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    South African Plover, id reqd. please

    Hello, can anybody tell me what is this (attached) bird that I photographed 2 weeks ago in the West Coast Nature Reserve, between Cape Town and Langebaan, Western Cape Province? The closest I can come up with is a Kittlitz's Plover, or maybe a Snowy Plover....But I'm far from sure re either...
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    Other South African bird....id requested?

    Hello, can anybody tell me what is this (attached) bird that I photographed 2 weeks ago in Pillansberg Nature Reserve, about 2 HRS from Pretoria in Gauteng Province (South Africa)? My best guess is a Southern Grey Headed Sparrow. Thanks, Andy
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    Identification needed...South African bird

    Hello, can anybody tell me what is this (attached) bird that I photographed 2 weeks ago in Pillansberg Nature Reserve, about 2 HRS from Pretoria in Gauteng Province (South Africa). From my book I think it might be an Olive Bush Shrike, although the bill looks a bit to thin, and the eye stripe a...
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    Help id'ing gull. Somerset, UK

    What could these gulls be? I'm not good at identifying gulls, even with the aid of the RSPB website: At Nailsea Reserve a week or so ago, were a few Little Gulls. Also some very similar size, similar-looking gulls, also with the classic wintertime black "ear-patch" of the Little...
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    Can u help identify?

    Friends I ws up in Llanberris pass last week, rock-climbing with a mate. We disturbed a bird that flew off with a strange call....sort of staccato 'clack, clack, clack' not like an ordinary bird call at all. Only glimpsed it as it flew off as I was trying to stay on the rock face...It appeared...
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    Help identifying winter godwits

    UK. Can anyone advise me re.....2 days ago on flooded wetland in Somerset (Catcott Heath) i saw what i was sure were JUVENILE bar tailed godwits. I'm now having a big dose of second thoughts....might they have been female black-tailed godwits? They were definitely godwits, (slightly upcurved...
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    Feeders and bird food

    Hi I have a couple of questions if ayone feels they can advise me... 1. I've heard that bacon fat is good for birds in the winter....However, it's salty (especially from smoked bacon), so is this best avoided? 2. Seeds and seed feeders. (Groan). I have a mix including black sunflower, dari and...
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    Somerset area bird sightings

    Hi I'm new to the forum and live in North Somerset. I thought it would be good to have a thread where we keep in touch re bird sightings in the area. I'm in Portishead where we usually get a fair few winter waders such as curlews and oystercatchers on the shores of the Bristol channel
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