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    Wheatear Breeding Habits

    'Any experts out there who can comment on whether or nor Wheatear breed in farmland areas nearer to the coast than uplands, particularly in County Durham? I appreciate that once upon a time this was a farmland bird but is it still the case? Wheatear have been in this farmland/closer to the...
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    Sexing Short-eared Owls

    Hi all, 'Pictures taken Saturday morning just gone on the edges of County Durham, rough grassland/marsh area. 'Not sure if it matters in terms of sexing a bird but this is not far from the coast which may suggest that this bird is a migrant from Scandinavia or Russia about to return home. My...
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    Wheatear

    Hi all, Any been spotted in the country yet? Thanks in advance, Paul Edit: a quick google shows Somerset and Jersey. Any been spotted farther north?
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    Picture Editing Thoughts

    Hi all, I took this picture over the weekend, the light was poor, there's not a great deal of contrast in the picture, the colours look washed out and there's a bit of a haze to the picture. What editing features would you use to bring some life to this bird? The original is the first picture...
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    Kestrel Age

    Hi all, Can anyone age this Kestrel? The picture was taken yesterday. It's windy and there's no sun, and it's pretty much the picture straight out of the camera with the exception of a bit of contrast added. The point of saying that is that I don't think there's any colour distortion in this...
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    Wryneck

    Alright all, 'Just after a bit of knowledge. I've advertised the location of a Wryneck and a lad responded to say "bad practice" given it's a schedule 1 bird and it's breeding season. It's not a bird I know a great deal about and didn't realise it's schedule 1. I saw this bird at two locations...
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    Black-tailed godwit?

    'Think it must be. I don't normally take pictures of waders and so not fully sure. Taken today at Greatham Creek (estuary on the Northeast Coast). 'Awful light and wind, 'done my best to tidy him up and make him presentable. Thanks in advance.
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    Martin/Swallow type bird

    'I've seen a type of this bird today and yesterday on the Northeast coast (flying over rough grass land). 'Light wasn't the best, and so didn't bother trying to get a picture. I don't think it was a swallow: flight pattern, colour and shape didn't fit, and it's not an area associated with house...
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    Id for seabird needed

    Taken today in fading light on the Northeast coast. 'Think common or arctic tern. I don't usually take a lot of notice of the seabirds as I go out for the songbirds, but I liked this bird's manner and so took a picture. 'Help appreciated!
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    Eggs ID

    A couple of weeks back I was walking around near woodland/disused farm/farming area with a bit of marshy ground. The sort of place where there are numerous redstarts, flycatchers, the odd garden warbler and there is a marshy area where the farmer has put nest boxes up. There are barn and little...
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    Can anybody age this Wheatear?

    Most importantly, what is it that lends towards ageing this bird? When I was taking the pictures, I had assumed this was a young bird. Upon getting home and having a look 'round the internet I'm now not so sure. What didn't help matters is that there were a good few of them scurrying around...
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    Bird Watching: River Rhine

    'Any help appreciated. I haven't been out of the country since the dawn of covid, and a trip abroad is increasingly becoming an attractive proposition. I like Germany, 'been to various cities/places in that country, and I watch a lot of wildlife documentaries and a few have been based around...
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    Willow Warbler?

    Any help appreciated! I usually struggle to tell the difference with chiffchaff so won't be surprised to find I'm wrong again! Cheers.
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    Black Redstarts

    For those in the County Durham area who are unaware and interested, a black redstart has turned up on the coast today. My question is: do these birds tend to stick around for a while? At least 'til Saturday anyway as I'm at work all week. I've looked around the internet but struggling to find...
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    Portable Bird Hide

    I recently bought a portable bird hide with scrim netting and other bits of camouflage. 'Tried it out today in the garden for a few hours and was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the birds settled down and took no notice of me sat around in my hide while freezing and waiting for the female...
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    Monopod Advice

    Hi all, 'Any help appreciated. I've found a monopod I'd like to buy, but what I can't find online anywhere, no matter how hard I look, is whether or not all monopods are compatible with all cameras. Can anyone shed a bit of light on this? Thanks, Paul
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    Twite confirmation

    Hi all, In just about every respect this looks like a Twite rather than a Linnet to me. Bill colour, buff throat, head colour and so on. There was a good flock of them circling around, at least 50, could have been 100. They sounded different to linnets (to my untutored ear). This was taken at...
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    Image quality and the impact of the weather

    Hi all, For anyone who has an insight into this: I'm finding that image quality is lower than I expected in certain weather conditions, and higher than expected in others. 'Seems to me that my images have generally been better on a clear day in the winter months and on a dull day in the...
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    Redpoll or Linnet?

    Hi all, I was pretty sure this bird is a redpoll, but on closer inspection the feet aren't black and the bill looks pretty big in relation to the head. What is this little bird? Thanks in advance.
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    NX Studio

    Hi all, Is anyone using NX Studio for their RAW images? For those unaware, it's Nikon's own software and people more experienced than I am swear by it as a means of guaranteeing the best possible RAW image file. By default, NX Studio applies your camera settings to the RAW image (which you can...
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    Resizing Images

    Hi all, I've been looking at a few things to improve image quality, and one of the things I've noticed is that when posted to BF there is a loss of image quality when compared with posting to another site. This is not a criticism of BF by the way, it's my lack of understanding on how things...
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    Pied/White Wagtail ID

    Hi all, 'Really struggling to ID this wagtail. The only thing I think I can safely rule out is it's not an adult male pied wagtail. Is this a female pied wagtail, a white wagtail or a junior pied wagtail? I've read around and looked at pictures and it's not clear to me. I think it's a female...
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    Sharp pictures: any bridge camera, camera settings

    Hi all, I have the Nikon P950 and I've seen pictures with the same camera and they are pretty sharp. I don't have a problem getting close to birds and I take my pictures lying down with my elbows resting against the ground or sat down with my elbows resting against my knees, and so the camera...
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    Duck ID, Female Goosander seems likely to me

    I think this duck is a female goosander, 'problem being the female goosander in my book looks different enough to cast a bit of doubt. Confirmation appreciated.
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    'Bird you would most want to hear on the last day of your life

    'Hopefully we all have many years left. There are four birds that bring a smile to my face more than any others: robin, song thrush, skylark, blackbird. They're all beautiful and magical in their own way. I always start my birding Saturday having an early morning bacon and egg sandwich...
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