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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Adam, went round Tittesworth this afternoon, there were 14 Goosander about 3-400 metre short of the dam on the west side. We saw by struggling through the brambles on the east side to the edge. Also pochard and goldeneye further north. When we left the West Hide we bumped into someone who's...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    For a change went around Macc .Forest today. From the heronry viewing layby on the Trentabank Res. we had 1 Little grebe, 1 Goldeneye and . . 8+ Goosander at least 6 drake and 2 females bit distant beyond the heronry and then swam into arm behind. Chuffed ,went to the Leather's for lunch and...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Oh all right , not found/seen that differentiation. While the angle looks a marginally greater than the carbo diagram, its certainly not obtuse. Maybe I'm not that good on the computer either! ;- Mike
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    That's interesting , good picture. From a combination of Collins and the BWPi it looks like an early breeding, season race: silensis (apparently from a google, possible originally from RSPB, an east european migrant). Going on the amount of white on head indicating older male, silensis, while...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Peter, had a walk round Erwood area today, saw nothing small at all, but there were 2 cormorant, 2 heron and 3 canada on the edge or near on the headland bit between the inlets south end opposite thw dam, left of the river. Not major obvously, but we've never seen heron there before, few...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Saw them mutes also yesterday on way back from Whaley, Peter - was also a bit surprised!. Still haven't seen the Ouzel on the Dane yet though. Mike
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    Nikon P5100

    Richard, as earlier post,I use exactly that - P5100, UR-E20, Kowa 773 (with zoom eyepiece), Kowa DA10 which screws on the eyepiece instead of the eyecup - and the Kowa 28mm adapter. The adapter is basically what they call a step-up (or -down, depending which way you look!) between the DA10 and...
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    Nikon P5100

    Im getting some better (slightly) success now with focussing my Kowa then using the DA adapter to bayonet on the P5100, but using centre spot focus - on the legs as Neil suggested earlier. 400 ASA, centre exposure, aperture priority. Just need to get closer and persuade the bird not to move! Mike
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    Derbyshire County Birding

    Got the redstarts, males females and pairs at Wolfeton and Biggin Dale on Monday, plus nesting dippers and wrens, G-S woods this time and treecreeper plus the usual suspects And one buzzard being mobbed . . . Mike
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Peter, PM'ed you, Mike
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Peter, also on 13th on way out of Derbyshire Bridge on the left turn, had a Short-eared fly across just in front of the bonnet and then circle again. Meadow Pipit on stone on right. Also Grouse chicks around and a single Golden Plover on Axe Edge Moor But point is met a guy up the road who...
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Richard, Mosschops, have either of you tried Rutland Water for Osprey?. I've not yet but apparently good views from hides as well as the cameras . . and a bit nearer http://www.ospreys.org.uk/Webcamimages.htm and A? lokks like a juvenile female (sort of 1st winter colouring!?) - but I'm...
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    Derbyshire County Birding

    Well, had a Buzzard just west of A54 at Axe Edge near where I live yesterday while on way to Lathkill Dale - and then 2 more at Lathkill. Also quite a few Lapwing and Curlew around and just over the border into the Staffs Moorlands. We get Buzzard over several times a year now - and that's just...
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    Nikon P5100

    Mr F, thanks for posting the photos of the adapter on the other thread. Only just seen as had a few days on Scillies. Looks like it does the same job as the UR-E20, but at least its available. According to Amazon they now have the UR back in stock but its £30. Thanks be I got mine for 20. I...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    And if you go out via the one-way to Derbyshire Bridge - evenings, there are short-eared owls at least as well as the grouse and kestrel - and possible other raptors. Thats 1st left after the DB car park and around/on the bend/over the tops. Possibly from a morning walk as well. Odd Curlew...
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