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    Nottinghamshire Birding

    Andy, apologies for the late reply. Spalford Pit is at the northern end of the Girton Pit complex. It can be viewed from the quarry gate which is immediately south of the junction with Sand Lane (which leads into Spalford village), on the west side of the A1133. I've not seen the Ferruginous...
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    Pacific Swift at Collingham...??

    Late news over the weekend - a 'wholly unconfirmed report' of a Pacific Swift at Collingham late morning on Tuesday (8th). Anyone know anything about this? There were rumours that day of a strange swift (which may or may no have had a white rump) from Besthorpe that afternoon... Nick
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    Help with 'Scottish' Crossbill ID

    Hi Lindsay, Thanks for your v constructive comments. I had actually looked at some of your photos on Birdguides (Scottish and Parrot), and as you say, analysing photos is difficult! When doing this, however, I came across a Parrot crossbill photo (taken by Andrew Easton I think), showing a bird...
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    Help with 'Scottish' Crossbill ID

    Hi, I was in Scotland earlier this month, and managed to track down some crossbills, which I pleased about as they have eluded me in the past. The attached pics (apologies for quality, bad light, long distance etc) were taken in the Loch Garten/Abernethy Forest area, showing a heavy-billed male...
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    Crossbills in the Highlands

    Hi, I'm sure this has been asked before, but I am after a site/sites for scottish/parrot crossbill. I am visiting Scotland for a week and a half at the start of August, staying around Aberdeen for 2 days before heading across to Speyside, then the west coast. Having spent a week volunteering at...
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    Hello

    Hello all, this is my first posting despite having been a member since april! Finally plucked up the courage. As a bit of backgound (if anyones interested), I've been mad keen on birds since I was about 10, and after a brief period of giving up when I was 17 (school kids can be mean), I've been...
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