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    Hampshire

    We had a walk around Highland water Inclosure in the New Forest on Saturday afternoon, the weather wasn't up to much, but there were some decent birds. Crossbills, good numbers of Spotted Flycatchers, a single male Pied Flycatcher, and Redstart, as well as the usual stuff, Siskin, Nuthatch...
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    Anybody else have a blog?

    ... and mine's at: http://www.freewebs.com/notjustbirding/
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    Anyone been to Langford Lakes?

    Quite the opposite, the reserve is popular with school parties in the week! The paths are not that long, are well surfaced, and are level. The hides have ramped access. You can't walk the fishermen's paths.
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    Anyone been to Langford Lakes?

    This is a newish Wiltshire Wildlife reserve, we go there about once a month. There are three lakes, each overlooked by at least one hide. There's usually a reasonable selection of birds around, and is one of the most reliable sites I know for seeing Kingfishers. There's not often a rarity...
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    Dorset birding

    We spent today in the Weymouth and Portland area. The highlights were nine Purple Sandpipers between the Obelisk and Pulpit Rock at Portland Bill; the Little Owl showing well in the Observatory Quarry; a Razorbill in close off the sailing Academy in Portland Harbour, and singing Cettis Warblers...
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    Dorset birding

    There have been two pairs of Stonechats which we've seen all winter along the Salisbury road from Blandford. One pair are in the roadside hedges adjoining the steam fair fields at Tarrant Hinton, the other pair are beyond Tarrant Hinton, between Turnpike Cottage and the Critchel turning.
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    Dorset birding

    Sunday 28th January I led a field trip for Wiltshire Ornithological Society yesterday (Sunday) in the Weymouth and Portland area. A rather unwieldly 26 turned up, but in spite of that I think they had a good day. We had two good flight views of a Bittern at Radipole, with Cettis Warbler and...
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    Dorset birding

    Also went to Radipole today, saw pretty much the same, except for the Peregrine. Also fourteen Grey Herons from North Hide, where we had cracking views of a Kingfisher. Ring Billed Gull showed really well early afternoon, no Bittern though. Went to Lodmoor to look for the Scaup, no sign of...
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    Dorset birding

    Still very few birds in my edge of Blandford garden either, only one or two Green and Chaffinches, the others aren't taking much food either. The only good news is the resident 30 or so House Sparrows which seem to have experienced an excellent breeding season last summer. The only birds to...
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    Mighty Midget 2

    I bought an MM2 specifically to take on holiday, rather than take the heavier Swarovski. I bought the 20X Opticron HR Eyepiece rather than the MM2 Eyepiece, and it's an excellent combination.
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    Exmouth in October

    Hi Mali, We went to Devon last week, at Exmouth there's the sea front where you can sea watch from the comfort of your car if the weather's not so good, likewise from the car parks next to the train station, where you can look out on the River Exe. At Topsham there's the RSPB Reserve at...
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    Backwater Birding - Seaton, Devon

    I only joined BirdForum today, I wish I'd discovered you earlier, we spent last week at Colyton, and could have done with the information.
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    Autumn Watch

    You have to watch Johnny if you can, the programmes are so dreadful, they're very funny.
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    Hello From Dorset

    As has been said before, why didn't I join earlier? I'm a "Senior" birder of many years, who does most of his birding in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.
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