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    Frontiers of Birding, Martin Garner

    I would agree fully with the comments previously quoted about price.Very expensive.
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    Anyone used "Wildlife lister"

    I have just completed putting all my sightings into wildlife recorder and even though my IT skills are average at best I have had very little problem. I now have all the lists and the sightings I have entered inputted and backed up. The speech recognition aspect worked well and in general I...
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    Divided loyalties: Patch vs country lists

    Local patch first everytime. It becomes quite obsessive. Andy Firth
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    Albufera Majorca an update

    Marmot:- We stayed at a hotel called Viva Blue. It was excellent and 10 mins walk from the entrance to the park.The walk from the entrance of the park is another 15 mins to the first hide.I did the reserve on bike one day with the kids and covered a lot more ground.Cheers. Andy Firth
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    Albufera Majorca an update

    I have just returned from a family holiday in Playa de Muro Majorca but managed to spend two or three hours each morning in the Albufera. Their have been one or two changes since I last visited in Spring 2004 so I thought it would be worth posting for anyone thinking of visiting. Access is still...
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    Lesvos 04/05/06 to 11/05/06

    Kalispera:- Yes that was us at the Plover. I would have thought visiting anywhere that many times would have been madness but now I have been I can certainly see the attraction and why people return time and time again.Cheers. Andy F
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    Lesvos 04/05/06 to 11/05/06

    Derek:- It was my first visit but speaking with the regular Lesvos travellers it was the best it has been for years ie:- plenty of water in it.Sadly it would appear there is pressure from developers to use it as the hotel had a petition which we all signed to retain it as it is.Cheers. Andy F
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    Lesvos 04/05/06 to 11/05/06

    David,I am pretty sure we bumped into them several times and shared information on sightings with the leaders of the group who knew the island well and were very helpful and friendly.Regards. Andy F
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    lesvos next week

    Trip report now posted in vacational trip report section.It's not brilliantly written but anyone needing recent information let me know. Andy F
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    Lesvos 04/05/06 to 11/05/06

    Myself and four other local birders including Mark Stubbs,Lee Greenhough and Ian Barber have just returned from a very enjoyable week in Lesvos.We stayed at the well known Kalloni 2 hotel and rented a car at Mytiline airport from Hertz.Flights and accommadation were arranged through First Choice...
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    lesvos next week

    I and a party of four Sandbach birders have just returned fron Lesvos.170 species in a week and according to the tour guides we met the best week for 8 or so years for amount and variety of birds. I will do a trip report tonight for anyone interested and will answer specific queries from that if...
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    Book on attracting birds to the garden?

    Mark:- I referred to the following books when planning and planting my garden. How To Make A Wildlife Gard------Baines--------ISBN 0 7112 1711 4 The Butterfly Garden-------------Tekulsky------ISBN 0-916782-69-7 Wildlife Friendly Plants------------Creeser-------ISBN 1-84340-093-6 Wildlife...
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    Help wanted with plants for attracting birds

    I can't praise verbena bonariensis enough as a moth and butterfly plant it flowers for three to four months and is good value although can be prone in cold winters without protection.I have also had great success with lonicera pericyculem and japonica they are vigorous but provide flowers...
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    S'Albufera in june

    The area near to the park entrance is called Playa de Muro and some British tour companies advertise this particular area seperately from the hotels in Alcudia itself.http://www.playademuro.net/playamuro/ingles.nsf/dondealojarse?OpenForm gives a map of the area and a list of hotels,some overlook...
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    Siskins everywhere !

    On my garden this morning their were 24 siskins they are now and have been for a few weeks the commenest bird by far visiting. Is anyone else experiencing this welcome bonus. Andy Firth
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