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"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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On Jan 17, 11:01 pm, "'Mike'" wrote:
Thanks Richard.

No not a Green Woodpecker. We had lots of those at our last house out in
the
country, besides, this bird wasn't that big. It seems, talking to locals
in
the know, that it might have been a Golden Oriole.

Watch this space ;-)

Mike

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I lived many years in the Isle of Wight and remember there were many
green
woodpeckers at Osborne House - easily seen from the car park out over the
grass. When I was a coach driver in 1985, I once took a party of
twitchers
there at their request as they said Osborne was well known for green
woodpeckers. There were loads there then. Hopefully there, you should be
able to say yeah or nay to what you saw.

Richard

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On Jan 13, 9:52 am, "'Mike'" wrote:
Opened the front door just now and startled a bird on the lawn
opposite.

Flew AWAY from me and I could only see its back. Blackbird size,
dark
wings,
but a very vivid yellow back.

Looked in the bird book and the nearest I could see was the Golden
Oriole
but reading its habit I don't see how it could be.

South East Coast Isle of Wight

Any suggestions?

Mike
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The problem is that Golden Orioels fly South for the winter, not North

Maybe it did fly south? We have ringed them a good deal further North than
the UK :-)
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