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    Glad to be back!!

    short visit today just a short trip down to the castle today mainly to wear the kids out 6 weeks holidays and all we stayed around the main field for an hour or so before we had a quick walk around for a coffee. birds seen: wood pigeon magpies crows (car park) blue tits, great tits and...
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    Glad to be back!!

    it's been over a year since i last posted on here :( due to work and family comitments. it feels good to be back walking around me old patch Elvaston casle, i have spend most of this bank holiday down there saturday i put in a 12 hour shift :) seen some good birds this weekend i thought i...
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    Where to buy Binoculars in Derby

    I like the London camera exchange they have good quality cameras new and secondhand as well as binoculars have a look on the Web site if there is a pair u want at a different store they can get them in for you Lee
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    Elvaston Castle

    went down at the castle today had a good few hours down there new birds for me at the castle mistle thrush x2 little grebs x2 on the gull pond on the far side tree creepers were showing well in the main park 3 green finches in the tops of the trees by the grave yard only seen one of...
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    Elvaston Castle

    I'm new too but I have always been into birds. I always having to get my book out to id birds but that's half the fun I think.
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    Elvaston Castle

    PM me any time mate I live in chaddesden so not far away but i grow up in spondon a nice walk with a camrea is the ash path (the old stoney cross ) and you get to see some nice birds locko park (in spondon) is a nice place to go around the lake there was a smew on the lake there not so long...
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    Kingfishers around Derby

    willington gravel pits is good place to start
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    Elvaston Castle

    hi ya The Reserve has been their around 10 years it was well publicised about 5/6 years ago but it go so badly vandlised. one huts got burnted down griffttii all over the place so they shut it down by this i mean they took al the sings down removed the big toubble gates, you could alway go in...
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    Wyver Lane Nature Reserve (DWT)

    Went to wyver lane today seen some amazing birds especially the little owl a shame I didn't get to see the bittens ( they probably came back out as soon as I got to the car )lol It was lovely to meet Dave N mate your a super star and your doing a great job Keep up all the hard work Take...
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    Elvaston Castle

    The Good The Bad And The Ugly !!!! My daughter and I went down the castle on this beautiful Sunday morning to find the car park just about full, Witch i a good thing nice to see so many people out with there families having a stroll in the sun shine, walking passed the usual folks taking...
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    Elvaston Castle

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    Elvaston Castle

    another super day at Elvaston castle plenty to see today we got : Robins Crows Great Tits Nuthachers Black Head Gulls Magies Bule Tits Blackbirds Dunnocks Mallards Mute Swans Canadain Geese Moor Hens Coots Buzzard and a beautiful looking Shovler over on the gull pond far side Leigh
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    help needed ........

    also with this one 1; bit smaller than a mallard 2 ; all black head body and wings 3 ; white neck just on the front thanks leigh
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    help needed ........

    I was just wondering if any one could help me name this bird i saw today at Elvaston Castle 1 : slightly bigger than a Mallard 2 ; black head 3 ;white neck and breast 4 ; grey and white flecked wings ( looked like herron bone patten ) 5 ; yellow rump 6 ; black tail some one said it was a...
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    Elvaston Castle

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