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  1. HnehpetS

    "Scruffy" the Blue Tit

    E_IMG_0305.jpg I was wondering if anyone had seen a Blue Tit's plumage quite as 'rad' as our tit box nester from a few years back. He certainly stood out in a crowd. I've not seen one like it since - I was wondering if it's genes might re-appear in another flush of birds over the following...
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    Grey Wagtail

    Earlier in the year I visited Sao Miguel of the Azores. While I was there I managed to see the Bullfinch and, what I presume, a race of Chaffinch which differed from the one I see in the UK. In addition, I saw this Grey Wagtail. As far as I can tell it is of the race cinerea... I've read that...
  3. HnehpetS

    Costa Rican Frog

    Anybody know what this little frog is? Taken at night with torch light during a night walk near Monteverde. Cheers Stephen
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    Which lens to take?

    I'm off to Costa Rica for a couple of weeks in March. Although it's a family holiday, I expect to do a fair bit of bird watching (nature watching). My dilemma is which lens to take. I'll be taking my 18-135mm tourist lens, but I have room for another, either a 300mm f4 or my 70-200 f2.8. I...
  5. HnehpetS

    Best Day of Week for Birding?

    Is there a particular day of the week you find more 'successful' for birding? I've 'retired' from work for some time now - most of my time is allocated to this and that commitment (who said you will have bags of time when you retire!) On a recent vacation to the Isle of Skye I found up my bins...
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    Pied or White

    I'm just a humble past birder. I've always been confused by the Pied/White Wagtail question. I've presumed that all black and white wagtails were Pied, ever since I was a nipper, when somebody first pointed one out. Now I took the attached picture and was going to title it as a Pied Wagtail...
  7. HnehpetS

    Migration Stall?

    With this rush of warm weather will migration tend to stall, ie passage birds will make the most of it before moving on?
  8. HnehpetS

    RFI on eagles roosting

    ok this is a long shot.I live up on the northern border of west yorkshire, almost into north yorkshire - chatting with my f-i-l last night, he mentioned he's seen 'an eagle flying over'. Now, putting aside the dubiousness of the report, (I believe he saw something that wasn't a...
  9. HnehpetS

    Tagged Buzzard?

    I'm in Wetherby at the moment and have just a large raptor soaring. It was being mobbed by a Crow. I'm fairly certain it was a juvenile buzzard, definitely not a REd Kite, I see lots of them. Initially it looked a pretty raggedy bird, tail missing a few feathers and feathers out of it's wings...
  10. HnehpetS

    Blackcap at feeder.

    I know having a Blackcap at a feeder is not particular out there, but after a relatively slow start to birds coming to my new 'restaurant', having the bird visit has given me a mental boost and I feel it as a bit of a compliment :clap: Hopefully it will be kicking around through the winter -...
  11. HnehpetS

    Calibration

    i run a canon 30D and, for bird photography a 300mmf4 lens with a 1.4converter (or whatever they're called). I've noticed some comments in this place concerning calibration, can somebody give me a 'thickery' guide as to what this is about and how I get it done/checked. I presume 'calibration'...
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    Binocular Repair

    Can anyone recommend a reliable safe pair of hands who can undertake the repair of my Alpin 8x40 bins? One of the eye pieces has been knocked forward in it's mount and I think the things need to be brought into optical alignment. In the past I sent them to a place in Luton but I can't seem to...
  13. HnehpetS

    Hello all.

    Watcha! Nice to find a forum dedicated to birding and the like. I used to do a bit of birding years ago but gradually faded as demands of family and others took more and more time. Although I'm more of a photographer nowadays, I do try my hand at a bit of garden bird photography or a twice a...
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