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    Upton Warren

    That's me, folks. I thought I'd already won this but anyway my position is the same: donate the winnings to the reserve. I'll just take the bragging rights! Andy
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    Somerset Birding

    I'm in Portishead as well and it's been 4 years since my last Lesser. Would it be possible to see it? I've got a compact zoom too if that'd be any good.
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    Upton Warren

    Well, folks. I'd quite forgotten about this little wager. If the GI is confirmed as the next new species, I'm happy to plough my winnings back to the reserve. Bragging rights are all I'm after!
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    Visiting San Jose, California, in December

    Without wishing to blow my own bird writing trumpet (oh, alright, I do) Birding at the Bottom of the Bay is pretty good for the area.
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    forty spotted pardalote site?

    Here's the spot I found them on Tinderbox, a bit further on from Kingston.
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    New Zealand

    You must go to Tiritiri Matangi, plus my Birdstack locations page has a list of sites I went to (click on them for the sightings).
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    Tasmania

    I did drive past there but didn't stop so it may be good (and a little closer than Fern Tree) but for sheer prehistoric ambience I'd still go for the latter.
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    Tasmania

    If doing it yourself, I'd recommend the Botanic Gardens and Mount Nelson in Hobart, and further out Fern Tree at Mt Wellington.
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    Oban

    Apart from Oban itself, try Loch Craignish, Kilmelford, Inverliever Forest and Loch Awe.
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    Shapwick Heath by public transport

    You've hit the biggest problem with the Levels: they're in a public transport black hole. Even Chew is easier to get to!
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    Australia Bird Book Recommendation

    My blog post re Morcombe should tell you I'm a big fan.
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    Somerset Birding

    Brilliant! Good to have it confirmed as a reliable spot. (Also liked the pub that did the pie'n'pint deal - very good pie.)
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    Somerset Birding

    The stream running through Porlock village itself is good for dipper.
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    Somerset Birding

    Admittedly from earlier in the year but here are some notes about Porlock and a few other bits around Exmoor.
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    Where to find Parrott or Scottish Crossbill in September in Central Scotland

    Probably your safest bet is to go to the osprey hide at Abernethy where there may be a crossbill expert. Then stand next to him until he confidently announces that yes, that one there is a Scottish crossbill. That's how I've ticked it. (Oh, and I like Richard Klim's odds chart as well: I've used...
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    Twelve hours in London?

    I wrote a little book for a short stay in Central London, which is not that hard to reach from Heathrow. But you have also given me an idea for a series of the same sort from airports!
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    Wryneck at Gastonbury Abbey

    You'd have to go back to Cornwall in 2005 for the last confirmed March wryneck in this country and probably the only one in the last ten years. Not that history is that good a guide...
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    Malta ( considering a warm break any good areas)

    If you have to go to Malta, make it obvious that you're birdwatching there.
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    Monk Parakeets in Chicago?

    A bit of an old record but March 18, 2009 here
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    Birding in North Berwick area

    My North Berwick, Aberlady, John Muir Country Park and Bass Rock area sightings in recent years.
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    Somerset Birding

    High tide for the purple sandpipers and even then it's a bit hit and miss. I think the Clevedon Birder you're talking about is Jason Williams so it's a 'he'. Pleased to hear about the rock pipit. Oddly one is almost guaranteed somewhere in the Marina, usually at the lock end.
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    Bempton Cliffs

    Last time I was at Bempton the puffins seemed quite happy to pose near to all the crowds. It's just a question of luck, I guess.
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    bird reporting websites

    In Europe we Brits have Birdtrack, run by the RSPB and BTO inter alia and that data will certainly feed into the new Bird Atlas but hurry. Worldwide eBird does seem to be getting its act together but I'm not sure who uses the data. You'd hope that Cornell do in the US since they sponsor it. A...
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    Somerset Birding

    Redpoll would be great for the site but linnet may be more likely?
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    Somerset Birding

    Yup, hobbies are strictly migratory but the Wharf is a great location for them when they are here. If in doubt between merlin and kestrel, mark as a kestrel: it is so much more common and the long tail does suggest it.
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