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Recent content by Boro Birder

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    Rutland Ospreys 2015

    Excellent shots, hopefully it will be a good year for our Ospreys this year all over the UK but with spring being late you will just never know. Damian
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    Your Amazing City Wildlife Sightings

    My local patch {Portrack Marsh} is in a urban area surrounded by industry and we have had a pair of Penduline Tits, other common visitors in summer and winter, nesting peregrines on the bridge nearby, Jack Snipe, actually one of the best places to see them in Cleveland. breeding Kingfisher, GCG...
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    The hawks in my area have disappeared. Any guesses why?

    Yeah totally agree with fugi even though I'm a English Man :) Damian
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    Hello from middlesbrough/redcar

    Hi there from one Middlesbrough gentleman to another, NY Moors and surrounding area are my local patch for so many months of the year due to being a nest recorder for the BTO, NRS (British Trust for Ornithology, Nest Record Scheme) but my local patch is Portrack Marsh, used to volunteer at...
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    Photographing and disturbing Rare Breeding birds!!!

    I take a photo of every nest I find but that is for the BTO and record purposes but idiots like this, like said in one of the above posts need to photograph these complete bastards, sorry for the language but these idiots do it just to get there precious photographs. Damian
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    How many species of owl have you seen

    Just all our British ones and found the nests of all due to nest recording, sorry another member of our BTO nest recording team found the LEO. Damian
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    Bins To Upgrade From B&S Sierra?

    Totally agree with Davids post I have had the Vanguard Endeavour EDI and now have the Endeavour EDII but I nest record for the BTO so were getting knocked about a bit, twist up eyecup got pulled of getting caught on a branch so have decided to go for the Barr and Stroud Sierra. My first bins...
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Ring Ouzel breeding has I am a nest recorder for the BTO, NRS and in a location we didn't even know they bred. Damian. :)
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    Bassenthwaite Ospreys 2015

    Excellent photos mick, got to send you a pm regarding some RK. Damian
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    Kielder Ospreys 2015

    Excellent news, closest pairs to me but never been to visit any of there Ospreys, been to Kielder many times but not for a few years. Thanks for all the info of our Ospreys in the public domain Tiger. Damian
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    Glaslyn Ospreys 2015

    7 eggs, that must be a record or am I reading this wrong. Theres 7 eggs in the nest ???? Damian
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    Loch of the Lowes 2015

    Excellent news has ive been very busy lately nest recording for the the BTO,NRS so haven't been online for a while out in on our glorious moors and surrounding countryside but up in Dunkeld on Tuesday for a week, well start out at Dunkeld so will pay Loch of Lowes another visit before a week on...
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    Birds of Prey persecution

    Very interesting article, Rod Liddle has always been known for his tell it how it is comments. Thanks Damian
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    Installing Wren Guard with Hatchlings Present

    Can I ask what direction is the box facing, east, west ext, birds like the boxes to be facing a certain way, ie east, west ext, and did not know USA Wrens will kill and eat other birds but then I suppose what species of Wren it is. British Wrens are our second smallest bird and eat nothing but...
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    Vanguard Endeavor 8.5X45 Question

    I have owned both pair of Vanguard EDI and EDII 8x42 and tried the EDII last year at the Birdfair and could find none in that price range what come close to the Vanguard Endeavour EDII, which i now own. Excellent binoculars Damian
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