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    Birders and shooting

    Interesting thread on twitter. Can birders also enjoy shooting. Lots of people claiming to do both. I enjoy clay shooting when I have had the chance to do it but have never had the urge to shoot anything living. My dad was into his shooting many years ago but that was mainly pigeons. So can a...
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    Colour blind

    Can somebody who is Colour blind be any good at this Hobby. I work with a person who is colour blind, quite a good wild life photographer and is showing a keen interest in birds. I would never discourage him from chasing after birds every weekend but part of me thinks it wont last because of...
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    Meopta scopes

    Does anybody know of any UK Meopta venders. Struggling to find a scope that for sale in the UK. Most searches are throwing up German sites. I want to try before I buy.
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    Are you able to tell

    I use an ED scope , I have done for the few years I have been birding. I know we are told by manufactures that ED glass is far better but is it really that much better than standard glass ?. Today I used a scope with standard glass in quite dull conditions and was quite surprised at how good the...
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    Just the same old birds

    bit of a moan I'm afraid. Met up with a birding companion yesterday at a local estuary hide. When I entered the hide and asked " what's about" the reply was the usual same old birds. A quick scan of the dunlin and a curlew sand was picked up , just a bit along from that was a spotted redshank...
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    slimbridge bird fair

    Anybody going , been before. How early should i get there, looking at the map parking seems limited.
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    Black Brant

    Just been looking through the verious lists BOU, UK 400 etc and the Black Brant is only listed on the UK 400 list. Does this mean it's not generally accepted ,would not be ticked by the majority of birders. I have seen the Dawlish bird a few times now but not added it to my list . What are the...
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    Plymouth lesser yellow legs

    Does any body know if the bird is still around, if so what is the best location for seeing the bird. I'm not familiar with the Plymouth area so directions from the A38 would be most helpfull. Thanks in advance for any information. Regards Brian.
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    Hello all.

    Just a quick hello to all. I am new to the forum and quite new to bird watching,Just over a year. I have just moved to Devon from Berkshire. My local patch is around the turf and marshes.
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