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WEBBirdGuides is first for bird news. Get instant bird sightings on any device, anywhere all from as little as £15.99 per quarter. To submit your own reports, you can complete the online submissions form, email [email protected], phone us on 0333 577 2473, or text BIRDS RPT followed by your message to 01915 804228 (Please note that this is a NEW number and you will need to update your records).
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: Bearded Tits - BirdGuides
WEBOct 4, 2005 · Bearded Tits are particularly susceptible to hard weather, and mild winters impact favourably on the species. Additionally, as for any species with a specialised choice of habitat, they are also highly susceptible to habitat destruction or damage. Bearded Tit: Titchwell, Norfolk (photo: Sean Gray). Leighton Moss, Lancashire: SD478751.
December ID tips: Bewick's and Whooper Swans - BirdGuides
WEBDec 1, 2013 · Bewick’s Swan, arriving from the Russian and Asian tundra, is the smaller of the two wintering species – though both are very large – and gives a more goose-like impression. Like the bigger Whooper Swan, the adult is snow white all over. Bewick’s has a shorter neck and proportionately bigger head than Whooper, as well as a smaller body ...
Finding Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers - BirdGuides
WEBMar 8, 2019 · LSWN offers support to volunteer birdwatchers nationally to find and monitor nests systematically, and to pool the results. Ken Smith, co-ordinator of TWN, told BirdGuides: "Over the last four years volunteers have reported many new Lesser Spotted Woodpecker sites and have found 45 nests. We've been able to …
Focus On: The redpolls are coming - BirdGuides
WEBNov 18, 2010 · Here's a list of six potential redpolls to look for: Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret. The Common Redpoll complex consisting of: Mealy Redpoll Carduelis flammea flammea. Greenland Redpoll Carduelis flammea rostrata. The two races of Arctic Redpoll: Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni hornemanni.
Focus on: White Wagtail - BirdGuides
WEBMar 1, 2021 · An adult White Wagtail is a fetching bird, especially males. Perhaps the most striking feature is the mantle – clean and silvery-grey, contrasting markedly with the head and wings. This smart appearance is rather different to the dark, smoky and diffuse tones of Pied Wagtail. The rump is pale grey on White Wagtail – black on Pied – but ...
Moths in special habitats: southern heathlands - BirdGuides
WEBJun 5, 2011 · At night expect a large range of common open-country moths which could include Grass Emerald, Dark Tussock, Beautiful Brocade, Shears and Broom. From late June the Dotted Border Wave, the localised and perhaps most unobtrusive heathland moth, may be recorded in certain areas. Grass Emerald (Patrick Clement).
Great and Double-crested Cormorants and European Shag photo …
WEBNov 24, 2020 · Add to this an extreme Nearctic rarity, Double-crested Cormorant, and you have identification conundrums suitable for all levels of birder. Keith Vinicombe presents our definitive ID guide to help you sort out tricky subspecies, confusing coastal wanderers and a truly extreme vagrant. Adult Great Cormorant (Ipswich, Suffolk, 27 January 2014).