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  1. Acanthis

    Avian phylogeny

    https://www.bird-phylogeny.de/ A nicely laid out and well-illustrated German website covering the latest advances in the understanding of avian phylogeny. Also it's in English for those of us who are anglophone monoglots.😄
  2. Acanthis

    Passeriformes

    Earth history and the passerine superradiation Carl H. Oliveros, Daniel J. Field, Daniel T. Ksepka, F. Keith Barker, Alexandre Aleixo, Michael J. Andersen, Per Alström, Brett W. Benz, Edward L. Braun, Michael J. Braun, Gustavo A. Bravo, Robb T. Brumfield, R. Terry Chesser, Santiago Claramunt...
  3. Acanthis

    2 birds photographed - Sepilok, Borneo

    I have a friend who visited Borneo a few months ago and needs a hand identifying these two birds. Can anyone help?
  4. Acanthis

    Weekend only Birding trips abroad

    Some questions for those out there that have maybe tried this. Say you live within reach of 1 or more regional UK airports and you wish to travel to some far away destination, but you only have a weekend (possibly 3 or 4 days) available. Where are the best destinations (cities, holiday...
  5. Acanthis

    Good birding near Clun ?

    Hi We'll be coming down to England this summer for a quiet holiday based in Clun and I was wondering if the local folk could recommend any good bird sites within say 15 miles of the village. I'm particularly interested in the kind of stuff that's scarce or absent in the Lothians eg. Pied...
  6. Acanthis

    Bullfinch food sac info needed

    I'm collecting information on the presence of buccal food-sacs in the finch family Fringillidae. Ian Newton in his monograph 'Finches' describes the presence of food sacs in the floor of the mouth of the Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) which develop at the start of the breeding season...
  7. Acanthis

    Siskins - 1 genus or 3?

    I see the AOU have a pending proposal for the splitting of the Siskin genus Spinus into 3 genera. See http://www.aou.org/committees/nacc/proposals/2008-C.pdf The proposal is as follows: "Spinus Koch, 1816, for spinus, pinus, dominicensis, and atriceps; Astragalinus Cabanis, 1851, for...
  8. Acanthis

    More Babbler shuffling!

    Just a wee 'heads-up' regarding a new paper dealing with the Babblers. Included are the recommendation for the creation of a new family - Pnoepygidae, and the moving of Myzornis & Parophasma in with the Sylvias etc. See http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121632350/abstract The TiF...
  9. Acanthis

    Mystery Pine cone?

    Hi all, Recently at Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland I picked up what was left of a pine cone which had been nibbled by a squirrel (probably). On the attached photo you can see parts of the rather large seed coatings (for a pine) are still attached to the cone. The cone is around 2 inches long...
  10. Acanthis

    British List definition

    Hi British listers, What would you consider the definition of a British List? Birds seen on the mainland + Scillies & Scottish islands, birds seen on mainland only, or those seen on mainland UK plus Northern Ireland. Maybe you also include the Crown Dependencies (I. of Man, Channel Islands) as...
  11. Acanthis

    Fuerteventura 23rd – 30th April, 2008

    Lee J s report inspired me to post a wee rundown of the birds I saw, basically in the week following his trip: My wife and I spent a great, chill-out week in a villa in Lajares which we chose to combine our need for a relaxing family holiday with my need for birds ;). To strike a good balance I...
  12. Acanthis

    Crossbills of south-east Scotland

    Here's some sonagrams of crossbills recorded in my area of Scotland. I originally posted these on the Lothians and Borders birdgroups but Birdspotter suggested it would be worthwhile posting them here. So lets start with British or 1A Crossbill, flight (Monynut Forest, Berwickshire. NT 689...
  13. Acanthis

    Golden Bishops - Mallorca

    Hi all, I came across some info on the web about flocks of Golden Bishops Euplectes afer at Pla de Sant Jordi near the airport on Mallorca. I know they're plastics and no doubt disregarded by most birders but I wouldn't mind a look at them at some point when I go to there on holiday in a...
  14. Acanthis

    Chores

    I can't go birding today I've got too much to do around the house. I'm up off nightshift and my wife works afternoons so I've got the washing to do plus some digging in the garden. I took a break and had a couple of beers out on the grass, and took a look at the local birds. There are several...
  15. Acanthis

    Manx Babblers

    Hi Folks, What's the story behind the appearance of Red-winged Laughingthrushes on the Isle of Man?
  16. Acanthis

    Italian Parrotbills

    Hi All, I've just heard about the accidentally introduced population of Parrotbills near Varese in northern Italy. From what I could figure from the translations of online articles there is some doubt about which species is involved, and it may even be an undescribed taxon! Could anybody...
  17. Acanthis

    Costa Rican wren puzzle

    Hi All, I've just come back from a fantastic (though non-birding) tour of beautiful Costa Rica. I've been sorting through my notes and collating my triplist which is somewhere near 150 of which around 100 were lifers. I can only imagine how many birds I'd have seen if it had been a birding...
  18. Acanthis

    North Mallorca in September-Birds & Butterflies

    Hi All, My wife and I are taking a relaxing break in Mallorca in early september. While I intend checking out the main birding sites the main theme of the holiday is relaxation so full-on tazzing around the island every day is out. Has anybody got any tips for some good birding around the...
  19. Acanthis

    Crossbill Article

    Hi all, I would really like to read an article in British Birds on crossbills: British Birds 96: pages 100 - 111 If there's anybody willing to undertake the mammoth task of private mailing me a copy of those 12 pages I would be eternally grateful.
  20. Acanthis

    Sylvia Babblers not Warblers ?

    Hi all, Has anyone read the article in this month's 'Birdwatch' about Sylvia warblers and the biochemical evidence for placing them within the Babbler family as opposed to the Warblers? Also the discussion about what to call the babblers - Sylviidae or Timaliidae? Any opinions? Sandy
  21. Acanthis

    Mount Ranier Flycatcher

    Hi I once visited Washington State back in September '88. Me and 2 non-birders visited Mts Ranier and St Helens in a hire car. We'd reached Paradise when 1 guy realised he'd left his camera bag at a photo stop 70 miles back down the road, so I had the sum total of 1 minute to scan the...
  22. Acanthis

    Hi Birdfolks

    Hi, I'm Sandy. I live in the 'Garden of Scotland' - East Lothian, which has some of the best birding sites in the country. I've been a birder and amateur naturalist for many years now though I can't claim to be an expert. I like watching all birds but I have a special fondness for the finch...
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