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BTO Bird ID – Corvids – Crow, Rook, Raven

smitchm — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:09:25 +0000

A black crow flies over – but is it a Crow, a Rook or even a Raven? Let this video help you to separate these confusing species, along with their smaller cousins: …

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BTO Bird ID – Skuas

smitchm — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 00:24:34 +0000

Identifying skuas passing offshore in late summer is one of the great challenges of bird ID. There are clues to help us, however, and – with practice – most …

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BTO Bird ID – Winter Buzzards: Common and Rough-legged

smitchm — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:09:04 +0000

In winter, Honey-buzzard is replaced by Rough-legged Buzzard as the key confusion species with Common Buzzard. This identification video talks about the …

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BTO Bird ID – Curlew and Whimbrel

smitchm — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:57:59 +0000

Curlew is a familiar wader, found in wild habitats around the UK. In April and May numbers of their smaller cousin, Whimbrel, will be moving through towards …

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BTO Bird ID – Hirundines and Swift

smitchm — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 13:41:32 +0000

With their swept back wings and aerial lifestyle hirundines (Swallow, Sand and House Martins) and the similar, but unrelated, Swift often cause ID headaches.

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BTO Bird ID – Cuckoo

smitchm — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:40:49 +0000

Cuckoos are well-known birds, but their distinctive and eagerly awaited song can be confused with several other species. Despite their popularity, Cuckoos are …

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BTO Bird ID – Common and Jack Snipe

smitchm — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 23:37:35 +0000

A stocky brown bird rockets up from just in front of your feet, but is it a Common Snipe, or its rarer relative Jack Snipe? Let us help you tell the two apart.

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BTO Bird ID – Grey Harriers

smitchm — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 22:15:37 +0000

Harriers are stunning, lithe and elegant birds of prey. Two species of grey harrier are regularly found in the UK, Hen and Montagu’s – the males are relatively …

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