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Recent content by baldingeagle

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    Back to birding

    for what ever reason i fell out of love with birding etc. But having seen a few Redwings in my garden the spark flickered again. It’s good to be back in love with nature again.
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    viking AV80 scope

    Hello everyone. Thinking of getting an Viking AV80 scope with either a fixed eye piece of a zoom eyepiece. Has anyone got this scope. What is your feedback about it. Is it a good buy as I'm in a limited budget. Appreciate your time. Richard
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    RSPB hd scope

    First impression I had a look at the RSPB Hd scope at the birdfair and it was good. However i found the eye pieces and quality of the Celestron scopes suited my eye better. Then there is the price issue. At Bf i could have got the the newish Celestron 100 Scope for £700 but not enough cash...
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    Grasshopper Warbler

    Had a nice few hours at Rainham RSPB reserve and managed to see the Grasshopper Warbler that has been there a day or two. Also a few White throats about and loads of Sedge Warblers. Met some lovely people who were visiting from Wolverhampton local RSPB group and generally had a great few...
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    Waxwings in Belhus Woods Essex

    I can't stop smiling. Wife and i saw our first group of Waxwings today. Went for a easy walk at Belhus Woods near Averley in Essex and within 100 yards of the visitor centre a small group of 13 Waxwings were in a tree. What a fantastic sight, a bird we had not seen before and thought i had...
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    Red Breasted Goose

    thanks for the info. Thought it odd i could not see any numbers. Who should i report it to ? Richard
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    Red Breasted Goose

    Spotted a Red Breasted Goose at Bluewater in Kent today. A first for me. On it's left leg were a red ring with a yellow ring or tag above it. 1. Where was this tagged/ringed 2. Has this been blown off course 3. Shall i report it to anyone else. Cheers Richard
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    Nightjars in the UK

    I saw my first Nightjars last year at Salthouse Heath in North Norfolk. I was determined to see them and was amazed at the sight of one churring on a branch in full view. Lets hope they do not decline to much as they are a lovely bid to see and hear.
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    Craghoppers Kiwi winter lined trousers

    Shame they don't do fat bugger sizes.:C Richard
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    best for £400(ish) please.

    I have the 8x43 ED Hawkes. Fantastic bins and paid less that £300.00. Try AR Hawkins in Cambridge for a deal. I was very pleased with the service. Cley Spey can be dear. In this months Birdwatching mag they have some new Vision (?) bins that are ED and priced similar to the Hawkes.
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    Forest sell off petition

    Have received an email reply from my MP. I may well have just copied and pasted from the consultation document to read what he has put. Typically blaming Labour for selling of forest and woods with less protection they they would, and using it as a smoke screen to try and make the coalition...
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    Forest sell off petition

    Singed the petition, e-mailed my MP and donated. We need the forests so we must campaign hard against this sell off.
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    How many Feeders to have?

    Hi . three nut feeders, two bottle feeders which screw on to a used squash drink bottle, three normal seed feeders. 1 fat ball feeder two suet block feeders and one ball feeder a bird table and a floor feeder. two seed feeders are just for sunflower seeds others mixed seed. Mealworms and...
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Birds and bushes Hi. Lots of birds on feeders today 09.35am. Filled feeders and nut hangers and fat balls. Satrlings, Robin, chaffinches, sparrows, blue tit, great tit and female blackbird all diving in for the food. Currantly have 7 inches of snoe in back garden. Regarding bushes...
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    Cheap & Cheerful

    I have several of these in the garden. Sparrows like them and blue tits have used them when i have put sunflower hearts in one of them. They are a cheap way of people feeding birds which can only be a good thing. i have even placed one in a local woods in winter to help supplement feeding...
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