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Recent content by Darren Oakley-Martin

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    Slender-billed Curlew quest

    Further information about the project can be found here: www.slenderbilledcurlew.net Darren
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    BF Members' Monthly Summaries

    April Summary Migrants flooding in and some nice vagrants. Although not, apparently, in Manchester. UK LISTS 2005 Year List, (Strictly BOU) postcardcv- 205, (J149, F3, M20, A33) Andrew- 186, (J150, F12, M24, A?) Steve Lister- 179, (JFM 179...
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    So How Is Your 2005 List Going

    That time of month again folks: please PM me if you wish to be included here- http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=27753 ATB
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    UK 2005 Year to Date List

    Does one exist anywhere? All birds that have occurred in the UK so far this year? Or should I just email LGRE for his personal yearlist?;) Rgds D PS- if not, can we start one here? Should be interesting.
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    To be a good birder

    Tim, Can these skills be learned by spending time in the field or do they come naturally? Did the 'good birder' gene die out in the 1980's? Why do so many birders I've met with 'impressive' lifelists have such loud voices? Why have I met so few experienced birders who have contributed...
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    To be a good birder

    Good question. I recently made a decision not to twitch and not to purchase top-end optics- I don't own a scope and I don't want one....yet- I'm not ready. Personally I want to familiarise myself with the commoner species I'm likely to see every day on my patch, and to be able to recognise all...
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    Cuckoo parasitising Yellow Wagtail?

    Heard an interesting story this morning from another birder about an area now devoid of Cuckoos. Apparently their main hosts were YW's and as a result, Yellow wags declined to the extent that there are now no Cuckoos. Interested to hear any thoughts on this..... Rgds
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    The clock that wakes you when you are ready

    Could be a tempting purchase for birders....... From The New Scientist 14 April 2005 NewScientist.com news service Emily Singer writes ARE you a real grump in the mornings? Do you wake up every day feeling tired, embittered, aggrieved, and all too ready to hit the snooze button? If...
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    BF Members' Monthly Summaries

    March Summary What a month some people have had! If you aren't included and would like to be, please PM me. Similarly, if I have left you out, please PM me. After the BF 'crash' I lost a lot of people's figures so they may be inaccurate. UK LISTS 2005 Year List...
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    So How Is Your 2005 List Going

    March Summary List It's that time of month again, so for inclusion in the summary list, (sorry no time to trawl through hundreds of posts): http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=27753 Please PM me with figures and the relevant list. Happy birding.
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    Returning member.

    Hi David, Glad to hear things are looking up for you. I hope you get to see many more good birds to speed along your recuperation. Best wishes,
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    Two cracking days!!

    Wow! What a great day and what great birds! Where'd you go for lunch?;) D PS- how'd you miss Linnet at Willington Pete?;)
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    So How Is Your 2005 List Going

    Ingrate!! INTERESTING??? 15 year ticks and Pete Duxon's company and all you can say is it was 'interesting?' Bloody hell, women are difficult to please. IMHO. ;)
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    So How Is Your 2005 List Going

    Local Patch Year List Another 6hr patch watch 91) Common Tern, (First county record for 2005) 92) Black-tailed Godwit, (Second county record for 2005) Lovin' it!
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    Bill Oddie - are we getting too much of a good thing ?

    Very well put. I DO think that he is being given some dodgy material to work with though. The BBC Wildlife production budget can't be very much then........not much in the ideas department either. Keep going Bill, just kick the producers up the arse once in a while.;)
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