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Recent content by dylan71

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    My UK Life Life

    thanks for replying Rich that's a great idea to go to Mull or even Scotland in general. I'm sure that would boost my list. I'll look into it.. seeing those White Tailed Eagle's would be amazing..
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    My UK Life Life

    I thought I would post my life list on this forum to inspire and encourage myself to improve it... its pretty small so far compared to most.. how people reach 300 I do not know Any tips or advice gladly received on how I can improve 1 Great Northern Diver 2 Black Necked Grebe 3 Little Grebe 4...
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    Great Northern Diver

    Hi Patroberts I live in Sunbury just down the road from the reservoir.. im not an expert birder and failed to find the diver twice. But I almost expected not too see it.. then I went down there 2 weeks ago with an experienced birder and found two !!! one in the south basin the other in the...
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    Hello from Hillingdon, London

    Hillingdon? i live in sunbury middlesex, just down the road from you.. im sure you know already but bedfont lakes and staines resourvouirs are good places to go luke
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    Anyone else have incidents like these?

    I have only been birding for a short while and in the the earliest days i went out with a group of experienced birders one of which I knew from work. I mentioned that birdwatching was great fun and how much i was enjoying it... one guy turned round and said 'its birding... dont say bird...
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    Spainish Guide?

    Thank you both for your comphensive replies.. im very much looking forward to it.. who wants to be sitting by the pool when you can be enjoying the nature.
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    Spainish Guide?

    Hi I am visiting Murcia in Spain in October and wonder what the best ...Where to watch birds guide would be for this and sorrounding regions.. It seem to be on the cusp of Eastern or Southern Spain.. Neither of which I can see in the description cover this area... I would be hoping to visit...
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    Is Kent the place to see Raptors?

    I spent the day in Kent yesterday and without much effort saw Black Kite, Hobby, Marsh Harrier and kestrels. Stodmarsh is a lovely place by the way
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    London wildlife

    Its not in the heart of London but Bedfont Lakes SW London is great.. they had a Honey Buzzard flyover last week, Tawny Owls, Bittern, Smew a plenty in the winter..
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    Hit list and trip to Norfolk - any tips?

    I saw snow bunting and brent geese at Cley last week, lapland bunting at Chorsley drying barn, Crane at Stubbs Mill.... get there an hour before dusk..wrong time of year for Orioles i think... red legged partridges driving around the fields at Horsley.. have a nice time
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    Blue Parakeet - SW London

    thanks for the ID everyone.... im sure it must have been a blue phase as well.
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    Blue Parakeet - SW London

    I am hoping for some help in identifying a blue parakeet i saw at Bedfont Lakes in Feltham, SW London last week. It was a powder blue parakeet....sitting next to a ring necked parakeet. It had the same colour beak as a RN i.e. ruby red.... its legs were pale pink.. and it was the same shape and...
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    Experienced birder versus inexperienced.

    From an inexperienced birder like myself who spent the weekend with an experienced birder Experienced - "hear that call - thats a Cetti's Warbler" Inexperienced - "How come i have never seen a Cettis Warbler?"
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    Reservoirs

    Staines Reserviour has been very high for a month or so...
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