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WEBInformative ID Guides to hone your identification skills. Expert reviews and advice on the latest birding equipment. In-depth species profiles, insightful analysis, engaging opinions and inspiring trip reports. Plus more, delivered in a …
Searching for day-flying moths - BirdGuides
WEBJun 6, 2020 · Eyes and a camera are the basic tools needed for day-flying moths, but to see many more smaller species a net is essential. I use a standard white 'Kite' net bag, with metal frame and extended handle, available here. Small micro-moths are much easier to see and extract off a white background, though you need to …
Glaucous and Iceland Gulls - BirdGuides
WEBJan 1, 2010 · Glaucous is a large gull, often approaching Great Black-backed Gull in size. It appears powerful and heavy-bodied, and often shows a pronounced ‘tertial step’ at rest. In flight it looks broad-winged and barrel-chested, with a slow, lumbering flight. Iceland is distinctly smaller, being roughly the size of a Lesser Black-back.
Grasshopper Warbler - BirdGuides
WEBJan 1, 2010 · Grasshopper Warbler is “the most artful creature, skulking in the thickest part of a bush”, according to Gilbert White in 1768. It belongs to the genus Locustella, which includes some of the most secretive birds in the Western Palearctic.These warblers walk, run, creep and hop in almost mouse-like fashion through dense vegetation, and are often found close to the ground.
Reed, Little and Rustic Buntings photo ID guide - BirdGuides
WEBOct 4, 2019 · Small brown buntings can be a troublesome group, and no more so than in mid to late autumn when the range of possible species is greatest. Here we will focus on the familiar default species, Reed Bunting, and its separation from the most regular of the rare buntings, Little and Rustic.Also included is a brief treatment of two real 'long shots', Pallas's Reed and Chestnut-eared Buntings.
Birdwatching Sites in Cornwall - BirdGuides
WEB3 days ago · Birding Sites in Cornwall. Latest rare bird sightings, birding locations, images, links and useful contact details for Cornwall.
BirdMap - BirdGuides
WEBWelcome to the BirdMap. Here, you can click on pins to show report details. If there are multiple sightings at the same location, click the pin and it will split and show all sighting pins in that location. Species. Type to search species.
British woodpecker photo ID guide - BirdGuides
WEBMay 10, 2019 · British woodpecker photo ID guide. Compared with continental Europe, Britain is relatively poor for woodpeckers. Of the three species that breed here, two – Great Spotted and Green – are relatively common and widespread. Lesser Spotted, however, is among Britain's fastest-declining species. A fourth species, Wryneck, once …
Focus on: European Honey Buzzard - BirdGuides
WEBJun 12, 2022 · In Britain, European Honey Buzzard is on the extreme edge of its distribution, and so rises and falls in the population are to be expected. The latest Rare Birds Breeding panel (RBBP) report (2018) gives a figure of 40 breeding pairs in the UK, but the actual number is surely more than 100. Southern …
Details : Black Kite - BirdGuides
WEBRed and Black Kites photo ID guide. Publish date: 11/04/2020. World-renowned raptor expert Dick Forsman offers all the advice you need to confidently separate Red and Black Kites in all plumages.
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