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    Hen / Northern Harrier on Scilly October 2014

    A rufous juvenile Hen or Northern Harrier was seen on Scilly after westerly gales late afternoon on 21 October 2014. It appeared briefly over Watermill for Mark Turner and then was seen by a small number of birders over Lower Moors, St Marys. Steve Young photographed the bird distantly from...
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    Wallcreeper update

    An update re watching Wallcreeper at Gabardito Refuge, Hecho Valley, Spain: a female showed for one hour at midday yday. Walk east from the car park along the main footpath for 20 minutes. When you have a clear 45 degree view of the rock face then stop. This is the rock face that further along...
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    Demise of the Scillies chopper

    The demise of the helicopter is most unfortunate for Scilly. The local economy has benefited from this link although birders have long baulked at the cost of flights. The next big twitch could certainly be very interesting. It's also sad to see chopper flights ending in such a haphazard way for...
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    Best birding club logo?

    In my view the best club logo is that of the Isles of Scilly Bird Group. See http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/
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    Taking Field Notes

    Writing notes (if you like writing) is a very enjoyable but increasingly rare birding behaviour. I was inspired by the examples in the books by Ian (DIM) Wallace - well worth reading. I was additionally encouraged by the diary of Norman McCanch in A Lighthouse Notebook and Sir Peter Scott's...
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    American birder (short film)

    This film has split opinion amongst our local gang - one called it drivel, another thought it very good
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    The best County for birding?

    The best counties in my view are Norfolk and Scilly. The number of rarities and great breeding birds make Norfolk hard to beat.
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    What is the best mobile phone for birding?

    Phones and birding I would definitely recommend iphone for anyone wanting to have an impressive phone as part of their birding gear. Many birders in the US use iphones extensively and their popularity is increasing here. Coupled with a great app such as Rare Bird Alert's Bird Alert Pro then...
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    What is the best mobile phone for birding?

    I would definitely recommend iphone for anyone wanting to have an impressive phone as part of their birding gear. Many birders in the US use iphones extensively and their popularity is increasing here. Coupled with a great app such as Rare Bird Alert's Bird Alert Pro then bird news and photos...
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    Bird Alert Pro iphone app

    Immediately upon playing with the prototype of this iphone app from Rare Bird Alert on Scilly in October 2011 it was clear that accessing rarity news has just shifted up another gear. Now having the newly launched app on my iphone is proving to be great fun. It is available in a Lite version as...
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    Manfrotto 701HDV head

    Following the positive comments on this thread I bought a 701HDV head for an 055 tripod. Am very impressed and it has been thoroughly reliable during some heavy autumn birding last year.
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    New Gitzo heads "designed for birdwatching"

    These new heads are sleek, sturdy and lightweight and after years of using a heavy video head the G2720 was refreshing. The hefty price tag seemed worthwhile. After a week of limited and very careful use the uique single pan/tilt lock seized up and I returned it and got a refund. I returned to...
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    manfrotto 128rc or 701HDV

    I can recommend the 701HDV - no problems with mine and digiscoping with an 80mm Swarovski
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    Choice one 8x32 top bino? Need your info and help

    Choosing 8x32 As others have said its always about personal choice; how they feel, what look you prefer, how much they cost and your view of optical performance. If you're looking at Zeiss, Leica and Swarovski you must mentally have already overcome the price hurdle and decided to ignore the...
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    best birdwatching mag?

    Choosing a birding magazine depends on your budget, interests and how seriously you are interested in watching birds. Birdwatching is worthy of a read if you're a beginner or have a general interest in birds. It was the first of the modern off-the-shelf titles. Birdwatch came along and pitched...
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    Review by 'Seaforth87' on item 'ATS/STS 80HD'

    Combined with a 20-50WA zoom this Swarovski HD scope is superb. Bright, easy to focus, reliable and sturdy and easy to clean and wipe moisture off. This scope is simply brilliant. Obviously one has to accept that its fairly big and heavy but its lighter than many of its size. Purchasing it is...
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    Review by 'Seaforth87' on item 'G2380'

    I have used a Gitzo G2380 head for several years atop a Manfrotto 055 tripod. The head is very good for seawatching and raptor watching with smooth movement and its very steady for digiscoping. After many seawatches its losing its painted coating (as is the Manfrotto tripod) but it still works...
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    Collins Bird Guide - errata and queries

    How reassuring that most of the errors in the new Collins Guide are only typos, gaps in vagrant lists or minor distribution map glitches. The plates and the instructive text are just the quality that birders need. This 2nd edition was long awaited and is a wonderful guide to browse or refer to...
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    Dark-tailed 2ndw Herring Gull

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    Gulls at Throckmorton, Worcestershire

    Throckmorton gulls These Casp photos really are very, very good. Great find.
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    Gull id uk

    Both of these birds are Herring Gulls. The first was identified in the field as likely to be an Argentatus and the second was identified as an argenteus Herring Gull.
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