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Recent content by brian fielding

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    Cornwall Red Kites

    So where do these birds originate from and is this unusual for the scillys?
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    Cornwall Red Kites

    I see the big movement on the scillys is happening today
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    Cornwall Red Kites

    For instance 153 today north over st just before lunchtime
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    Cornwall Red Kites

    I have noticed reports of large movements of Red Kites in Cornwall around this time of year over the past few years, what's the reason behind this? Do British Red Kites winter on the continent
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    Twitching by numbers - Book only available on Amazon

    My personal favourite is The Big Year, I have read Gary's book, wasn't really offended by it but feel it needed to keep more on subject than all the none relivant personal stuff
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    mull and iona

    myself and some mates are going to mull and iona next weekend, hoping to see corncrake and eagles etc, if anyone has been recently we would appreciate any info. my e-mail is brian_fielding 'at' hotmail.co.uk if you feel info sensitive, thanks.
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    last lifer for me was white-rumped sandpiper at cley in november, also saw black-eared kite and little auk on the same day taking my uk total to 299.
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    birds on mull

    i will be travelling with some friends to mull in late may next year, we are hopeing to see white-tailed eagle and corncrake. we would appreciate some info as to the best sites to see these birds plus any other good areas for other birds on the island. i understand the sensitive nature of giving...
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    help please

    please take a look at manchesterbirding.com. 2 birds photograhed in a walkden garden.
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    help! no birds

    i now have lots of birds on my feeders, about 3 weeks ago i put out sunflower hearts in a seed feeder and it has worked. this morning i had 10 goldfinch, 3 greenfinch, 4 house sparrows, 1 blue tit, 1 great tit plus starlings and pigeons.thanks brian.
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    worst dips!

    worst dips red-flanked bluetail at gibralter piont, lesser sand plover in hampshire and a local sabines gull at audenshaw res
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    life list

    started birding in 2000 and british life list now 295 with the highlights being, snowy egret, masked shrike, green heron, bobolink, sykes warbler, blyths reed warbler, taiga flycatcher, isabeline wheatear, broad-billed,stilt, least and semipalmated sandpipers with recent additions black scoter...
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    help! no birds

    about 5 days ago i put up 4 feeders and a bird bath in my front garden. i live next to a park with lots of birds in it but as yet we have not noticed one single bird on the feeders. a house 4 doors up also has feeders and has a constant stream of goldfinches, greenfinches etc on his feeders...
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    advise please

    Two species i have yet to see in britain are Corncrake and White-tailed eagle. I am planning a trip for next year to try and see them both. I will have four days of which two will be travelling. I would apreciate any advise on when and where to go. I understand the sensitive nature of making...
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    Spurn on Sunday 7 may 2006

    Really enjoyed a day out at Spurn on Sunday. The day started well with a Hoopoe showing well at Sunnycliff ,only my second following one on the golf course nr Gibralter piont a few years ago.We then went down to look for the Golden Oriole nr post 63 which was very elusive and only brief flight...
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