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    Olympus OMd 5 mark III

    I would say to look past the negatives and look at all the positives. This camera surely has one of the best IS systems in place compared to other makes and models, some of the photographic tools for focus and exposure control are phenomenal in what they offer. The plastic body brings a couple...
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    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    Hi Pancho, As Andrew says, this is a great sighting and the first in the region for over three decades! Would you be able to send a description (i.e. field notes) of your observations of this bird to: paulbaxter 'AT' hotmail 'dot' co 'dot' uk? He is the bird recorder for North-East Scotland...
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    Internships in the Isles of Scilly

    I thought I would post this, which I picked up from a different list. This might be of interest for someone who wants to get a bit of conservation experience while living on St Agnes for extended periods BROWN RAT ERADICATION, ST AGNES & GUGH, ISLES OF SCILLYVOLUNTEER INTERN INFORMATION AND...
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    Moray birding

    Portsoy white-billed divers Hugh Addlesee saw 11+ birds between Portsoy and Sandend after the boat trip which were unlikely to have been seen from the boat - possible minimum of 20 birds in that area! Where do they winter? We haven't ruled out whether they winter off Portsoy, but more likely...
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    Wild in Aberdeen - City and Shire

    White-billed Divers off Portsoy We had a very successful trip on Gemini Explorer today. We saw at least 8 white-billed divers off Portsoy but thought there were probably at least 10. They were 2 1/4 nautical miles offshore north of Portsoy in a range of plumages from nearly winter to a couple...
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    Zen-Ray Binoculars Giveaways. Ultimate Prize: two pairs of PRIME HD binoculars

    Here's my entry
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    Any long-staying Serins?

    Thanks for your reply. I'm going to be in the Portland area in a couple of days time so thought it worth checking if there were any about that aren't being reported. Guess I'll have to take my chances when I'm there.
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    Any long-staying Serins?

    Does anyone know of any non-sensitive long-staying serins along the south coast of England at the moment? It's a bit of a bogey species for me as I live at the wrong end of the country. PM me if preferred. Thanks Andy
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    Manfrotto 685B Monopod a winner!

    I agree with your assessment about this monopod it is fantastically versatile. I use it with my Nikon ED50 and for digiscoping and find it very easy to use and excellent for travelling. I too have lost the plastic foot and didn't bother to replace it. I liked it so much, when my main tripod...
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    Problem with ED50 tripod mount?

    ED50 tripod base thread problems I had a problem where the screw thread pulled out from the tripod mount which, without reading the other posts you referred to, is what I guess happened to Dogfish and PDuxon. I got a quick replacement from WarehouseExpress without any fuss. I avoid using the...
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    Nikon FSB-4 adapter

    Warehouse Express still haven't managed to get hold of the FSB-4 yet
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    UK Sea bird breeding early indications.

    I've heard that early indications from Shetland are that after a bit of a slow start, things are looking OK, with sandeels (v important prey) being brought into the colonies there.
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    Nikon FSB-4 adapter

    Thanks for finding this out - I guess I'll just have to be patient (not usually my strong point). I too had a look on the Warehouse Express web-site without luck, but the site's organisation is a bit muddled in places so I could easily imagine they'd hidden the adapter where I couldn't find it...
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    Nikon FSB-4 adapter

    I'm looking to upgrade my digiscoping kit and am very attracted to the latest Nikon offerings for use with their new DS eyepieces. The Coolpix P3 and P4 offer vibration-reduction technology, which would be the answer to my prayers. The Nikon web site is showing that the FSB-4 digiscoping...
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    Nikon eyepieces and other manufacturers' bodies

    I've just read all the posts about this scope. Thanks for the suggestion - I'm very very tempted!
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    Nikon eyepieces and other manufacturers' bodies

    Do Nikon eyepieces fit telescope bodies made by any other manufacturers? I recently "lost" my scope + tripod down a cliff |8(| . The eyepiece and tripod were fine when I recovered them, but EDII body took too much impact (even with a case on). I was very happy with my EDII, but I'd like to...
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    Wildlife Web,North East Scotland

    Problems with the Wildlife Web I spoke with Paul Doyle, and he has had major problems. The scripts he uses for the site (e.g. for the bird news page) are no longer supported by the host for his web site. He is looking at a number of options, but all of them seem likely to require a lot of...
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    Anyone using Gmail?

    In case you aren't aware, this is a new system being trialled by Google, currently free, and I'm interested in giving it a go. Any users got any comments on the system? You can only get onto the trial if invited by another user. Any other users out there prepared to invite me? Many thanks...
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    Wildlife Web,North East Scotland

    Wildlife Web down Hi folks, I've asked Paul Doyle who runs this web site for any further information he can give - I too can't get the front page or any recent bird news. This was one of the very first sites on the web to provide news for birders. Hopefully Paul will be able to bring it...
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    great shearwaters - great flocks?

    There was someone doing seabird surveys from a ship to the south-west of the Outer Hebrides who saw "streams" of Cory's but particularly great shearwaters around the boat. At one time the ship was stationary and about 500 gathered on the sea around the boat. This was all on 16th August!
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    Great Shearwater, Aberdeen

    Hi Andrew, I saw the great shearwater at Collieston, and my first impression of it was that it was a Cory's because it was moving incredibly slowly, "exploring" every wave as it went - much more like a Cory's than a great. In the sun glare, I wasn't seeing any solid "great" features either...
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    Kyocera/Contax ceased production

    Kyocera becoming as rare as SBC's I've just been trying to get hold of a Kyocera SL400R and have had orders cancelled by the suppliers owing to lack of supply. As far as I can tell, you can get the camera with the full Opticron kit for about £350 (from SW Optics or In Focus) including...
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    Suffolk Divers?

    Red-throated Divers in Suffolk Hi Ruby, my understanding is that the area they've been known to turn up is more or less to the south of Minsmere, which by my reckoning would make it around Sizewell/Thorpeness. I don't know how regularly they occur close to the coast in spectacular numbers -...
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    So which broadband do I choose.

    Broadband and keeping your email address Here's a useful web site to look at prices of different services: http://www.adslguide.org.uk/ I've gone with Wanadoo 1meg link - seems ok but it seems to slow down at certain times (evenings) when other users in the area or at Wanadoo are clogging up...
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    Birding in Sri Lanka

    I'm doing a trip there myself in late Feb '05 through Baurs. If you share any gen for SL Whistling Thrush, G-b Coucal, Frogmouth and SL Spurfowl, I'd really appreciate it. We're probably going to have a go for Painted Francolin around Bibile - I've a couple of sites for this, any others...
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