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    BOP seen this morning NE.London....?

    On the other hand... maybe you'd need to be extremely stubborn to dismiss the unanimous agreement of a number of highly experienced birders (myself not included) ;)
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    BOP seen this morning NE.London....?

    Maybe some of those posting have a bit more experience of the species.
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    Birding Dubai

    Agree that trying to do it entirely on foot would be a killer, but if you don't mind a bit of walking (which admittedly isn't especially nice when it's hot...) I was pleasantly surprised by how good public transport is for getting around. For the equivalent of ~£5 a day you can get unlimited...
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    Turtur?

    Yes, Turtle Dove - note the black on the underside of the tail among other features.
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    Birds ID Bulgaria

    1 is a Turtle Dove.
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    Several days in Cairns

    I did the Cairns area a few years ago without my own transport, although I had quite a bit more time there than you're going to have! A day birding based on bus timetables always ends up feeling a bit restrictive, and as Cairns has loads of excellent sites you could easily spend the whole 5...
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    Raptor - NSW, Australia

    To me the upperwing markings look pretty spot on for Square-tailed Kite e.g. barred secondaries, paler barred primaries, seemingly pale feather shafts on primaries, and contrasting pale coverts as in this photo...
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    Tasmania

    A search online found this, so sounds like that Scaup is a known escapee unfortunately! Similarly, this site would suggest that there's an error in the checklist and Brush does occur on Maria Island. Having said that I may well be wrong on the id - I've only seen Common years ago, and never...
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    Tasmania

    I'm not surprised the duck confused you - it's definitely not a Hardhead, nor any other Australian species!! It looks very much like a New Zealand Scaup to me. Assuming I'm not overlooking a more obvious identification, and it's not an escapee, I think this would be a 1st for Australia. For the...
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    Owl calls as bird deterrents?

    I should've come back to this thread but yes, it turns out there is actually an Eagle Owl in the area. Shortly after I posted this there was a report on the Devon birds page of someone seeing it sat on scaffolding on the Cathedral, which made me feel slightly foolish for not going and tracking...
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    Birding Cairns/port Douglas

    Not sure how lucky I was/how typical this is, but I managed to see 11/12 of the Atherton endemics in a 2 hour wander on Mount Lewis in late April 2013 (I missed Pied Monarch, but didn't put any effort in to finding it as I'd seen it previously). The report of that day out is here. I'd say that...
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    Owl calls as bird deterrents?

    Cheers guys, interesting stuff! I shall assume that is why these owl calls are being played, and also assume they won't have much effect ;)
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    Owl calls as bird deterrents?

    On a few evenings recently I've been hearing Eagle Owl calls in the area around Exeter Cathedral. I suppose it could be an escaped bird, but I suspect that the calls are being played through a speaker (I haven't tried looking for the source yet, but the sound is very consistent and always coming...
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    2015 UK Orchids

    Thanks David :t: I have had my heart set on finding them in my old home county for a while, but as I'm now based in Devon that may be a much more sensible option! If I don't have any luck in Dorset next weekend I'll go and check them out.
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    2015 UK Orchids

    Saw a few Lesser Twayblade on Exmoor yesterday after a brief search - 1 nice flowering spike, 2 that had been nibbled off, and a number of rosettes. I will be making (yet another....) attempt to find Lesser Butterfly Orchid on the Dorset heaths in the next couple of weeks, if anyone has any...
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    Bruny Island, Tasmania

    If you do manage to get to Bruny I'd imagine that would be your best option, but if you based yourself in Hobart it would be possible to see all the endemics using public transport. It's easy to get to Peter Murrell Reserve and Mount Wellington by bus, and combining those sites should allow you...
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    A year birding Oz & NZ

    Cheers Thomas, glad it was of interest :t:
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    RFI Australia Feb/March 2015

    The area around Anglesea on the Great Ocean Road was probably my favourite bit of Australia (although I didn't get to see any other parts of the road....). According to one of the locals I met the surrounding heathland is packed with Echidnas and I stumbled across 2 in the 2 days I spent there...
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    A year birding Oz & NZ

    And four finals photos: 1 & 2. Katiti Point (there are some Fur Seals in the second if you look hard enough....) And back at UQ Lakes: 3. Purple Swamphen 4. Masked Lapwing Thanks for reading guys :t:
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    A year birding Oz & NZ

    That's just about it from me, but cheers Pete! 08/07/12 A fairly uneventful day as I made my way up to Christchurch for my flight back to Oz. At sunrise I visited Katiti Point again in the hope of seeing the Penguins leaving the colony, but there was absolutely no sign. Originally my plan was...
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    A year birding Oz & NZ

    1. view from Taiaroa Head and from the feeders at Okoronui Sanctuary: 2. Silvereye 3. Bellbird 4. Tui
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    A year birding Oz & NZ

    More Sea Lions: 1. female 2 & 3. subadult male 4. Pied Stilt
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    A year birding Oz & NZ

    1. Sandfly Bay 2-4. bull Hooker's Sea Lion
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    A year birding Oz & NZ

    07/07/12 Forgot about this, but to wrap up....... Once I was up I set off to the stunning Sandfly Bay: a white sandy beach backed by huge dunes, with rocky headlands either side. A large black shape on the beach made me pretty confident that I had found my main target, so I headed in that...
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    2014 UK Orchids

    Hi guys, I was just wondering whether anyone could give me some directions to help track down Lesser Butterfly Orchid on the Isle of Purbeck? I know the site well, and for the previous 2 summers I've covered a large portion of it looking for this species without success! Thanks for any help you...
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