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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    Cheers for advice Matt, i was considering Migrant Hawker when i did a bit of research. I honestly cant give you a size, but i can tell you it was definitely a hawker and was smaller than a common hawker. I have held a common hawker before and it was a massive thing. I think the two most likely...
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    hover for id please

    http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay07/cd-hoverflies.html useful link
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    Rare hoverfly

    I have just seen Volucella Zonaria in Birminghamm where it is very rare. How do i report it?
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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    Cheers for the map, although still working on how to use it ;)
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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    Thanks, does that area cover Sutton Park?
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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    Anybody??????
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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    Sorry took a while to get back Phil, i cant really tell you about size, they just seemed to be the size of any normal dragonfly really
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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    Oh and it was in a large nature reserve, mainly forest, the bit i saw them at had trees on one side and the parking lot on the other
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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    If its of any help, they were both just flying about, occasionally interacting with each other, one got distracted by a fly briefly
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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    Anybody??
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Hey hoverfly experts, I was wondering if you knew of any GIANT species in the UK? 3 years ago in the Highlands I cam across this huge fly, about 5 or six centimetres long, and very hairy, and when it flew it sort of hovered a bit. It was brown and yellow. The flight looked hovery, but the head...
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    Dragonfly: Most likely species?

    Hi again not been on here for a while Today in Birmingham in the West Midlands I saw two dragonflies overhead. What is the most likely species for this region? Thnks
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    Recent birdings

    Hi I have been off line for a while. I was starting to lose my interest in birding, but would like to get back into it Recent notable birdings are fulmars at Eyemouth, a great skua on Skye as well as ravens, buzzards and POSSIBLE but unlikely goldie Oh and a few weeks ago my first tree...
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    Farne Islands

    Sadly other things got in the way and we never got to go. Maybe next time :(
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    Farne Islands

    Cheers :)
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    Farne Islands

    Hi thanks for reply. Yow close where the puffins?
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    Farne Islands

    Hi I am going to the Farne Islands on Sunday and cant decide whether to go to Staple or Inner Farne. Went to Staple last year but at the end of July, so there wasn't a lot there. On Inner Farne how close do you get to the Puffins? On Staple Island you get really close. The terns on Inner, do...
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    Farne Islands Trip May 2011

    Hi im going this Sunday and cant choose between Staple Island and Inner Farne went to Staple last year which do you think
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    Unusually large amount of roadkill.

    The crows here are a bit slower, quite often we need to break to give them time to move
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    Do Corvids ever suffer?

    Lol:-O Plants are understandable, but I have read some stuff about people killing species over another and it is just out of order. It's nature, face it
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    Unusually large amount of roadkill.

    Hi Yesterday, on the way to Edinburgh I noticed a large amount of roadkills. A deer, a hedgehog, pheasants and lots of crows. On the way back a dead buzzard was on top of where the hedgehog used to be. We stopped at a parking area and I investigated one of the dead crows. I found it was...
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    Spider and Beetle ID's please. West Midlands UK.

    Hi Your beetle is a soldier beetle. Cant help with spiders sorry
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    Do Corvids ever suffer?

    Agreed. Some people can act ridiculously when it comes to this sort of stuff. Ive read things about people killing things to prevent them predating a species they happened to like.
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    Do Corvids ever suffer?

    Yes, corvids have a number of predators. Mainly BOPS, but also each other. Ive heard of carrion crows killing young magpies. Even ravens aren't safe from eagles. Crows are also mobbed as well. Ive seen them attacked by songbirds, smaller crows and gulls and even once saw a magpie and a jackdaw...
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    Ravens: rare enough for reintroduction?

    Yes, they are pretty rare down here. The only time I have seen them down here was a pair flying above Ettrick Valley. I have been in some very remote areas down here, mainly around Selkrirkshire, and have only seen a pair. I suppose i cant really talk for Northumberland since I haven't actually...
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