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    Osprey's in Burgundy

    Hi I am very new to birding and am yet to buy a decent camera or a pair of binoculars. I have however been trying to use the bird ID app to try and see what might be out there. This morning as well as the regular visitors to my garden like swifts, magpie, jackdaw, sparrow, linnet, goldfinch...
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    Anyone else like Birds AND planes?

    I have been an airline geek for the past 40+ years. When I was a kid I used to go to airports just to collect timetables. Later as I started to collect anything to do with the airline industry. Safety cards, seat belt extenders, seats, in flight mags and service items like cups, plate etc. I...
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    France - 2024

    Hi (I'm unsure if you meant summer 2023 or 24. If you meant 2023 then I might be too late.) On Le Shuttle you could try and book as a high vehicle. The carriages are the same width but the ceiling hight is a lot higher. It definitely makes it feel like there is more space. For the past 13...
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Thanks Paul I'm a total beginner so far I have the RSP Handbook of British Birds, Collins Bird Guide and the two apps, ten days ago I didn't think that we got much more in the garden than a pigeon, robin and maybe the odd woodpecker. Alex
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    interesting. Didn't know that. I have so far only used the app to identity bird life, I'm guessing its does lots of other stuff?
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    I only have UK and Europe downloaded.:( Today it seems to be just recording birds that I would expect to hear in my garden. At least ones that I think I would expect. So maybe it was an issue with the app. I'm a bit disappointed as so far I have only managed to identify 22 species. I'm going to...
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    UK Beginner - Need help excel maybe!

    Thank you all for your replies. I am experimenting with eBird. I am not totally sure I know how it works but I'm giving it a go. (Sorry if you find this response a total waste of your reading time)
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Sorry If I upset anyone by not replying. With regards to the advice using a spreadsheet, I was advised to try "ebird" I am still experimenting with it as I need to learn how to use it first.
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Birding is something that I have kind of been interested over the past few years. However I have never really bothered until maybe now to go deeper into. It's not as yet the same sort of passion for me as for others. I do read all the replies I get but I don't always understand and I don't think...
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    Did Merlin Bird ID really hear these in my garden?

    Hello I am totally new to birding and have zero experience. So please go easy on me. 😬 For the past couple of weeks I have been using the Merlin Bird ID just to see what bird life is around. I was actually really surprised that there was so much variety. This morning at about 5:30am the...
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    UK Beginner - Need help excel maybe!

    Hi Last week a friend came to stay, on her phone she has an app called "Merlin Bird ID". She set it to record the birds that it heard in our garden. Well of course this was interesting to me so I downloaded it and have been using it to identify what's visiting my garden and also what's in the...
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    Hello

    Hi I'm Alex and really new to Bird watching. Last week we were in South Africa and staying at a private game reserve. Yes it was great fun watching elephants, leopards etc. However there were lots of colourful bird life and thats kind of got me reading about birds. So far I have bought a...
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    Help with picking a camera

    Hi Basically I need help with choosing a camera. Last week we were in South Africa on holiday and spent a few days at a private game reserve near Kruger. I only had my iPhone with me and it did ok for photos of Elephants, Leopards etc but it was hopeless for bird life. A guy who was also...
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