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    Ultrasonic calls

    While out watching bats by a lake in Gloucestershire last night, I picked up some loud squealing calls on the detector, peaking at about 30kHz. Nothing audible in the normal hearing range, though.They sounded like a pig squealing, or a rabbit in distress. Both wild boar and rabbits are common...
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    Borneo jungle birding

    I am going to Borneo next month, visiting Sepilok, Kinabatangan River and Danum Valley. I have previously visited several jungles and tend to find that a scope and tripod are of little value, as they are difficult to carry on treks, and the vegetation means you only get views of birds/mammals at...
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    Spotlighting filters

    I have a LED Lenser P7 which I use for spotlighting mammals at night. I use a home-made red filter when I am worried about disturbing them, but the light output is dramatically reduced by this (maybe this is why is doesn't disturb them!). I noticed LED Lenser now do a filter kit, in which they...
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    Bad year for grass snakes?

    Where I work, it is normal at this time of year for me to see at least 2 or 3 grass snakes every day when walking round the grounds. In good years I have often had 6 or 7 a day. But my most recent sighting was October last year - nothing at all this year. Has anyone else noticed a similar drop...
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    Woodpecker holes?

    Yesterday, in a South Wales oak/ash woodland, I came across a tree with hundreds of small holes about 1cm wide in the bark, all the same size and evenly spaced, and resembling shallow pits rather than insect exit holes. They started below head height and went up at least 20 feet. The closest...
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    Pine marten - Ireland

    Having been to Scotland I know various B&Bs etc encourage pine martens to visit, allowing good photo opportunities for guests. There are also hides available to view them on some estates. I am visiting Ireland in June and wondered if anyone knows of such opportunities there? From past experience...
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    Oregon in September

    My wife and I will be in Klamath Falls for three days from Sept 17th. We are visiting from England and are not very experienced with American species. We plan to visit Crater Lake and Lava Beds (not specifically for birdwatching) whilst there, and I am aware there are a large number of birding...
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    Recording from bat detector

    Does anyone have experience of recording from a frequency division bat detector (eg. Batbox baton)? I need to acquire a recording device and the Zoom H2 or Roland R05 both look like good options. Anybody used these, or similar, for this purpose? I understand the Zoom can switch on and off in...
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    Water vole eating habits

    Walking by the river today, I heard a rustling in some dead reeds a couple of inches from the water's edge. As I watched, an 18 inch high piece of reed began to shake and then to disappear into the ground. It was obviously being pulled down by some animal tunnelling underneath and took about a...
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    Baby grass snake - October

    Last weekend (19th Oct) I came across a baby grass snake on the tarmac in a car park in Gloucestershire. I was surprised, as I have never seen a grass snake out this late in the year and it had been quite cold overnight for a few days previously, so I would have thought it should have been in...
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    Grass snakes Autumn mating

    Two days ago, I was fortunate enough to witness a pair of grass snakes mating. Although I see the snakes frequently, I have never seen such an event before and was surprised because I thought mating took place much earlier in the year. Surely snakes mating in the Autumn cannot possibly produce...
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    Spitsbergen

    Has anybody done a wildlife cruise round Spitsbergen? I am planning this for next Summer and would like advice on best time to go to maximize chances of seeing birds, polar bears and walrus, and also which boats are recommended (or not!). Does anybody know how rough the sea is up there?
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    Bharatpur

    Anybody know what the state of the water is in Bharatpur this year? They were supposed to be getting some pipework in place before the monsoon to pump it in. Did they manage it, and are the water birds returning?
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    Utah/Arizona in October

    I am going to do the circle of U.S. National Parks from Grand Canyon, through Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Arches, Bryce Canyon and Zion to Death Valley in October. Anybody got any tips on the best places to watch mammals and birds in these, and what species I can reasonably expect to see...
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    Scottish Wildcats

    I will be in Scotland in April, visiting Speyside and Ardnamurchan. This is both a mammal and bird-watching trip, and one of my target species is wildcat. Does anyone have any experience of watching and spotlighting them? I reckon Ardnamurchan in general is about the best area, and that my best...
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