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    30/03, Devon. Another (un)Common Buzzard?

    I've been umming and ahhing about this for days, finally decided to bite the bullet and ask you fine people. The local gulls went off at ~1130 local and I picked this up from my kitchen window. One look at the underwing had me scrambling for the camera, and I got these two shots, craning up...
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    Devon Coast, Not In Waring

    This is sat on my building right now, it's not in Waring [unless it's a very odd Beautiful Carpet], so I bring it here. Help..? Thanks in advance!
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    A Moulting Swift? UK

    So there I was, watching the local Common Swifts messing around the rooftops from my back garden yesterday evening, when to my surprise I see one in active primary moult. Both P8s [ie. the third longest] had been shed and were in the process of regrowing. I only got one good look at this bird...
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    'Kitchen Bins' - Reverse Porro vs Low-end Roof

    Here's my problem; My parents have a small garden with assorted feeders, which they can watch from their kitchen window. I'd like to get them a pair of Kitchen Bins to stay there and let them enjoy the birds more easily - at the moment they're borrowing my old 10x42s, which aren't really up to...
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    Gitzo vs Manfrotto - your experience

    Hi, long time thread poster, first time thread starter! I use a Manfrotto 055v tripod for its height and stability. However, I find the weight to be a real pain in the shoulder if I'm moving around. Having some money to spend, I reckon its time for a nice lump of carbon fibre |:d|. I've done...
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    Seawatching jacket

    Hi, I do a fair bit of seawatching, and until recently relied on a gortex shell jacket for waterproofing, over a fleece and variable numbers of shirts for insulation. I say 'until recently', as my jacket had an unfortunate encounter with something horrible...
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    Cormorants - carbo vs sinensis

    I've heard that the only reliable way to distinguish between carbo and sinensis races of Cormorant is the 'angle of the edge of the gular patch', but not precisely what that means - there's nothing in any of my books [Svensson & Mullarney, Beaman & Madge, etc. ] - is it the angle of the rear...
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    Starling in Dorset

    Hi, I need the help of someone who knows Starling sp please! Here's my story; travelling back to Devon on the A35 between Dorchester and Bridport, late Friday afternoon [it was after 6pm, low sun etc.], on the high ridge top section, with grassy...
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    The Box Told Me To..

    ...And it seemed a good idea, so here goes. Hi everybody, I'm The Kerreran*, and I'm really happy to be here! I've been meaning to join up for ages, and finally heavy rain and an offshore wind have combined with actually remembering to do it! |:d|...
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