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  1. Jono L

    Zeiss Spares UK - how to buy them?

    I am looking to get hold of a rubber eye cover for the eyepiece on my Zeiss Diascope 65. Does anybody know who might supply Zeiss spares in the UK and how to contact them? Thanks, Jono
  2. Jono L

    Tromso - November - birding info requested

    Hi folks, I am visiting Tromso in mid-November primarily to see Orcas and Humpbacks, but would be keen to know what birds can be seen locally at that time of year and also if there are any reasonably close sites we can reach if we hire a car. Particularly interested in species such as Siberian...
  3. Jono L

    Used Canon EF 300mm f4 L IS USM Lens

    I am thinking of trading in my Canon 100-400mm mk 1 for one of these. Anybody think that is a good idea? Mostly for getting record shots of migrant birds in bushes and trees and the odd flyover bird. I am not a serious photographer, just want something relatively easy to use that will deliver...
  4. Jono L

    Pine Martens - Aviemore area RFI

    I have a few nights in the Aviemore area next week (late August). Speyside Wildlife report that PMs are not visiting their site until after their viewing hide closes. Can anybody recommend any areas I could look for them in and how, ie driving around in the dark with a big light? Any help...
  5. Jono L

    Berlin Goshawks

    Much has been written about Goshawks in Berlin. I visited in the early part of this week (end of Feb 2019) and found at least two pairs and an immature female very easily in Tiergarten, mainly on the south side. They called regularly and were mating too. Hawfinches were present in good numbers...
  6. Jono L

    3 weeks Oz - April

    Like the last guy, I am heading out to Australia's east coast in April with my young family. Family hols but with as much birding/wildlife watching as I can fit in. I desperately want to go on a pelagic but it seems the Sydney ones are second Saturday of the month ie 8th April (we will be in...
  7. Jono L

    Sierra Morena, Spain - Iberian lynx etc

    Just back from a visit to the Sierra Morena in Spain. Spent 2.5 (8-10 May) days looking for Iberian Lynx etc and had two sightings. Also, saw Mouflon (2 and 21), Wild Boar, Gtr Mouse-eared Bat and plenty of birds. If anybody wants any further details, please feel free to PM me. Cheers, Jono L
  8. Jono L

    Andujar

    Hi all I am spending the weekend in the Andujar area. Are there any Rufous Bush-chats, White-rumped Swifts or Pin-tailed Sandgrouse in this area, or between Cordoba and Malaga? Thanks in advance! Jono Leadley
  9. Jono L

    Late March Trip

    I will be doing the Birding Dad thing from end of March to mid April, doing a loop from Miami - Key Largo - Everglades City - Sarasota - Orlando - Sebastian - Miami. I will be with the family including two little kids, but hope to get some birding in. A couple of questions if anybody can help...
  10. Jono L

    Cats on Fair Isle

    Just saw the caption on an OBP photo on Surfbirds.com saying 'shortly before being eaten by the Quoy cat'. Has the issue of cat removal ever been considered on Fair Isle? Surely a small island like this with large numbers of breeding seabirds (let alone migrants) should not allow cats? Not...
  11. Jono L

    Orca The Minch

    A solitary bull Orca was seen in The Minch to the north of Coll from the Lochboisdale to Oban ferry on Monday at about midday. Also, one Minke Whale, three pods of Common Dolphins and a small pod of Bottle-noses off Barra. Cheers, Jono Leadley
  12. Jono L

    Fulmar flight

    A question: Could a Fulmar take off from a road or other flat surface? ie if one landed accidentally on a car park, say, would it be able to get airborne again? I assume that they would find this tricky. Any thoughts anybody? Cheers, Jono
  13. Jono L

    Spurn YWT - road closed

    http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/spurn-nature-reserve Vehicle access to the Point has been closed now for a while due to large tides and strong winds causing damage to the beach and road. YWT apologises for any inconvenience this causes. Access is still possible on foot or by bike at low tide...
  14. Jono L

    Crossing Closure at Potteric Carr YWT

    Network Rail have closed the railway crossing which prevents access to part of the Potteric Carr YWT nature reserve. Brief info here: http://www.ywt.org.uk/news/2013/10/23/level-crossing-closure-potteric-carr-nature-reserve Thanks, Jono
  15. Jono L

    Warbler sp. at Flamborough

    I had a dull Yellow-brow type warbler at Holmes Gut, part of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's reserve at Flamborough today. I would appreciate any comments as despite being frustratingly silent it seemed to show some pro-Hume's features. Sadly I am not experienced enough with this species to make...
  16. Jono L

    Roquetas De Mar June 2013

    I have just returned from a family holiday in Roquetas De Mar. I managed to squeeze in a bit of birding around Dad duties and the write-up is found on my blog - http://birdingdad.blogspot.com The highlights were a Marbled Duck, c30 White-headed Ducks and a Purple Gallinule on the Salinas Viejas...
  17. Jono L

    Red colour ringed Herring Gull

    I have checked EUring and couldn't find this bird: Left Leg: Red ring with code TJ7T on it. Silver ring on right leg. Herring Gull on beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK on 1 April 2013. Cheers Jono Leadley
  18. Jono L

    xeno canto

    Does anybody know how you can download and save mp3s from xeno-canto? Whenever I click on download, it just plays the clip. Any help appreciated. Cheers Jono
  19. Jono L

    Accipter

    Anybody any good on accipters? My friend George took this a few weeks ago whilst surveying on a boat, I think somewhere off Vietnam. Any ideas? It is holding a barn swallow. Cheers Jono
  20. Jono L

    Spurn Point Closed

    Just to let you know that the road is closed at Spurn after high tides yesterday. It is completely impassable with a normal vehicle, so the road has been closed. More high tides are forecast for later in the week and it is likely that repairs will not be made until after then. Yorkshire...
  21. Jono L

    Entry to Spurn Point YWT

    A message from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust: From today (6 May 2011), members of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust will be able to access Spurn Point by car without further charge, on production of their valid membership card, site conditions permitting. This is the first (and most significant) step in some...
  22. Jono L

    Birding Apps 2

    What other good apps have people found for their smartphones? Loads of good weather apps out there. Just installing the Bluebill Mobile one mentioned elsewhere. Cheers Jono
  23. Jono L

    Mystery Yank

    My inlaws sent me this photo which I assume is of a blackbird sp. Taken in Lower Klamath Lake, Oregon, USA last summer. Any ID help appreciated. See attachment. Cheers Jono
  24. Jono L

    The weather and birding prospects

    I am fascinated by the weather, but quite hopeless at interpreting it for predicting migrants and rares arrivals, beyond a bit of wind direction etc. I wondered if it would be good to have a thread on weather and birding prospects for the weekend, which could be updated every Friday, so that...
  25. Jono L

    Urban foxes to take a battering?

    BBC film tonight at 7pm about the claimed fox attach on two twins in London. The film has been made by the company whom the father of the kids is finance director for... I hope the kids recover well and that the film is balanced.
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