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    Hungary Gen

    Hi you might try contacting the Bakory Balaton National Park staff - you could google it. I may not be spelling the first part right as it's from a memory of a few years ago. I did some work with them and they had a very good birder on the staff. I'm sure they'd provide some help and in English...
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    Want Start Out W/Decent Binoculars

    Hawke Frontier Hi A word in support of Hawke binoculars. I bought my daughter a pair of Hawke Frontier 8x32 recently and they are outstanding for the money. Someone recommended not buying roof prisms at the price range you're in and unless the bins are phase corrected that commenter has a...
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    Northumbrian Birding

    Thanks for the post. Always good to see one and nice to know there are others around.
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    Durham Birding

    It certainly looked like the Springwatch redstarts! Seen millions of young robins, but don't recall a young redstart in the flesh / feather. Didn't look speckly enough for young robin, but happy to be proved wrong (a common enough occurance!) Chris
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    Northumbrian Birding

    Little Gull On the Northumberland Coast today then Cragside and back late. There was a Little Gull on the far side of the larger pool 'behind' Dunstanburgh Castle at 1.30 today. It was quite distant (bins, no scope) but clearly displayed full black hood and classic dark underwings. Not sure how...
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    Northumbrian Birding

    Went to Inner Farne Yesterday. No sign of the beardy but there's a lot of sea to see.
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    Springwatch is back

    A big point that people are missing is that SW is partly live and Sir DA's programmes aren't, and that makes a huge difference to their style and content. So they aren't really comparable. With SW there's bound to be a lot of chat and filling between presenters and 'here's a bit we recorded two...
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    Durham Birding

    Hi Having just seen a nest-full of these on Springwatch I think you're right and it is a redstart (they all had their red tails though and of course we can't see in this bird). Nice shots.
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    Northumbrian Birding

    For the Farnes it's Staple in the morning and Inner Farne in the afternoon during the breeding season. Or there's the all day birding trip that does both islands and gives you longer on each one. This is with Billy Shiels (we've always used his company - they're very good). If you're not a...
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    Haut Provence (Dignes) in early August

    Hi My family are going on holiday to Digne Les Bains in Haut Provence in late July / early August. I know the area a little having been there before for a few days but didn't have time for birding when I was there in the past. Does anyone have any tips for good birding locations within about 50...
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    Durham Birding

    Hi Still not sure if you got my map or gen on email/PM. Glad you enjoyed your trip to the North Pennines. Sorry that Bollihope didn't produce ring ouzel for you - they're certainly there. In the info I sent you there was gen on pied fly at Muggleswick woods and Derwent Gorge NNR - they're a dead...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Bolton Abbey area today Following the 'meet report' from Keith D last weekend, my family dragged ourselves out of bed at 3am this morning and from 5.15am to 9.30am walked from Barden Bridge to Cavendish Pavillion and back on the other side of the river. It was a grim and rainy morning but we...
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    Advice for a beginner

    HI All this is good advice and you're doing all the right things, but food alone isn't going to have its full potential impact if you haven't got trees/shrubs/ features that are attractive to birds and if the feeders aren't placed well in relation to cover. Good cover within a few yards of the...
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    Teesdale Help

    Hi If you contact Natural England at Widdybank Farm (Chris, Martin or Heather) they'll give you some information (unless it's a sensitive location - I wouldn't know). 01833 622374.
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    Durham Birding

    Andy I've emailed you a map re black grouse. Chris
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    Newbie looking for birding buddy

    Hi I used to live in Cheshire and went to some of the indoor meetings of CAWOS - the Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society. They were a nice bunch and had field meetings that I'm sure you be able to join. If you put their society name into a search engine I'm sure you'd get a contact name...
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    Northumbrian Birding

    Hi Ladycross is near Slaley in S Northumberland on the edge of the North Pennines, not far from the A68. Chris
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    Durham Birding

    Info and map Andy I've emailed you a map to go with the info I sent you on the PM (still oddly blank on campsites though). Regards Chris
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    Which binoculars?

    Hi Looking at your list, so getting a feel for the price range, I'd really recommend you try a pair of Hawke Frontier (Phase Corrected) binoculars. I've just given my daughter a pair of 8x32s and they are fantastic. Light but tough, waterproof, fantastic optically for the price, feel great in...
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    Durham Birding

    As much as it is in my gift to forgive, you are forgiven! Mind's gone blank about campsites in either dale. Lots of caravan sites but can't think of tent pitches apart from Westgate. Chris
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    Durham Birding

    There's a small campsite by the road in Westgate. Never been sure how yo book it though. Wild camping's pretty much frowned on in either dale. Chris
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    Durham Birding

    Andy I've PM'd you with some info you were after (even though you've just called the North Pennines the 'Durham Dales');) Regards Chris
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    Sizergh Hawfinches

    Sizergh Hawfinches still around? Hi I'm planning to drop in to Sizergh Castle car park in the morning - does anyone know if the hawfinches are still around? Thanks Chris
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Hello I saw a hobby at Piercebridge on the N. Yorks / County Durham border last summer and had one over my garden in Darlington four or five years ago. I lived in Colchester for a few years before coming back north and we used to get hobbies over our house in town pretty much daily in summer, so...
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    Grouse Anyone

    I meant to mention dipper too. Downstream of Low Force, on the way to the black grouse, is quite reliable and a short hop from the road.
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