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Separating Short-eared and Long-eared Owls

smitchm — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 15:16:44 +0000

As difficult species go, the Long and Short-eared Owl pairing are amongst the most challenging to identify, especially in flight. The latest identification video from …

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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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BTO Bird ID – Winter Divers

smitchm — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 00:06:45 +0000

Divers in winter can be confusing and difficult to identify. Let this video help you to confidently separate Red-throated, Black-throated and Great Northern Divers.

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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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BTO Bird ID – Summer Buzzards: Common Buzzard and Honey-buzzard

smitchm — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 17:55:52 +0000

Buzzard and Honey-buzzard are a difficult pair to tell apart particularly at height, as they are often seen. A successful ID will usually rely on a general impression, …

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