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    Check your local railway line

    True. The local train station was closed years ago. The surrounds are a now neglected wasteland. Every year a pair of Oystercatcher breed or attempt to breed there. It also hosts Common Whitethroat regularly. Our local cricket club borders an industrial estate and again Oystercatcher breed...
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    Check your local railway line

    If you live near a railway line which runs parallel to a footpath or close to a place you can access on foot, it's worth checking it out this Spring. My local patch in South Cumbria includes sections which crosses the railway either on road or foot bridges, and includes stretches close to a...
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    What Bird can you hear just now?

    Annoying Woodpigeon on the roof. It never shuts up.:)
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    What did dinosaurs sound like

    Jeremy Corbyn? :D
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    What’s your nemesis bird?

    Yet to see a Corn Bunting in the UK. A sign of the times.
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    Cool video I found on the internet- Bird Migration on Merchant Ships

    I've posted a thread on the sea watching forum about seeing a falcon hanging around our ship crossing the North Sea recently. It was most likely a juvenile Peregrine Falcon from the views I had of it, which weren't brilliant - I was looking through the misted windows of the buffet restaurant...
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    The North Sea v The Irish Sea

    Thanks for that. Thanks for that. Very illuminating. Seeing what was most likely a Peregrine that far out is a first for me.
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    Norway cruise

    You might want to look at my report in the vacations forum on here 'A 14 night Cruise from Southampton to Norway and Iceland, 22/6/23 to 6/7/23' It includes reports of what you might see on the sea days. Just done another cruise to Norway including Olden and Haugesund. Not much to see in terms...
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    Norway cruise

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    The North Sea v The Irish Sea

    Thanks! Never realised that. We were passing a few oil platforms. It looked very much like a juvenile. We had short visit from a pipit and a starling too. On our last cruise to Norway in September a Blackbird was on board from the first morning after we left Southampton and stayed with us until...
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    The North Sea v The Irish Sea

    Agreed, the North Sea can be a bit random to say the least although this year there was a lot more around than previous cruises; enough to keep me out on deck with the bins most days.
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    The North Sea v The Irish Sea

    We've just done a couple of cruises, one to Norway and Iceland, the other to Norway. It was interesting to compare the Irish Sea and the North Sea. We've sailed both several times on previous cruises and the Irish Sea always comes out the winner, probably because you're never far from land on...
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    Birding holidays not requiring car

    Go on a cruise! You won't need a car for sea watching on the sea days obviously and if you do a little research beforehand you can often work out the possibilities for birdwatching when you're in port using public transport or walking around the port destination. Just done a couple of cruises-...
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    Excellent service from Hawke

    In the past I've bought my optical equipment and tripods from Wilkinsons Cameras. Twice I've had issues after I bought them and they've been excellent in either replacing them or getting them fixed.
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    Excellent service from Hawke

    Not sure of the technicalities but basically central focus wheel needed adjusting. It was slightly out of focus at its maximum position. When they returned them it was working well again. I'd be tempted to return them again and insist they're checked properly.
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    A Sparrow's tail

    At the other end of the spectrum we've got a sparrow with no tail which has been visiting our bird feeder for the past two years. This year it managed to raise a young sparrow ( which has a tail).
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    United Utilities announce they will stop grouse shooting on their land

    Report from local paper. United Utilities signals end of grouse shooting on its land CUMBRIA'S water supply company has announced it will put a stop to grouse shooting on its land when the current leases come to an end. United Utilities, the largest corporate landowner in England, will...
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    San Francisco birding suggestions

    A report from a few years ago. Things may have changed since then. Just returned from San Francisco and had great holiday combined with some bird watching. A wonderful City to easily find a great variety of birds within walking distance or by taking short inexpensive bus rides. Early April is...
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    Living in an overcrowded four storey block of flats

    Interesting to find these nesting Kittiwake in the middle of Alesund, Norway on a recent visit there. Not sure why it was thought necessary to create an artificial nesting site for them next to a building; Alesund is surrounded by no end of natural nesting areas but the Kittiwakes preferred this...
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    One in, one out

    It was sad not to see a Little Owl in its usual place at a local barn this year, but all's not lost. A Barn Owl has taken up residence instead. I guess in a residency dispute between a Barn Owl and a Little Owl there was only going to be one winner.
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    Trip to Iceland. Help!

    Sorry , can't help on those two species, but I've just come back from Iceland and left a report on the vacation forum
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    A 14 night Cruise from Southampton to Norway and Iceland, 22/6/23 to 6/7/23.

    Thanks. Iceland probably hasn't changed much since you went. It's still largely unspoilt.
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    A 14 night Cruise from Southampton to Norway and Iceland, 22/6/23 to 6/7/23.

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    A 14 night Cruise from Southampton to Norway and Iceland, 22/6/23 to 6/7/23.

    A 14 night Cruise from Southampton to Norway and Iceland, 22/6/23 to 6/7/23. An interesting itinerary on the Arcadia, a P and O adult only cruise ship. We enjoyed calm seas for most of the voyage with the temperature varying from 3 degrees Celsius in Isafjordur to a balmy 26 degrees Celsius in...
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    Long-staying injured Whooper Swan

    Sadly one of the Whooper Swans has died. I found its remains the other day. The other two are still here but there's no sign of breeding. It looks like the original Whooper is still here. It has a distinctive drooping wing and if it is the long-stayer, this will be its third Summer in the UK.
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