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Recent content by James Anderson

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    Richard's Pipit, Shell Ness/Swale?

    Thanks Andy.
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    Richard's Pipit, Shell Ness/Swale?

    Hi All I'm going to be in Kent tomorrow and not far from the Richard's Pipit by all accounts. Having not visited this area before, Could anyone offer advice as to where to park and which area's to search etc? The location is just listed as "Shell Ness/Swale NNR, Sheppey" can anyone be a little...
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    Harris Hawk in Hertfordshire?

    Hi Phil From your description, this sounds like the same bird. I caught a brief glimpse of it under a tree before it took flight, but it only flew to the top of a nearby tree. As it flew up it did, as you mentioned prompt thoughts of Rough-Legged. We e-mailed the photos over to the Irish...
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    Harris Hawk in Hertfordshire?

    I also have these photos below. These are from my dad's camera.
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    Harris Hawk in Hertfordshire?

    These are the only other photos I have. Quite similar to the first two photos though. The light had almost completely gone by this time.
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    Harris Hawk in Hertfordshire?

    Photo's now added hopefully Photo's are now attached.
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    Harris Hawk in Hertfordshire?

    HI All I made a short visit to Amwell Nature Reserve in Hertfordshire England last week and as I approached a group of trees with a few feeders hanging from them, a large bird of prey flew up from under a tree to the left. It perched at the top of another nearby tree, and in more fading light...
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    Hemsted Forest, Parrot Crossbills?

    Hi Joannec I managed to see both Two-barred and Parrot Crossbill along with good size flocks of Common today. I was surprised to see so many birders present today, but it certainly helped in locating the Crossbills. The Two-barred showed extremely well from the clearing. The Parrot Crossbill...
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    Hemsted Forest, Parrot Crossbills?

    Hi John Thanks for the reply. The map will be a great help. :t: That should put me in the right place, just need the birds to show. Thanks Again James
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    Hemsted Forest, Parrot Crossbills?

    Hi All I'm hoping to drop in at Hemsted Forest tomorrow. Not knowing this area at all I'm hoping someone might be able to give me some pointers as to the best area's to check for either Parrot Crossbill or Two-barreds. Anything from where to park to which paths to take, to best areas to...
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    Essex Birding

    Hoping to make a trip tomorrow to Chigborough Lakes for the Ring-necked Duck Can anyone tell me which lake I should be heading for? Having never been to this area, I'd like to have a starting point for searching. On google maps it has three lakes Main Lake, Pochard Lake and Gadwall Lake Any...
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    ID needed please, Norfolk

    Can someone ID this Dragonfly for me please. It was seen at Cley on Saturday. Thanks James
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    Butterfly ID Please

    Can anyone id these species of Skippers please? Not sure if they are two species or two photos of the same species. Second photo is not good, But hope it's good enough for an id of it. Thanks James
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    Norfolk birding

    Red Kite over Burnham Thorpe yesterday After missing the PGP :-C
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