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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    120) Firecrest - Regent's Park 121) Yellow-legged gull - Regent's Park 122) Chiffchaff - Hyde Park
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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    117) Great Northern diver - Staines Reservoir 118) Black-necked grebe - Staines Reservoir 119) Lesser redpoll - Richmond Park
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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    110) Knot - Greatham Creek 111) Mediterranean gull - Newburn (Hartlepool) 112) Guillemot - Newburn (Hartlepool) 113) Ringed plover - Newburn (Hartlepool) 114) Yellowhammer - Cowpen Bewley 115) Tree sparrow - Cowpen Bewley 116) Long-eared owl - RSPB Saltholme
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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    108) Dunnock (finally!)
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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    107) Grey wagtail
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    South-west London birding

    Nice morning at the Wetlands Centre today. Finally managed to see a Cetti's warbler in the Wildside area. I've heard them at the LWC so many times but never caught a glimpse of one so was really pleased. Couldn't believe it when I then saw another one with even better views at the back of the...
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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    100) Nuthatch (Barnes Common) 101) Redwing (Barnes Playing Fields) 102) Fieldfare (Barnes Playing Fields) 103) Cetti's warbler (London Wetland Centre) 104) Peregrine (London Wetland Centre) 105) Bittern (London Wetland Centre) 106) Mandarin (Regent's Park)
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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    Putney Heath: 99) Goldcrest
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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    Hyde Park: 97) Tawny owl 98) Coal tit
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    Highland Birding Sites

    The best advice would be to buy "The Best Birdwatching Sites in the Scottish Highlands" by Gordon Hamlett. It's usually available on Amazon. If not, if you find the publisher's website you should be able to order it online there as well. I went to this area for a week last May and found the...
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    How is your 2011 List Going?

    Had a fantastic day at Titchwell today with 27 new species for the year including: Hen harrier Shorelark Twite Red-necked grebe Water rail Smew Whooper swan Spotted redshank Brent goose Water pipit Common scoter Siskin This takes me up to 96 so far for the year. I also saw the Northern...
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    How is your 2010 List Going?

    Now on 196 having seen woodcock, shore lark, long-eared owl, short-eared owl and barn owl in one day on the North Tees Marshes and at Seaton Snook whilst visiting family for Christmas. Earlier in the year I had been hoping I would make 200 this year for the first time ever but not looking...
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    Dangers of Fat Ball Nets

    I found a great tit with a fat ball net twisted round it's leg at a feeding station at Cannop Ponds in the Forest of Dean in February and was luckily able to release the bird. I agree that these things should be banned. Who should I write to though? - I don't know the manufacturer of the...
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Woodchat shrike at Hartlepool Headland yesterday.
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    Help Completing UK List

    You can also get Hawfinch, Brambling, Lesser redpoll, Siskin and Crossbill in the Forest of Dean in February/March (also the best time for goshawk). The best sites for Hawfinch are outlined in the Gloucestershire section of UK & Ireland County By County Patches. This year there was a flock of...
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    White-winged black tern at Hyde Park this evening. Great journey home from work tick!
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    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    I recently spent a week birding in Scotland at the beginning of May and had a fantastic time. A full trip report is posted at: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1844836#post1844836
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    Scottish Highlands - May 2010

    Day 5 – Wednesday 12th May Today was forecast to be the best weather for the rest of the week so we decided to take a drive over to Gruinard Bay on the West Coast. The drive wasn’t too bad and took 2 and a half hours with a few stops on the way to take photos and take in the breath-taking...
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    Scottish Highlands - May 2010

    Day 3 – Monday 10th May We scraped ourselves out of bed at 4.30am to head to Caperwatch and were at the queue, which was thankfully quite short at 5.15am. I had been a bit apprehensive about this as other people’s experiences described on this forum had lead me to believe it was a bit of a...
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    Scottish Highlands - May 2010

    I recently spent a week birding in Scotland at the beginning of May. We were staying in a cottage in Boat of Garten and planned to spend most of our time in the Speyside area with day trips to the West and North coasts. Day 1 – Saturday 8th May We arrived at Inverness airport in the afternoon...
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Just got back from a week in Scotland (Speyside and a day trip to Gruinard Bay) and saw 5 lifers: Ptarmigan, Capercaillie, Black Guillemot, White-tailed Eagle and Rock Dove.
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    Cairngorm's late June

    Yes Speyside Wildlife do day tours. The website is here: http://www.speysidewildlife.co.uk/ I haven't done one but have looked into it before. Not sure about any of the other companies.
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    Scotland holiday 10.04.10-16.04.10

    Tulloch Moor Screen Hi James, Sounds like you had a great trip. I'm going up there in 2 weeks and hoping to be as successful as you. One question I have is where is the screen at Tulloch Moor located? I have heard of this but have never seen any comment on how to get there and where to...
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Goshawk in the Forest of Dean last week
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    Forest of Dean - Help needed

    Hi Guys, Thanks for the advice. I've just returned from the Forest and had a fantastic time. Saw the goshawks easily at New Fancy View and eventually caught up with the hawfinches at Brierley, Speech House and Parkend Church, with the latter site providing the best views. Saw a whole host of...
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