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  1. Paul E

    Vortex Viper Damaged

    I was visiting Ham Wall RSPB last week (lovely place) and unfortunately my Vortex Viper scope fell off my tripod while I was carrying it. It now has something rattling about inside and is unusable. I am not able to use the Vortex VIP warranty as the scope was not purchased in the UK. I have...
  2. Paul E

    Vortex Viper Scope Damaged

    I was visiting Ham Wall RSPB last week (lovely place) and unfortunately my Vortex Viper scope fell off my tripod while I was carrying it. It now has something rattling about inside and is unusable. I am not able to use the Vortex VIP warranty as the scope was not purchased in the UK. I have...
  3. Paul E

    Vortex Razor HD 65mm case

    I have recently purchased a Razor HD 65mm and was hoping to get a tight fitting stay-on case to replace the loose one that is supplied with the scope. I cannot seem to find these cases available in the UK although they do feature on the Vortex US web site. I have tried emailing the UK importers...
  4. Paul E

    Help with ID please - UK

    I expect this is a common bird but I cant ID. Sorry for the poor photo but its the best I have been able to get although the bird has been in my garden since the weekend. The breast is pale coloured. The grey band around the back of the head is throwing me. Thanks Location - Horsham, West...
  5. Paul E

    First visit

    ... to greek islands and I need to get a good ID guide, can anyone recommend a good field guide for the area? Thanks
  6. Paul E

    Bird call I'd

    I heard a bird calling loudly outside my back door, I didn't get much of a look at it only that it was sparrow sized. The call was one sound repeated over and over again and it sounded just like metal being struck. I am sure it's no rarity but I can't locate the call on my bird song CDs. Any...
  7. Paul E

    Chaffinch foot problem

    Attached is a photo of a poor little chap with a significant problem with both feet. He manages to hop around ok at the moment and is a regular visitor to our garden feeders but its clearly not easy for him. Has anyone seen anything like this?
  8. Paul E

    Hawk or Eagle in Yucatan

    I have just returned from Yucatan, Mexico and several times saw a large dark eagle or hawk gliding overhead. Through my bins I saw it had no white on its tail, it was predominantly black/dark with black primaries and secondaries, but with some lighter feathers mid-wing. Sorry I don't have a...
  9. Paul E

    Shapwick Heath NNR - Somerset Levels

    Had a nice couple of hours at Shapwick Heath yesterday and saw: House Martin Swift Swallow Cetti's Warbler Reed Warbler Great Crested Grebe Grey Heron Lesser Black Backed Gull Black Headed Gull Bewicks Swan Hobby Sky Lark Cormorant Willow Warbler Heard a Bittern booming nearby and had a great...
  10. Paul E

    Dove ID - Israel

    I spent a couple of days on business in Tel Aviv and hope someone can ID a bird from these very basic details. It was a dove about the size of a collared dove but was darker with a lot of purple on it and it had a long slightly downward curving beak. I am sure its very common there but I don't...
  11. Paul E

    Bird ID book

    I am visiting the US in Feb/March starting in Chicago but quickly heading west. I need to get a bird ID book for the US and as I will travelling around I need it to be not too large (but not too superficial either). I will be spening most time in California so probably a Western US guide would...
  12. Paul E

    Sorry another basic question

    Having been down to Amberley to see the White Tailed Eagle yesterday and only being able to see the bird with the kindness of several scope owners (my Ultravids just weren't up to the task) I have decided I need a scope. As I have a "big" birthday looming in early March (:-C) I think this may...
  13. Paul E

    Am I just being a grump!

    last night just before 9pm I had a call at home, the caller first said he wanted to thank me for being a member of the Sussex Wildlife Trust for 4 years, he then treated me to a lengthy speech of well over 5 minutes (remember this at 9pm after I have had long day at work) finally asking me if I...
  14. Paul E

    Botswana & South Africa Nov 2010

    I have just returned from a great couple of weeks in South Africa and Botswana. We started in the Linyanti region of Botswana for three days then moved to a camp in the Okavango Delta for four days. After a week of fairly hardcore safari'ing we then flew down to Cape Town for five days there...
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