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    Ginger bird in Northumberland

    Thanks everyone, leucistic female house sparrow it is! M
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    Ginger bird in Northumberland

    Any idea as to why it's that unusual ginger colour?
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    Ginger bird in Northumberland

    Hi, Friends spotted this in their garden in Hexham, Northumberland, UK over the past few weeks. It hangs out with sparrows, and is very nervous. There's a sparrow in the shot for size comparison. It looks like an oddly coloured sparrow to me - can anyone help? Sorry about the poor quality of...
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    Durham Birding

    The series starts tomorrow (Monday 24th) for two weeks. I'm told the Seal Sands stuff is week on Tuesday, some birds, some seals. Inside info - my missus wrote the website. Now I have to plug it or she'll moan... bbc.co.uk/naturescalendar. Off to Rainton Meadows/Castle Lake now to see what's around
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    Northumbrian Birding

    Great tits breeding again? Hi, We put up a nest box in the garden in Newcastle last autumn - and it was just about completely ignored by all and sundry. Maybe it felt a bit too new for them. Anyway, sitting in bed this morning having a late brekky, I've noticed a pair of great tits showing...
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    Durham Birding

    Damn, that's one up to the missus - she thought they were eider, it's just that the colouring didn't seem to fit with anything in the book. Thanks though...
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    Durham Birding

    What are these ducks then? Really nice day at Whitburn today, brilliant terns diving and bickering with each other. And these ducks, sometimes alone, sometimes in a group of two or three. I think they might be scoters, but I'm not sure. Can anyone help? Sorry about the pic quality...
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    RFI: Any birding hot-spots in Montreal?

    Just back from Montreal and Quebec - the best place is Cap Tourmente near Quebec city (40 mins drive north from Quebec) with stuff like Indigo Bunting, Downy Woodpecker, Bobolink, Hummingbirds plus Peregrines. For future reference this is a great place for Snow Geese in the autumn. Lovely...
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    Good 8x30/42 Binoculars For Under £300

    or, get the Monarch 8x36 (which I've had for a few weeks now and think are great...) only £140 from tecno, and save up for the super posh ones in a year or two. Plus do a google search for "voucher code" and you'll find one that gets you another 5% off. Can't beat it. I looked at the Monarch...
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    Fantastic NEW Nikon ED50 Scope Stay-on-case from Cley Spy

    Got mine last week too - and I like it very much as well. Don't have a problem with the short lens end - but I'm not 100% happy with the eyepiece cover. The lens cover can be velcro'd on to stop it flapping about - the eyepiece cover can't so easily. Plus it's not a positive snug fit when it's...
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    Fantastic NEW Nikon ED50 Scope Stay-on-case from Cley Spy

    Good thought, hadn't considered that. Time I got one then...
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    Fantastic NEW Nikon ED50 Scope Stay-on-case from Cley Spy

    I've been looking at this - but aren't the removable end caps a bit of a pain? or is it normal for stay on case end caps to have to be completely removed before you can use the scope? I can just see them getting lost or something. I've never used a stay on case, as you can probably tell. By the...
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    Bird song online

    That's exactly what I was looking for - chiffchaff sound is now on the ipod, and I'm off to see if I can find the one reported in Jesmond Dene in Newcastle yesterday. Thanks guys...
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    Bird song online

    Can anyone recommend a website that's got a decent collection of birdsong sounds? I've got this plan of putting them on the ipod for quick reference out in the field - I've had a look but can't find any UK ones.
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    Durham Birding

    Castle Eden Nice walk around Castle Eden Dene today - great weather, starting to feel nearly warm at times. Didn't see a lot at first - I find woods really hard to see stuff in, even though I can hear it all going on. But, persistence paid off with three new birds for me at least - couple of...
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