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  1. vanellus

    In AND around Sunderland

    The wing configuration was completely wrong for Heron and it was well in to level flight as I passed underneath it. I have looked at flying Common Crane pictures on the net and, whilst they are often depicted with their primaries fanned, I am now happy to add to my only other sighting in Germany...
  2. vanellus

    In AND around Sunderland

    Posted this in the Durham slot yesterday, because that's where I was travelling from, but perhaps Sunderland is a more appropriate slot. "At 12:45 today I am certain that I saw my first U.K. Common Crane. I was driving north on the A19, just north of Boldon. A single bird was flying towards me...
  3. vanellus

    In AND around Sunderland

    I use a Tamron AF 70-300 on a Nikon D80. It has taken some getting used too. I find that manual focus is needed at the higher magnification and I usually use it at about 250mm for greater sharpness.
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