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  1. Lewis 1980

    UK Devon 3 x ID help please

    Hi all 3 pics here. 1 - I cant tell if its a Meadow or Tree Pipit. Any tips for field ID? 2 - Help. a pint to anyone who can get this one. B (: 3 - I'm pretty sure of the Kestrel (just looked a bit light to me, maybe a juv?) Thanks all.
  2. Lewis 1980

    Mystery Warbler ID

    (UK) Mystery Warbler ID Location & Conditions Today Gloucestershire (Severn Hams) Reedbed Hot and Sunny (Humid) I'd Essentially a Reed Warbler but with a prominent white supercilium (eye stripe). Plain Brown on top and Buff White below. No yellow markings seen. Typical dull plumage) Legs were...
  3. Lewis 1980

    Prime Birding Locations in South West?

    I have a 4 day weekend coming up and want to put it to good use. I will have a moderately tolerant wife in tow ;) 2nd - 5th July Driving from Cheltenham Camping Would prefer costal location Nothing Touristy HELP! Oh, and birds too.... plenty of birds. TY
  4. Lewis 1980

    Conquest vs FL

    I had a chance to compare both models (several mag variations) at Slimbridge several weeks ago.. It seemed to me that the Conquests were every bit as good as the FL's and indeed the Swarovski EL's. That obvious colour definition and sharpness you get when looking through ED glass (in...
  5. Lewis 1980

    Where do I report a Lost/Found Racing Pigeon

    Alive and in good health but not in a hurry to zoom off home, I found it outside my boss's office crapping on his doormat. :t: Does anyone know how or if I should report its location. I have its ring number. I'm sure someone is looking at the skies waiting for their best friend to come home. ;)...
  6. Lewis 1980

    Fantastic Dunnock Behaviour (Adapting)

    The scene: Busy Urban Car park Usual low/wide hedges separating car park plots. The behaviour: A pair of Dunnock (Hedge Sparrow) have a territory in one of these bands of hedging. They have no need to forage for food as it drives right up to them. They are jumping from the curb onto the air...
  7. Lewis 1980

    Is Frampton better than Slimbridge?

    From a purley looking at birds in an 'au naturel' environment perspective. Not as a center for Ornithological and Conservation excellence (As Slimbridge is IMHO). It's next door and does not cost £8?
  8. Lewis 1980

    The best scope money can buy!

    So Its an ideal world and I have moved to a house with a heck of a view, maybe the Pembroke coastline or perhaps a loch in the Highlands. As I will never move again ;) I'm willing to buy the best scope out there. It wont leave the house as I have a bouncy (droppable) fieldscope so size/weight...
  9. Lewis 1980

    Unusual British Bird Feeder/Table Visitors

    Do you have any regular/seasonal visitors to your home bird feeding area? I can't stretch very far past GSW and Nuthatch but was wondering if any uncommon or scarce birds frequented your window side. Lew (Lew sits waiting from someone on Skye to post White Tailed Eagle) :eek!:
  10. Lewis 1980

    Fantastic Bristish Birding

    Hey All Just got back from Inverness where I had my wedding and a Birdingmoon ;). Added 5 Lifers Scottish Crossbill (Culbin Forest) Barr Tailed Godwit (Beauly Firth) Crested Tit (Culbin Forest) Red Breasted Merganser (Beauly Firth) Turnstone...
  11. Lewis 1980

    Recommend Compact Binoculars

    Am looking for an inexpensive pair that I can take to work or have in the car glovebox. Anyone recommend a model. My other bins (10 x 50 & 8 x 32) and scope (gs 665) are Opricron
  12. Lewis 1980

    Recommend a comprehensive British Book?

    I'm looking for a book that will detail the majority of the birds on the BOU list. I currently have one that details all common an most uncommon species. Cheers :t:
  13. Lewis 1980

    Gloucestershire Birding

    Well I cant find a thread for our noble and kingly county and seeing as we have the second largest tidal Estury on the Panet and Slimbridge WWT I am gobsmacked...! :brains: Anyway Spent all morning at both Coombe Hill Nature Reserve and Ashleworth Wetland nothing rare etc, just the usual...
  14. Lewis 1980

    Is it worth reporting a possible Green Sandpiper

    :stuck:Birding in Gloucestershire this morning (Wetland Sanctuary with Canal feeding it) and flushed a bird to my left (I was on a public pathway and could not see the bird) It arched over me and was shaped like a snipe but very dark brown on top and very white underneath. Its voice was a high...
  15. Lewis 1980

    Mystery Gull (Gloucestershire)

    Spotted this morning in a crowd of 6 Black Headed Gulls was one that did not fit in. Same shape as BHGull (maybe 5% bigger) Grey Beak Same length as BHGul, with Black tip Primary and Secondary Coverts (lower half of wing when retracted) was in typical gul winter colours (i.e. Grey/speckley...
  16. Lewis 1980

    So what am I? And are you the same?

    Birder, Twitcher or wannabe Ornithologist, can you help me chew this over? There are stereotypes galore out there but I'm not sure of my position in the birding community. 1 - I enjoy looking at birds in the wild, for their; behaviour, beauty, location and the reason behind their...
  17. Lewis 1980

    BTO surveys

    Hi all Does anyone here conduct/take part in surveys for the BTO? I see they have several running at once and am keen to get involved. Could anyone recommend a sensible starter survey or give any general advice as to how to approach volunteering for recording/conservation work. Kindest Lew
  18. Lewis 1980

    Birdlist Spreadsheet?

    Hey all, thanks for clarifying the "who defined the british list" :t: I would like to keep track of my Life List (my only list) on my PC and will set up a spreadsheet to do so (I can also manage my wifes list in this way). Does anyone know of a downloadable list or should I just drag one in...
  19. Lewis 1980

    HDF 20-60 ZOOM with hair in it!

    Well im having a pants time now... My first scope (bought today) and I have discovered a small 2-3mm hair on the inside of my £170 HDF 20-60 zoom eyepiece. Do I take it back to in-focus (and pay the £8 to get in to slimbridge again, or post it to Opticron at exorbitant (sp) Royal mail...
  20. Lewis 1980

    Thumbs down form In Focus on the Opticron IS 50/60/70 range

    Hello all (long time reader, first time poster) Just bought my first scope from an In Focus Shop (from reading the glimmering recommendations on here) and was told they don’t stock the Opticron IS range due to too many returns. Me: "hello, well I'm after my first scope and I think I want an IS...
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