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    Unknown Lark, Malaga, Spain, 11/04/18

    Thanks for the reply and advice.
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    Unknown Lark, Malaga, Spain, 11/04/18

    Any help on this lark? The crest is telling me crested lark but are there any telltale id features that I'm missing in this heavily cropped photo? I've never seen crested lark before.
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    Sandwell Valley

    In which case, to answer your question, the most glaring omissions from my Valley yearlist are little egret and wheatear at the moment but there are loads on there that I have missed.
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    Sandwell Valley

    There was no sign or sound yesterday morning or afternoon when I walked around.
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    Sandwell Valley

    I'm on 76 now Dave with the addition of common gull today. Mike
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    Sandwell Valley

    Do you have WhatsApp, Dave? Would save you a lot of effort/text messages if you created a WhatsApp group and people could just message straight into it.
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    Sandwell Valley

    Certainly the inherent problem with competition is that it can lead to mistrust and occasionally deceit. I would have thought / hoped that could be avoided in a little patch competition like this. However, I agree that unusual birds should need a level of scrutiny. This of course begs the...
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    Sandwell Valley

    This year seems to have been a great year in the Valley as far as more birders (and returning birders) getting out and finding those scarce birds goes.Things like the long standing firecrest(s) and white-fronted geese near the beginning of the year stand out. I therefore suggest we have a...
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    Sandwell Valley

    No willow tit today?
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    Sandwell Valley

    For me, although not overly common, willow tit has got to be a strong candidate because they are so uncommon these days. Snipe always seems like a good, solid Valley bird. Mike
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    Sandwell Valley

    You can bump me up a notch with the addition of firecrest today, Dave (even if it was a crappy flight view compared to the show it put on shortly after).
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    Dorset birding

    I've been looking but that's because I'm down south on holiday for a week. Not sure if it's of any interest but there was a completely knackered looking purple sandpiper on the beach at Charmouth today. Mike
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    Sandwell Valley

    Just had a group of 7 redwings over my house heading into the Valley.
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    Sandwell Valley

    8 collared doves in my garden this morning. The most I’ve seen together in the Valley for quite a long time.
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    Sandwell Valley

    To add a few more numbers to the interesting alldayer species. - Ring-necked parakeet x40 flew east early AM - Water Rail at least 3 calling around sluice and South Bank of Forge Mill - Raven over Forge Mill - Collared dove x1 on the roof of my house Mike
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