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  1. Samuel Perfect

    moth IDs Sweden

    some more from Ottenby 6) dart species 20/07/2018 7 and 8) wainscot species 13/07/2018 9) Clancy's Rustic or Pale Mottled Willow 17/07/2018 10) Pyrausta purpuralis? 14/07/2018
  2. Samuel Perfect

    moth IDs Sweden

    Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated. All trapped Ottenby, Öland, Sweden coming to light. 1) Dioryctria species 20/07/2018 2) pug species 20/07/2018 3) pug species 25/05/2018 4) peacock species 27/05/2018 5) Common Wainscot? 14/07/2018
  3. Samuel Perfect

    Dunlin again - what do centralis really look like?

    As soon as I posted, I realised I answered my own question and your post #82 made sense to me, amazing how that happens. Thank you for sharing the two scatter plots. I originally took the measurement for the belly shield size incorrectly. Do you select the end of the vent or distal end of the...
  4. Samuel Perfect

    Dunlin again - what do centralis really look like?

    Massive thank you Jane for the effort you put in assessing the Dunlin. Apologies for my late reply. A few questions. Could you explain what the info in the table you made means in #82? Do the crosses mark the criteria scores which did not fit the description of the bird whilst the gap shows...
  5. Samuel Perfect

    Dunlin again - what do centralis really look like?

    Photographed this Dunlin on North Ronaldsay, Orkney 15th May 2017. I have really enjoyed reading your posts Jane, much appreciated. Any opinions on this bird would be great. Things that stood out from my perspective: bulky body size compared with accompanying Dunlins (ssp schinzii/alpina?)...
  6. Samuel Perfect

    Dunlin again - what do centralis really look like?

    Want to share some pics of a Dunlin but have to bump this thread in order to do an "advanced post" so I can post pics.
  7. Samuel Perfect

    gulls

    Cheers Nutcracker for the response. Was quite convinced the mantle colour was out of range for HG, even argentatus. There were several other HGs in the park at the time, not showing quite as close as this individual and appeared paler on the mantle. I don't have any side-by-side shots...
  8. Samuel Perfect

    gulls

    Initially saw this bird flying about at The Serpentine, Hyde Park, London yesterday (17/12/2016). It was rather thick fog so couldn't make out much detail but the mantle tone seemed right for YLG, the colour intermediate between HG and LBBG, lacking the bluish tint and appearing very sooty...
  9. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Hi Tony, Only in Falmouth for a short while but happy to be briefly back on patch. Was pretty sure Pacific Dive would have been on all of your radars so didn't think there was much chance of it going undetected. Still wanted to flag that right hand bird up in the photo as it's remarkable how...
  10. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    04/03/16 Swanpool: 3 Med Gulls (adult, 2nd and 1st winter) Stithians Res: 1 Slav Grebe, 2 Goldeneye (pair) Had a look at the CBWPS sightings page for yesterday and interesting to note the right hand diver off Pendower Beach appears to show some good features for Pacific Diver; apparent chin...
  11. Samuel Perfect

    gulls

    Thank you Lou
  12. Samuel Perfect

    gulls

    Help with ID of this LWHG would be much appreciated. Various points swaying my view this way and that. Dark eye, slender bill (although not particularly long looking) make it look like a Casp. Some photos give the impression of a bulging throat, longish legs and sometimes a wing projection...
  13. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Yep, finally caught up with Woodcock on the deck, horray (also in the hand)! :-O Now that you mention it I'm trying my best to scour the internet for resources on how to age them. Also going over old photos of a bird I picked up dead outside campus on the A394 two years ago. Great to hear the...
  14. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Hello! :hi: Happy birthday Dan!! :-O Hope all you Falmouth birders are well. I'm still up in Scotland but will be leaving around 20th November so looking forward to heading back to Falmouth shortly afterwards. Sorry for my lack of online presence, been a bit hectic the last few weeks. Very...
  15. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Hope all is well back in Falmouth and looking forward to seeing all you Falmouth birders before the year is up. Might have posted this before but if you could submit your Painted Lady and Hummingbird Hawkmoth sightings that'd be great. I must admit I regret not taking note of the dozens I saw...
  16. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Apologies for my lack of updates recently been a bit lazy. However, I have managed to vaguely record some of them in a condensed form on my blog including my Bee-eater encounter! :-O If you feel like it please have a read. http://samuelbirding.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/bee-eaters-5th-june.html...
  17. Samuel Perfect

    Found a bird in London UK

    Mick is absolutely right, by far the best option is to return it ASAP to the parents which are far better skilled at feeding and caring for it. It doesn't yet look like a strong flier so must have fledged from a nearby tree or nestbox. If you can locate this again please try and put it back...
  18. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    I've only heard it myself but it's singing from the western side of the reservoir. There's a little village called Carnmenellis after you cross the southern cutoff causeway and there're some footpaths that head northwards towards the watersports centre. It's roughly in that general area, then...
  19. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Day before yesterday. Seawatching off Pennance Point was quiet but a little unusual. Having only seen my first 2 Barrel Jellyfish that morning washed up on Penryn River at Gorrangorras I was very pleased to see two live ones just off the point! Other unusual sightings included a Buzzard...
  20. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    First had to check the moth trap though: 2 Common Marbled Carpet 1 Common Quaker 2 Treble Lines 1 Heart and Dart 1 Hebrew Character 2 Tachystola acroxantha Patching by myself this morning so it would come as no surprise that I spent most of the time seawatching from Pennance Point. Highlights...
  21. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Completed my degree at miday yesterday! Treated myself to a Night Heron twitch ;) All easier said than done of course! First, a 13 mile bike ride down the A39 towards Truro then a casual walk down the west side of Tresillian River. Despite being last sighted at 11:30 I was only able to...
  22. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Just relaying the news of an adult Night Heron on the west side of Loe Pool today found by Steve Votier
  23. Samuel Perfect

    Unusual egret

    GWE. Adults in sum plum have black bills and can have reddish legs, always black in LE (might be some exceptions I don't know about though).
  24. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    You see, deep down I knew all this anyway. ;)
  25. Samuel Perfect

    Falmouth Birding

    Over an hour and a half period I had three separate sightings of a Red Kite (possibly all different individuals). Really sorry, in hindsight I should have texted the news out but they were all gone pretty quickly and heading in the opposite direction to your place so I thought a casual post on...
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