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    Arctic or Common Tern? Faroe Islands - June

    Thank you!
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    Great or Lesser Grey Shrike? Greece - Late Spring (May)

    Sorry chaps - my bad!!!! Really appreciate your replies and help
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    Arctic or Common Tern? Faroe Islands - June

    Hi all - Just wanting a second opinion on these photos. I'm leaning towards Arctic Tern but just wanted to make sure I'm not missing anything! Thank you for your help
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    Great or Lesser Grey Shrike? Greece - Late Spring (May)

    Hi all - Just looking back at some old photographs - these were taken in late Spring near Mt Olympus in Greece. I'm struggling to tell if this is a Great Grey Shrike or a Lesser Grey. I have no photos or recollection of it in flight. Is it possible to ID from these views? Thanks so much for any...
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    Humes Warbler? Kent, UK Feb 2023

    Great - thanks all for your help!
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    Humes Warbler? Kent, UK Feb 2023

    Any other confirmation of ID? Only one answer so far from an ‘untrained eye’ (but still gratefully received)
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    Humes Warbler? Kent, UK Feb 2023

    This was in Preston near Canterbury! I’d be surprised if it was either the Dover or Folkestone bird but it’s possible! This was in a totally innocuous patch of scrub by the roadside… not on a nature reserve or anything. Makes you wonder how many are out there!
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    Humes Warbler? Kent, UK Feb 2023

    Hi all - Just wanted to check the ID on this. Unexpectedly came across this in a load of scrub - am I right in thinking Humes Warbler? Thanks for your help
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    Gull ID please - UK, Hertfordshire, Great Amwell, Feb 23

    Thanks for the explanation... glad that for once I was thinking along the right lines!!!!
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    Gull ID please - UK, Hertfordshire, Great Amwell, Feb 23

    Dear all - Apologies for the bad photos - shot at dusk at a distance! This gull stood out to me - but can't put my finger on what it might be. One open wing shot seems to show a small mirror on P10... other than that, plumage seemed a bit darker than the accompanying Herring gulls, but...
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    Sabines, Kittiwake, Little gull? Dover, Kent UK, Dec 22

    Med gull could be quite likely in the area!!!! Its true.... the darker secondaries seem to point in that direction!
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    Sabines, Kittiwake, Little gull? Dover, Kent UK, Dec 22

    Hi all - Not sure if a definite ID is possible from such distant photos - possible Sabines? Or is it a Kittiwake or Little gull? Photo taken today (Dec 11th) - South East Coast of England. Seems to show dark secondaries. Or have I made a terrible mistake and its funny light on a Black Headed...
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    Mystery duck/scoter?! Dec 5th, near Dover, Kent UK

    Thanks so much everyone - appreciate the explanation too!
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    Diver... near Dover, Kent, UK

    Hello again - some very hazy photos... is it possible to tell what kind of diver this would be? If so what would be diagnostic. Wingbeats were relatively fast and evenly paced. Photos taken today (5th Dec) looking out on the English Channel. Thank you
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    Mystery duck/scoter?! Dec 5th, near Dover, Kent UK

    Hello chaps - The photos aren't great... but this duck/scoter/thing is baffling me! Head and beak shape reminiscent of Eider... but seemingly quite a prominent white breast. Was diving a lot. Photos taken today - not far from Dover in Kent. Any ideas? Apart from the pale breast, in the poor...
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    Divers/Loons! Red T, Black T, GN?!

    Thanks so much for your quick replies - much appreciated
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    Divers/Loons! Red T, Black T, GN?!

    Just wondering if I can get some input on these photos! Would appreciate someone checking my ID's. Photo 1: GN Diver Photo 2: GN Diver Photo 3: RT Diver Photo 4,5:This is where it gets tricky... very distant photos... but on account of what I believe to be a peaked forehead... could this be a...
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    Falcon... Hobby? Eleonora? Other? Turkey, September

    Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their help with this ID - looks like overwhelming consensus is Red foot
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    Falcon... Hobby? Eleonora? Other? Turkey, September

    Dear all - your thoughts please on these terrible photos... taken in Turkey in September! Initially I had this down as a Hobby but looking back at these photos I feel like I've got the ID wrong - Would appreciate some guidance! Thank you
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    Garganey? South East UK - September

    Thanks for your reply - in my heart of hearts I knew this would be the case but I'd heard there were Garganey in the area and it kept plaguing me!!!
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    Garganey? South East UK - September

    Hi all - Apologies for what might be a daft question here!!! I'm going through photos that are a few week old. Had some very distant views of what I thought to be a couple of Garganey, but they were hanging around a load of mallards in similar looking plumage, some of which were also sporting a...
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    Spotted or Common Redshank? Kent, UK. 03-05-21

    Hi all - Wondering if you can help with these photos. Whilst not 100% certain... I'm fairly sure that all photos are of the same 'shank'. The question is, Spotted or Common Redshank? The first two made me think Spotted - but it was a very fleeting glimpse. When I saw the bird from a different...
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    Chiffy or Willow?! Your help please!!! South East coast - UK

    Thank you for your comprehensive reply Lou - always appreciated
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    Chiffy or Willow?! Your help please!!! South East coast - UK

    Guys - your help with these please! I'm thinking Willow warbler... but just want to check its not a deceiving Chiffchaff! Please note that these photos were taken at golden hour thus exaggerating the yellow colours. The legs although seeming to be fairly pale in the bright sun do look quite a...
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    UK SE Coast - Kent - Gull ID

    That’s very comprehensive - thanks so much for taking the time to explain it! Back to the drawing board!!!!!!!
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