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  1. Dave Smith

    Lesser Black-backed or Yellow legged Gull (UK)

    Taken recently at the Prom in Maldon Essex. Could someone please explain the difference between Lesser Black-backed and Yellow Legged Gull please and which is this? Thank you Dave
  2. Dave Smith

    Is this a knot or not? UK

    This wader was photographed at Robin Hood Bay, Yorkshire last week. I thought it was a knot but some of my birding friends thought it wasn't quite right. Any views? Dave
  3. Dave Smith

    Guess this bird

    Just one clue, it was taken in the UK in August. Dave
  4. Dave Smith

    ID help Pembrokeshire UK

    I would be very greatful if some one could ID this for me. I think I know what it is but haven't seen one for a few years so would like some confirmation if possible. It was taken from St David's Head, Pembrokeshire last week. It was some distance away and this is heavily cropped. Many thanks Dave
  5. Dave Smith

    ID help please - prob escapee UK

    This bird has for a few days been sheltering on the scafolding of my sister-in-law's house in Leamington Spa. Any ideas of it's ID? The blue colour in one of the pics is not real, it has basically brown plumage. It goes elsewhere at night but returns each day. Occasionally it drops down into the...
  6. Dave Smith

    small dove id please, Essex, UK

    Just had this in my garden in Maldon. Any ideas? I've include one with a collared dove for scale. Dave
  7. Dave Smith

    Crete raptor ID please

    We saw a pair of these (see first pic) circling high above the Minoan site of Lato in the Lasithi province of Crete on 31 May 2009. The only raptors mentioned locally were the Griffin Vulture (2nd pic) and the rarer Lammergeier. I don't think it is either. We did see 3 GVs in a different area...
  8. Dave Smith

    Brambling

    I recently went on a visit to Pulborough Brooks nature reserve and was rather taken with the bird protector devices they had in use in front of the centre. They are rather similar to an inverted supermarket basket but of twice the size and allow only small birds in. I chose the size that would...
  9. Dave Smith

    iPAQ hx4700 advice needed

    I had for ages wanted to buy a PDA and the advent of the Collins eGuide tipped the balance and I bought an iPAQ 4700 around mid-October. Last week it suddenly had a screen that was messy and what appeared like an internal crack in the screen was in one corner. Nothing was visible when the power...
  10. Dave Smith

    Is this a smew?

    I would be very grateful for confirmation (or otherwise) of the ID of this redhead smew seen at Chigborough Lakes Essex Wildlife Trust NR today. I feel sure it is, but would like to be sure. Its the first one I have found when alone. TIA Dave
  11. Dave Smith

    Juv. robin?

    This bird was in my garden this morning. It was making a loud "tick" type of sound. Is it just a juv. robin? When do robins get their adult plumage? Many thanks
  12. Dave Smith

    Longhorn beetles for ID please

    These were taken in August in Bavaria. I have managed to ID some of my pictures but not these two fellows. Many thanks for any suggestions. Dave
  13. Dave Smith

    Gt spotted woodpecker

    The attached picture shows a juv gt spotted woodpecker that visited our garden yesterday. Is it straightforward to tell the sex of a juvenile? Will this one be from this years brood or last years? Many thanks Dave
  14. Dave Smith

    All three woodpeckers in my garden

    Well almost. Today it was a nice surprise to see a female Gt Spotted Woodpecker on the peanuts. This is a first for our garden (in 30 years). I then remembered that last year we had a young Green Woodpecker on the lawn and some 20 years ago I found a dead Lesser Spotted Woodpecker just outside...
  15. Dave Smith

    ID help

    I received the following message from a colleague. Can anyone help with the ID. I am baffled. Could it be a young red-legged partridge? I cannot find a picture of one anywhere. <Start quote> i enclose 2 pictures of a bird i found in my garden the other day. it was a very fast runner. that is why...
  16. Dave Smith

    Moth ID confirmation

    I think this may be a Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia ). I would be grateful for confirmation or otherwise. Dave
  17. Dave Smith

    Beetle and Damselfly ID please

    I think that the beetle may be a Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius ) but I haven't any idea about the damselfly. Both were in the Lake District this weekend. Dave
  18. Dave Smith

    Anyone else having bto email troubles?

    This evening I have received two emails from the bto. The first:- *** BTO has detected a possible virus in this email and it has therefore been blocked. *** Time: 20:29:48 5/11/2004 Scan result: Mail modified to remove malicious content Protocol: SMTP in File Name / Mail Subject...
  19. Dave Smith

    CP4500 and astrophotography

    In the last two weeks I have been attempting some deep sky photos with my CP4500 through my 12" newtonian scope and was somewhat surprised at the performance of this camera. The attached photo is of the Orion Nebula (M42) which is in the middle of the "sword". The exposure time is around 35...
  20. Dave Smith

    Why do cormorants spread their wings?

    I went on a trip to Cley Marshes in Cley, Norfolk, UK on Sunday and took the attached photo of the common sight of a cormorant spreading its wings. It has since occurred to me that I have no idea why they do this. Is it to dry them - surely they are going to be wet again very soon? Is it a...
  21. Dave Smith

    Photoshop Elements

    I have PE version 1.01 provided with my CP4500. When an image is loaded and I try <Enhance><Brightness/Contrast><Levels> the screen is familiar to me from using PaintshopPro BUT the levels screen is totally black. Apart from this all other things seem to work. HELP !! I can see the histogram...
  22. Dave Smith

    Red Admiral appendages?

    It is nearly a year since I took this picture of a Red Admiral but have only just noticed two rod thingies sticking out of it's sides. Does anyone know what they are and their purpose? I am attaching an enlargement of that region of the butterfly. I can make out something similar on a peacock...
  23. Dave Smith

    Damselfly ID please

    I feel fairly confident that the top one is a male Blue-tailed Damselfly and suspect that the lower one is the female. They were not together. Confirmation or otherwise would be gratefully received. I've ordered an ID book but it hasn't yet arrived.
  24. Dave Smith

    Gallery Latest Pictures

    Silver-studded Blue Date taken : 22-06-03 Location : Thursley Common, Surrey, UK Two pictures on the left - male and on the right - female.
  25. Dave Smith

    Nikon CP4500 discontinued?

    I gather from rec.photo.digital that the CP4500 has been discontinued but has not yet been replaced. I was planning to upgrade my CP880 to CP4500 at the end of this month. Any advice as to whether I should rush out and try to get one of the remaining ones or hold fire and hope for a better new...
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