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    Lesser White-fronted Geese, Flamborough, England

    The birds are from the Swedish reintroduction scheme. Just one of the birds (an adult) was ringed. It was released as juvenile in northern Sweden in July 2018, returning there each year since and wintering in Holland, the three juveniles probably being its offspring for this year. Prior to...
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    Lesser White-fronted Geese, Flamborough, England

    Phil Galtry and I had these 7 'Russian White-fronted Geese' fly in off the sea at Flamborough Head on 9thy November. Although I was struck by how conspicuous the white blazes were, understandably perhaps neither of us thought beyond Russian White-fronts. Phil has only just downloaded his...
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    Accipiter, Flamborough, England

    Yes, I realized how very unlikely it would be, but I was just a bit puzzled by some of the features. I had overlooked Levant having dark irides. A relief to be able to put it down as an odd Sparrowhawk. Brett
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    Accipiter, Flamborough, England

    Photographed this 'Sparrowhawk' in fading light this afternoon. Looks more like Levant Sparrowhawk, but probably just ad odd nisus. Brett
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    Song Thrush ?

    My Collins Bird Guide doesn't show it.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    A net would be kinder ;)
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    It's definitely its dorsal fin.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    I made the same mistake initially.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    A bit puzzled by this reply as I have never been able to see the tail.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    Just posted a video Not as good as I would have liked as the fish didn't come as near as it did the other day. Note the dorsal fin raised briefly at 34 seconds in. The fish is swimming backwards at that point.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    I'd like to see a photo then, can't believe they look like the Bempton fish. I see Carp all the time in Thornwick Pool here at Flamborough, but I've never seen one that that. I won't be eating my hat just yet.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    It seems some people just aren't seeing what I see. In the attached image, I have outlined the head end in red to the right of the hump, and marked in red along the top of the folded down dorsal fin to the left of the hump. The water is very murky but I have outlined things as best I can...
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    Some horrible looking fish there, but nothing like the Bempton fish.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    Dorsal fin wrong for an eel, but a good suggestion; I wonder if it has some sort of horrible deformity.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    I can't see how It's a bog standard anything. If it is swimming in a normal upright position, which I believe it is, then in front of the hump is a long thin neck (if fish can be said to have a neck) and then a slim pointed head. Look at the 4th large image down. The head is to the left. I...
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    Doesn't look right, and if what I think is the dorsal fin really is the dorsal fin then definitely not. I think a dumped pet is a possibility though.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    Looks nothing like that to me. Carp seemed the obvious choice at first, but I just can't see it.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    4th large image down. That's the head and neck to the left.
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    Not a Common (short dorsal fin set well back) or Crucian Carp though; apart from anything else, what the hell is that long slim neck and head all about? Brett
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    Weird freshwater fish, Bempton pond, E Yorkshire, England

    This has completely thrown me. I wondered for a while if it were some sort of terrapin (but a big one) until I saw the dorsal fin. It is a sizeable fish, I would say probably 60 cm in length. It has a long, slim neck and a slim, pointed head with a pale lower jaw, then a strange hump , with a...
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    Odd Herring Gull or hybrid

    Herring Gull was my conclusion, but the dark bill is unusual for a bird that age. Brett
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    Odd Herring Gull or hybrid

    No more photos. Feet are a strange colour for Common Gull, and it's paler than the Herring Gull (didn't seem small enough either), but I see where you're coming from. Brett
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    Odd Herring Gull or hybrid

    At South Landing, Flamborough, this afternoon (left hand bird). Any thoughts? Brett
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    Immature gulls in the Netherlands--Lauwersoog

    Surely a Herring Gull. Brett
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    Immature gulls in the Netherlands--Lauwersoog

    In my experience it's unusual for it to be so extensively pale at such a young age. I was wondering if it were a Herring Gull (although so much pale is not usual for that species either) on plumage, and I was not convinced by the bill, and I see smiths is of the same opinion Brett
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