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  1. gizzagadget

    Minolta dimage

    thanks for that Mick, I gave it a handheld try in the house by pointing at Jeremy Paxman on TV! and was surprised it worked. Ive now progressed to some handheld efforts at Hartlepool Headland on some great black backed gulls again they were viewable, but I will try the Baader microstage next...
  2. gizzagadget

    Minolta dimage

    Hi any thoughts welcome. Im keen to dip a tentative finger into digiscopingbut funds are tight, and I wonder if my existing kit can be used. I have a picollo 60mm spotting scope, with 15-45mm eyepiece. My camera is a very compact Minolta Dimage XL (4 megapixel). apologies if these specific...
  3. gizzagadget

    Durham Birding

    looks like the item is on BBC look north at 6.30(rather than tyne tees)
  4. gizzagadget

    Offshore 22

    v interesting David do most of the passing birds rest on the rig itself,or do the majority fly by. I would have thought particularly the small stuff (chafinch!), must stop for a breather. I have a mate who worked on gas rigs years ago and he told me ripping yarns about exhausted gulls sometimes...
  5. gizzagadget

    Durham Birding

    Had my first visit to Dormans pool this week, very peaceful, infact there wasnt a soul about, not even the odd birder. I got a few modest new ticks(common tern, lapwing, heron) the best thing was the fantastic close up views of swift and swallow, frequently going straight over my viewpoint...
  6. gizzagadget

    RSPB in fight to get land back.

    just in case you haven't seen it, the RSPB have an interesting monthly diary on the saltholme development http://www.rspb.org.uk/england/north/about/saltholme/diary.asp I doubt whether the RSPB would have planned a 5million pound project without checking any land claims
  7. gizzagadget

    Durham Birding

    ?parrots friend of mine phoned me this afternoon to say he thought he had a pair of parrots in his neighbours garden! (about 4pm). Unfortunately I was out (birding) and missed the call. He isnt a wind up merchant, and has a genuine interest in his garden birds, such as a sparrowhawk recently...
  8. gizzagadget

    Durham Birding

    why would anyone want to do that to the nest?
  9. gizzagadget

    European Goldfinch in Valhalla, New York

    I have a coupe of queries if you could excuse my ignorance, but I was watching goldfinches in a local churchyard at the weekend. 1) what do you mean by escapee? from plane or ship? 2)surely a tiny finch could not manage passage accross the atlantic by storm? 3)is the north american goldfinch...
  10. gizzagadget

    video birding

    best birding video gear from what Ive read in various wildlife and pro video literature, arguably the best video camera is Canons EX series, these fanrastic machines are based on a small mini DV video cassette, but they use fulll size proper canon optics (I dont think they use digital zooms...
  11. gizzagadget

    Durham Birding

    helpful local birders just thought I'd like to acknowledge what a superb thread this is for local beginners. with the detailed entries from Ian F, Whitburnmark Dave B. Russkie, Quacker, SteveEvans etc I can find out where and what to hope for, and the accompanying photo's help identification...
  12. gizzagadget

    Durham Birding

    Hi Quacker I was interested to hear abut all those nice optics, Im getting by with an el cheapo pair for now, what I really want is a canon EX1 mini DV camcorder which seems to be the golden chalice of the pro/semi pro wildlife photographer (Im not counting the esoteric world of 16mm film, blue...
  13. gizzagadget

    Durham Birding

    its a first warning this birder started birding last month! B (: Saw 2 firsts today 1)coal tit in the back garden(extreme excitement) & in the car park at Peterlee shopping centre 2) pied wagtail(more thrills) 3:-)
  14. gizzagadget

    Starling Roosts

    Does anyone know of any reliable large(ish) starling roosts in the North East of England?
  15. gizzagadget

    Sion Hall, Thirsk

    Hi first post onthis forum, and what an impressive number of threads and contributors from all over the globe. Ive just returned from a day out to the falconry near Thirsk, N. Yorkshire, and have been superbly entertained by the golden eagle, white tailed eagle, buzzards and lots of others. I...
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