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  1. Eagle

    Eagle's 2006 UK Year List

    1/1/06 1. Black Headed Gull - Larus ridibundus 2. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 3. Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus 4. Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs 5. Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus 6. Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 7. Whooper Swans (2)- Cygnus cygnus 8. Robin - Erithacus rubecula 9. Greenfinch...
  2. Eagle

    Peru...Adventures of an Overwhelmed Birder

    I'll skip the flight out...(flew KLM)..three films watched including Madagascar...hilarious!! Oh...At Bonaire saw Laughing Gulls...(a lifer!!) and Long Tailed Mocking birds(another...from now on they all are...lifers that is unless I put a * thats the same as I have seen before..(in NAmerica or...
  3. Eagle

    Sorrento,Capri Birds I may see?

    I have found a few sites- for my non birding trip to Italy on Monday..for a few days.... but nothing really concrete for Sorrento ....I will do a trip to Capri so any help appreciated!! Someone did say Elenora's Falcon might be a possible!!!
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  4. Eagle

    Chobham Common

    My friend Bob took me to Chobham Common on Wednesday night. The objectives were Nightjar and Woodcock. 2 lifers as well as two more for the 2005 year list. I seem to have been stuck on 190 for ages!! We arrived just before 9 it was so light!! So light that several Dartford Warblers were...
  5. Eagle

    Valencia June 05

    Hallo!! I'm back again!! I managed a days birding with Jules Sykes who lives at Oliva nr Valencia. (What a beautiful city, lovely architecture...modern and old!!) 5 lifers!! Bonnelli's Eagle, White Headed Duck, Little Bittern, Audouins Gull and Chough! I saw another 60 species of Birds (Jules...
  6. Eagle

    Espana- Donana and Extremadura June 05

    To read the full bird list please see http://www.donanabirdtours.com/cgi-bin/web.asp?pageid=5 to read John Butler's reports of this trip. It was fantastic!! I didn’t see all the birds spotted…but still saw 129 (including a couple of lifers on the Saturday!!) 51 lifers!!! I had a list of...
  7. Eagle

    Minsmeet 05 One version!!

    Minsmeet!! Our visit to Minsmere! Assembling at 9am outside the visitors centre. The woman on duty appeared flustered by so many visitors arriving at the same time!! There were other people there as well. Ivan and Scott were told off as they had 3 big groups arriving and I think they thought...
  8. Eagle

    Any news on the Chiltern Red kites????

    Hey....H Any news???????? Talons crossed
  9. Eagle

    Barnes on a sunny day!

    Was working from home today....too sunny so about lunch time I thought ..time for fresh air a walk and some birding. Where to local patch or Barnes Wetland Centre????? Ring Ouzel, Caspian Gulls and whitethroat reported at Barnes on 19/20 think I'll go there ...need some seed for the feeders too...
  10. Eagle

    Sunday April 17th! Ring Ouzel and other birds..

    My Birding Day 17th April. Finally get to go birding in UK! Pete and I went to Regents Park this morning in pursuit of the Ring Ouzel. We saw many, many Blackbirds but not one was the ring Ouzel. It was a lovely morning sun shining, and the birds singing. There were Grey Herons flying in to...
  11. Eagle

    Hungarian trip on Vacation trip Section!!

    Just in case you have missed it I have begun a report on my trip to Hungary and Slovakia, in the vacation trip section!! This is for Salty, Ruby, Benji's mum and others who seem to enjoy my tales!! Taster...150 birds seen (4 only heard...but included Bittern, Water Rail(!), Tawney and Tengmalms...
  12. Eagle

    Hungarian Holiday.

    Hungarian holiday!! Where does one start? At the airport, perhaps? No, then where? 150 different species seen (4 of these only heard) 35 lifers for me!! Well perhaps. A list, no, that’s far too boring. I can’t (won’t) write about each day or we will be here til next June! So...
  13. Eagle

    Two cracking days!!

    Two cracking days!!! 25/03 Saturday's report will be posted tomorrow!!) (go to the end of the report for totals of both days and each day…lifers for Pete and Eagle and our year list additions….[that’s for those who need to know…quickly!!] ) PeteD and I had arranged to go birding to Elmley on...
  14. Eagle

    Osterley Park, Isleworth

    Thought I had started a thread already but it may have gone on the dreadful days in February!! I decided in November that I would claim Osterley Park as my local patch since its not far from where I live.Its National Trust.I went out for a couple of hours with the Twickenham and Richmond RSPB...
  15. Eagle

    The Hunt for Barny Owl and other owls!!!

    According to Woody I needed to be at Oare Marsh by 6 am....unfortunately I couldn't get there on Sunday morning until 6.45.!(Something to do with feeling unwell on Saturday...and then not being able to get to sleep by 1am!!) It was freezing..I searched until 7.20.No Barn Owl :C I then drove to...
  16. Eagle

    Eagles 2005 List

    List so far Jan-105 Feb- 27 March 27 of March 27th 159 [B]Black Brant Geese (not Bou) [B] BOU Jan list bou order 1Mute Swan 2Bewick 3Whooper 4Pink footed Goose 5Greylag 6Canada 7Barnacle 8Shelduck 9Wigeon 10Gadwall 11Teal...
  17. Eagle

    Little Owls at local patch?

    How I enjoy Thursday! Well when I can actually take my Self Development Day. More often than not I have to go to work to ensure the chaps who've fallen behind or haven't finished work to the quality it needs to be do so! (Well try anyway!!!) Anyway todays self development day was to be spent...
  18. Eagle

    Scope with camera attached?

    When will some one come up with a scope and camera already attached. I know its called a long lens!! But I was speaking with a fellow bider the other day.He wondered when it would be.I have all the attachments for digiscoping but...it takes so long to get the stuff sorted when the bird is in...
  19. Eagle

    Black Necked Grebes

    Beautiful sunny day...pair of Blackbirds flying over the Garden landing on the fence and flying on seemed to be pairing. A Wren appeared disappeared and reappeared with a small wiggly thing(?) it got bashed twice on the fence and was not wriggling anymore! then was eaten. As I put all equipment...
  20. Eagle

    Waxwings;are they really here?????

    Saturday 26th February First I saw a male Red Crested Pochard today...I did....really I did in fact I saw quite a few and some females too! . . . . . . . Some of you may know that I keep dipping on Waxwings! So Bob (a nonBF friend of mine) offered to help me find some. He was armed with his...
  21. Eagle

    Kingfisher

    I know its been on here a while but I only found it tonight !!!!!!! Brilliant!! http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/3900/cpage/6/perpage/15/cat/527#poststart
  22. Eagle

    7 Raptor day! and other birds!!!!!

    I am so tired and so happy the story will be told but tomorrow as my brain is full of birds seen and some (only a couple of dips ..only one for me!!!!) missed! I really can't do today justice....except(tantalising....I finally saw a Bullfinch, saw a special Raptor beginning with G....wonderful...
  23. Eagle

    Pulborough Brooks

    Today I visited Pulborough Brooks RSPB for the first time. I was fortunate as EB and Malcolm agreed to show me round! We were to meet at 10am. I arrived a little earlier than my friends and was greeted by a bright Robin singing his heart out! I looked up at the trees surrounding the car park...
  24. Eagle

    Eagle (try again!)

    http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/data/527/12904Primus-med.jpg Talons crossed ;) Eagle
  25. Eagle

    BWP dvd/rom?

    Anyone seen this?... can recommend or not? ;) £199.00 advertised Bird Guides site Eagle
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