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    Gwent Levels, South Wales

    A Day on the Gwent Levels Sunday 29th June 2003. I first visited Goldcliffe Pools, the main attraction being to see the pair of Avocets with 4 young (the first breeding record for Wales I believe). From the viewing platforms there were great views of the avocets, as well as the breeding...
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    Bill Oddie

    In Wales it is shown on Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock on BBC2. (Thats for us who only have the old four channels!!)
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    Twitchers And Twitches

    I shan't contribute any more to this - we shall have to agree to disagree. I'm glad the thread was started, because it sparked a debate, and various opinions have been expressed and backed up with experiences and examples on both sides. From the start, my opinion has been that no one type of...
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    Norfolk - 17th-19th January 2003

    my use of the word "wimps" as a joke - just my sense of humour!
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    Norfolk - 17th-19th January 2003

    Thanks for that comment re the golden pheasants - I was told by a local birder that he always goes into the woods at this point - and he told me exactly where to park. Of ourse I would never have gone near the woods in breeding season etc. and only did it in good faith. However I take on board...
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    Twitchers And Twitches

    I'm back from a weekendn Norfolk - thankfully I was alone for most of it, but met some very friendly and knowledgeable local birders. I went to the raptor roost at Warham to seethe raptors come in to roost - including the pallid harrier. There must have been more than 200 people there, with...
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    Norfolk - 17th-19th January 2003

    Yes Colin your advice ws gratefully received - and I combined people's advice with details of reserves and sites off RSPB and Fatbirder.com etc. I was lucky that the b&b I stayed at had a book which I think was called "Best Birdwatching Sites in Norfolk" . Superb local knowledge - for example...
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    Norfolk - 17th-19th January 2003

    also John, I forgot to say - my year list is at 128 because down here in Wales I see spoonbill, great grey shrike, red kite, buzzard and more!
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    Norfolk - 17th-19th January 2003

    Thanks for your reply. I know could have seen so many more species if I'd driven round like a fool to see cranes at Horsey, done more sea wathing to see different divers, grebes and long tailed ducks. If I'd stopped to see he smew S of Kings Lynn etc. but tht wasnt the purpose of my trip..... I...
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    Waxwings

    I've just returned from a wekend trip to Norfolk. Saw my first ever waxwing, which was the highlight amongst several other lifers for me. It's such a strange looking bird - yet stunningly beautiful. I've posted my trip reort in the aptly titled "trip report" forum!
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    Norfolk - 17th-19th January 2003

    I arrived in Norfolk on Friday 17th Jan, mid morning, and made my way to my first stop at Titchwell. It was a dry, bright day but with strong winds. 3 hours later, when I left, I had seen 50 species – with “Sammy” the black-winged stilt the obvious highlight. In mid afternoon, I arrived at...
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    Twitchers And Twitches

    Glad I managed to keep the debate going...and thank you to those who appreciate my writing.......unlike the magazine editor!!!! Has anyone seen the thread on Lee Evans and he article on him in the Times? I met him once, and anyone who opens up with "I'm Lee Evans,you must have heard of me"...
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    Twitchers And Twitches

    I'm off to Norfolk for 3 days at the end of the week. If the pallid harrier is still around.....I'll be waiting for it as it comes in to roost around dusk. I'm actually on a "3-day twitch" as I should add about 20 species to my life total. Maybe I am a twitcher after all. :)
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    Twitchers And Twitches

    the above was a letter i wrote to one of the birding magazines, but the editor must have been a twitcher , because it never got published. Maybe the title "Twitchers **** me off" might have spoilt it for me!
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    Twitchers And Twitches

    “I don’t need brown shearwater” said the first man smugly. “Nor me” said the second man,”I saw one on a pelagic off Australia 2 years ago”…..and so the conversation went on………….and on……….and on. I thought of my limited experience of bird-watching……….I have never seen a brown shearwater…..but...
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    Skokholm, Skomer & Grasholm.

    Skokholm, Skomer & Grasholm. Skokholm was Britain’s first bird reserve. Breeding birds include 35,000 Manx Sheerwaters, large numbers of Storm Petrels [and if you don’t stay overnight, you’re unlikely to get good views of the former - and definitely won’t see the latter], many thousands of Auks...
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    Ramsay Island

    RSPB Ramsay Island 3 miles West of St. Davids, reached by boat from St Justinian lifeboat slip. They operate a policy of limiting the numbers visiting [max 40 per day?] but it is usually possible to get across [may be booked in advance, in St Davids]. Breeding birds include Manx Sheerwater [but...
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    Martin's Haven

    Martin’s Haven Eight miles West of Milford Haven, along B roads via Sandy Haven, this is the jumping off point [boarding point] for Skokholm, Skomer and Grasholm. All three of these famous bird islands are part of the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve. Boats run daily to Skomer [mondays excepted]...
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    Strumble Head

    to paraphrase the Monty Python boys "well obviously the chough - the chough goes without saying......" sorry for my blatant omission.....there's probably a few others too....I didnt go into the passage waders....or the storm petrels and phalaropes!...and the rarities like little shearwater...
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    Strumble Head

    Strumble Head nr Fishguard From Goodwick, follow road through the village and up the hill, then follow signs for Strumble head Park near the lighthouse – sea-watching is done from the flat roofed shelter down below the car park. Probably the finest sea-watching site in Wales. The best times...
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    Port Eynon Point

    Port Eynon Point This is the most southerly point in Gower, and a good sea watching location, offering a little shelter among the rocks. Drive along the A4118 west of Swansea, to its end in the village of Horton, park, and walk to the right along the rocky cliff line. Originally posted by...
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    Cwm Clydach RSPB reserve

    Cwm Clydach RSPB Reserve This is a really superb example of the type of broad-leaved woodland previously found throughout Wales, but now restricted to a relatively few fragments. From the car park, the patch follows the Clydach River, which is excellent for Dipper, Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail...
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    Oxwich Bay

    Oxwich Drive west from Swansea along the A4118 which runs along the southern part of the Gower. At Penrice Castle, a minor road drops steeply down and crosses Oxwich Marsh before reaching the village itself. This is a great spot (an NNR), on the south coast of Gower. The main attraction is the...
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    North Gower Shore

    Gower North Shore The whole southern shore of the Burry Inlet is an extremely important wintering area for shorebirds, geese and duck. However, it is one of those frustrating areas where there are huge expanses of salt marsh and exposed mud, but very little easy access. Some views can be had...
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    Worm's Head, Rhossili

    Worm’s Head This is a steep-sided rocky peninsula extending out from the southwest of the Gower, and accessed from the small village of Rhossili, where there is a large car park. It is connected to the mainland by a rocky causeway, which can be crossed on foot at low tide. However, be careful...
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