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Birdwatching in Australia

smitchm — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:01:34 +0000

Photographs of birds which were seen and taken on a trip to Australia. The photos were taken in a variety of different places in the states of Western Australia, …

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BTO Bird ID – Yellow-coloured wagtails

smitchm — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 09:09:36 +0000

When is a yellow wagtail not a Yellow Wagtail? These bright-coloured summer visitors are declining across much of their range and a frequent mistake is …

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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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How to determine your bird’s sex (sexing without DNA.)

smitchm — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:01:54 +0000

Note by vertical i mean head to tail motion. This is the method based on magnetoception in birds, and gives a 100% correct outcome. try this on your birds, and …

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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 – Peregrines

smitchm — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 07:46:15 +0000

A truly iconic species, tales of Peregrine stoop speeds and its claim to be the fastest bird on Earth are familiar, but how do you identify it? Now recovering from …

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Birds & Wildlife: The Southern Bald Eagle – Educational Film – S88TV1

smitchm — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:18:52 +0000

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