coast from Rio).
  5. purpleturtle

    Meadow or Water pipit, Lancashire

    3 of these at Conder green today at high tide, feeding on the estuary tide line. Mipits or Wipits?
  6. purpleturtle

    Neils UK list. based in Lancashire

    1/1/12 Home (Billington, Lancashire) 1. Carrion crow 2. Starling 3. Goldfinch 4. Cormorant 5. Wood pigeon 6. Chaffinch 7. House sparrow 8. Collared dove 9. Jackdaw 10. Blackbird 11. LBB gull 12. BH gull 13. Robin 14. Great tit 15. Mallard 16. Blue tit 17. Dunnock 18. Magpie 19. Jay 20. Rook
  7. purpleturtle

    Which tern? Fleetwood, Lancashire.

    I'm convinced I saw 2 sandwich terns on the wing yesterday. IDed by yellow beak tip. Later on, I found 2 other terns together, loafing with the gulls. Help appreciated.
  8. purpleturtle

    Neil 2011 UK list (NW England)

    1/1/11 Never even left the house.....too hungover - but still managed 23 species through the windows. In order seen 1. Blackbird 2. Blue tit 3. Great tit 4. Magpie 5. Carrion crow 6. Mallard 7. Black headed gull 8. Jackdaw 9. Woodpigeon 10. Robin 11. Mistle thrush 12. Redwing 13. Starling 14...
  9. purpleturtle

    Maldives 1/11/10 - 13/11/10

    At sea for 1 week then Kuredu Island for 1 week. We are scuba divers and that is usually the primary reason for our vacation destinations, but as a keen birder I always want to see want I can. Being that Kuredu island is very small, I didnt expect to find much. I didnt take binoculars or scope...
  10. purpleturtle

    Neils 2010 UK list (NW England)

    In order seen on 01/01/10 Billington (home), Barrow and Rishton 1) Carrion crow 2) House sparrow 3) Magpie 4) Jackdaw 5) Cormorant 6) Collared dove 7) Black headed gull 8) Robin 9) Blackbird 10) Blue tit 11) Dunnock 12) Song thrush 13) Starling 14) Great tit 15) Coal tit 16) Rook 17) Wood...
  11. purpleturtle

    Raptor - Exmouth, NW Australia

    Tried Micheal Morcombes "Field guide to Australian birds" but I'm still not sure...
  12. purpleturtle

    Wader - Sharm el sheik, Egypt

    I have an idea what this is but thought it'd be more fun to post it an test everyones skills. Taken 10 years ago, and I'm just getting round to scanning the old prints now!
  13. purpleturtle

    Lancashire moth ID please

    This was on the kitchen window last night. I had a look on ukmoths but it has pretty unremarkable markings and I've drawn a blank. Anyone know?
  14. purpleturtle

    Neils Lancashire and UK list '08

    1/1/08 garden, drive to Blackburn then a walk around my patch In order seen. 1. Robin 2. Blackbird 3. Great tit 4. Dunnock 5. Coal tit 6. Blue tit 7. Black headed gull 8. Collared dove 9. Carrion crow 10.Starling 11.Magpie 12.Jackdaw 13.Feral pigeon 14.Wood pigeon 15.Kestrel 16.Rook...
  15. purpleturtle

    Kentish plover? chiffchaff? Egypt

    Hi all, I'm just writing up my trip report for last weeks trip to Marsa Alam, Egypt, and wanted to double check on these IDs. For pics 1,2 & 3, I've got Kentish plover with lesser sand plover. Pics 4 & 5 Any objections to chiffchaff? Only 20 species seen in the week, but it was a SCUBA trip...
  16. purpleturtle

    winter plumed calidris? Lancs, uk

    Managed these dodgyscopes at Lytham y/day in terrible windy conditions. Are they all dunlin?
  17. purpleturtle

    100,000+ starlings !!!!!! Blackpool

    Hi folks, Just thought I'd share a wonderful birding experience I had this week. I visited Marton Mere, in Blackpool, Lancs to see the roosting starlings. Fantastic! :t: I've recorded and edited a short video, for those interested in seeing what 100,000 starlings looks like!!!!!!!! Click on...
  18. purpleturtle

    Bottle nestboxes

    Hi all, I've recently been making lots of new nestboxes for next year from all-recycled old off-cuts from our new house. Anyway, I've had the brainwave of recycling 3litre drink bottles as nest boxes. I've attached a photo of one of our old (very well used) nestboxes, next to the new...
  19. purpleturtle

    Twite and grey plover?, Lancashire

    Hi folks, Just checking (and hoping) that these are Twite and Grey plover respectively. All shots digiscoped at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire today. I'm worried that my 25 twite my have been 1st winter linnet.
  20. purpleturtle

    wagtail, marshside, lancashire

    Taken at Marshside at the w/e whilst twitching the glossy ibis and little egrets. I overheard a discussion that these are white wags and not pieds. Any input gratefully recieved.
  21. purpleturtle

    lancashire moth id please

    Hi all, I found this in the bathroom this morning. I've been through the uk moth thumbnails but still cant find it. Its about 3cm long, so quite large. Thanks in advance Neil
  22. purpleturtle

    UK moth ids please

    Pic 1 is tiny, thats an average sized nettle leaf its on. About 5mm and there were lots of them last week (in Lancashire) Pic 2 I've dug around on Ukmoths but no joy Pic 3 was taken in Snowdonia in April
  23. purpleturtle

    more ecuador hummers

    Pics 1,2 and 3 are the same bird. I've googled about 30 known Ecuador species but havent found a match yet. Pic 4 This hummer was constantly duelling with the violet-tailed sylph. This is the only frame where its irridesence really showed. I'd like confirmation that its an Empress brilliant...
  24. purpleturtle

    woodcreeper? mindo, ecuador

    Here are 4 stills from a very brief video(taken for ID purposes), as a bird-wave passed over a road in Mindo village. I think def. a woodcreeper but cant find which one.
  25. purpleturtle

    Hummingbird IDs Mindo Ecuador

    I spent an entire 1 hr mini dv tape filming the hummers in Septimos garden, heres a few un-IDed stills so far. 1 and 2 are the same bird pic 3 I dont know the middle one 4 just dont know....
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