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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Me too!
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    UK Dragonflies & Damselflies 2022

    I guess not, I heard through the Berks dragonfly facebook page
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    UK Dragonflies & Damselflies 2022

    Delighted to see a new UK species for me this week with 2 Lesser Emperors at Hosehill lake near Reading.
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    High Brown Fritillary - Where's better: Heddon or Alun Valley?

    Hi John, I heading to Exeter to collect my son from Uni next week and am hoping to look for HBF too. I'm looking at maps of Aish Tor, trying to work out which area you mean. As far as I can see, there are 2 car parks, Newbridge by the river and Newbridge Hill much higher up. The woodland seems...
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    Corncrakes in Harris and North Uist

    I'm another who has only heard Corncrake in the past but has another opportunity coming up at the end of May beginning of June... I am doing a round Scotland road trip with my Dad and eldest and we will be travelling across to Islay, Skye, around the north coast and to Orkney Mainland (as well...
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    UK Dragonflies & Damselflies 2022

    Any particular area of Paxton Pits or are they widespread? I could head there when visiting family near Bedford. Thanks
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    First Swift of the year 2022 (UK)

    First two back over my house yesterday:)
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    Bank Holiday Monday in the New Forest

    I spent bank holiday Monday in the New Forest, hoping to add to my year list. Despite the overcast conditions, it was a very successful day. We started off at Acres Down. There were two principal targets here, resident Goshawks and visiting Honey Buzzards. The HBs were a bit of a long shot as...
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    Canary Islands Conundrums - Fuerteventura and Tenerife 25-31 March 2022

    Great report as always Nick - Hopefully I can head back for the Little Shears sometime!
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    First Butterflies 2022

    3 Brimstones during my lunch break in north east Hampshire
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Baikal Teal in Somerset - one I have always wanted to see :)
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    Flock to Marion, South Africa and the Southern Oceans, January-February 2022.

    Jos, thanks for sharing - sounds like the trip of a lifetime!
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    scotland april 2022 campervan trip

    This will be a really useful thread - my Dad has suggested that we do a road trip around Scotland as his first holiday after my mother passed away. Again, he is not a birder but keen to see spectacular places and is still fit and active. I have seen the birding specialities many years ago (I...
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    Butterflies in the Italian Alps, 8-22 July 2021.

    I love your butterfly expeditions and can't wait for some pictures! How do you even begin to know where to look!
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    Capers in the Scottish Highlands 26 April - 1 May 2021

    Great write up Nick. Made me realise it's 15 years since I went to Speyside!
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    RFI Arnside Knott and Gait Barrows

    Covid restrictions permitting, I will be visiting north Lancashire from saturday 15th August for a week. I hope to have some time to enjoy the Arnside and Silverdale AONB as well as Bowland. Am I likely to be too late for the local specialities - I'm hoping Scotch Argus will still be on the...
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    Northern Fuerteventura 20-30 May 2018

    Hi Nick, I've been meaning to post an update after our visit. The report you mention: https://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/repository/CALLAGHER_Fuerteventura_03_2019.pdf is from my trip. The advice to try for Tropicbirds during the middle of the day came from Edouardo Garcia del Rey of SOC...
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    Lynx fieldguide poll

    I'd agree with China, then the South American countries.
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    Rheas in Germany

    Thanks for the head's up on this John, it's still there today but with 12 Roe Deer companions.
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    Spain road trip - June 11-28

    What a fantastic trip, brought back many fond memories.
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    Mammal droppings id request

    Hi John, Yes, I am familiar with the residents of Cemetery Junction. Sad news is that dogs killed some of the residents last year. Not sure how they are doing now. Sorry, I should have included a coin in the picture. Yes they are small so I am happy with the I'd. I regularly see them on the...
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    Mammal droppings id request

    Hello, These droppings were on my lawn this morning. Would I be right in thinking that they are Muntjac? This would be a very unexpected addition to the garden list as we are quite urban, although there are allotments nearby.
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    Advice please - need AA Barttery Powered Camera

    Thanks for the advice, I have got a second hand Cannon PowerShot SX160 IS for him.
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    Advice please - need AA Barttery Powered Camera

    Please can anyone recommend a camera for me. My son is going on a school expedition to South Africa and Lesotho next month. This is a three week trip after completing his GCSEs. The aim of the expedition is to give the children a valuable experience and as such they will be carrying out a...
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    Northern Fuerteventura 20-30 May 2018

    Great report as always. Congratulations on the Tropicbirds! I have tried to persuade my friends that Fuerteventura should be our next birding trip destination, I wonder if the prospect of Tropicbirds might swing it...
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