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Forum post: Re: Can anyone identify this nest please?

By Jono

Thanks Ray, the nest had some detritus which indicated that it was probably last year's, I would never knowingly go near or interfere with nests or nesting birds, just that my partner found it while

Posted on18 Jun 2012

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Forum post: Re: Can anyone identify this nest please?

By Jono

Thanks Bev, yes, we have a number of those species here.

Posted on18 Jun 2012

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Forum post: Can anyone identify this nest please?

By Jono

Found this nest, obviously unused, in a hedge about 1 m. above ground - because of its size, thought it must be a Goldcrest, but now not so sure. Any suggestions gratefully received, many thanks

Posted on15 Jun 2012

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Forum post: Re: Identifying, Sexing & Ageing Common Garden Birds & Migrants

By Jono

Thanks Buzzard, That's one heck of a document! So I won't be able to give a gender to any Marsh Tits I photo. But today I certainly began to see the difference between male and female Goldfinch

Posted on8 Mar 2011

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Forum post: Re: Redpoll, species unknown, help please

By Jono

Hi Buzzard, Despite my best attempts, the Lesser Redpolls refused to sit on my carefully positioned gorse. However, the two probable females from yesterday, with no apparent pink chests, turned into two

Posted on6 Mar 2011

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Forum post: Re: Identifying, Sexing & Ageing Common Garden Birds & Migrants

By Jono

Hi Buzzard, Sorry to have asked for Long-tailed Tit before I read right through this thread! Very valuable info, thanks for posting it up! Here's to a good spring for all, Jono.

Posted on6 Mar 2011

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Forum post: Re: Redpoll, species unknown, help please

By Jono

Hello Chris, A Mealy is a Mealy Redpoll, one of three subspecies of Common Redpoll. It's the nominate species of Carduelis flammea, strictly Carduelis flammea flammea, which breeds from Alaska to Newfoundland

Posted on6 Mar 2011

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Forum post: Re: Redpoll, species unknown, help please

By Jono

Hello Buzzard, Thanks for your response. My gut feeling is that it's female; so will try for more tomorrow. Excellent pdfs on sexing some of the garden spp., particularly Goldfinch - I can now at last

Posted on5 Mar 2011

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Forum post: Re: Sexing & Ageing Common Garden Birds

By Jono

Hello Buzzard, Any tips on sexing Marsh & Long-tailed Tits? Crested Tits? Going for Crested Tits shortly near Kingussie, Thanks, Jono.

Posted on5 Mar 2011

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Forum post: Re: Redpoll, species unknown, help please

By Jono

Hello again Aiki, I have gone back into the card and pulled out 2 NEFs, and converted them to jpgs, without changing any colours or hues, they are as shot apart from reducing the highlights a little. They

Posted on5 Mar 2011

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Forum post: Re: Can anyone identify this nest please?

Forum post: Re: Can anyone identify this nest please?

Forum post: Can anyone identify this nest please?

Forum post: Re: Identifying, Sexing & Ageing Common Garden Birds & Migrants

Forum post: Re: Redpoll, species unknown, help please

Forum post: Re: Identifying, Sexing & Ageing Common Garden Birds & Migrants

Forum post: Re: Redpoll, species unknown, help please

Forum post: Re: Redpoll, species unknown, help please

Forum post: Re: Sexing & Ageing Common Garden Birds

Forum post: Re: Redpoll, species unknown, help please