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    Beluga Whale Seen in the Thames

    According to pagers still present 11.31 !
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    Bearded seal - Shetland

    You can just about make it out on the handily positioned webcam (https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/taxi-rank/) that serves the lerwick taxi rank area overlooking the old Bressay boat pier. It still seems to be there on the slipway, with a dozen or so onlookers at one time, mainly looking away...
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    Hornbill on the loose in Hants

    Hornbill owner found Update - apparently lost in W Southampton 2 d ago - it's a silvery-cheeked hornbill - hopefully will be recaptured somehow if relocated...
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    Hornbill on the loose in Hants

    Hello - I was just sent this image grab that I believe to be of a black-and-while-casqued hornbill that briefly visited a garden in a village on E side of Southampton at lunchtime today - it has moved on, so could turn up anywhere locally soon. The local vet is trying to find out where it might...
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    Extreme Digiscoping

    a king's view Hello - I produced this 'super-digiscope' attempt a few years ago - showing that I could resolve a small red flag on Great St Mary's Church adjacent to the iconic King's College Chapel in Cambridge, UK, photographed from the neighbouring county of Hertfordshire. From an OS map, I...
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    Lunar Hornet Moth at Fowlmere

    thanks brian - yes i think they are sort of 'honorary' macros - no doubt someone will fill us in in 'micro-scopic' detail on their affiliations!
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    Lunar Hornet Moth at Fowlmere

    Hello - it may be of interest that there was a Lunar Hornet Moth (Sesia bembeciformis) at Fowlmere RSPB (Cambs, UK) on 8th July. It was found by friends newly emerged on sallows close to post #2 of the nature trail early in the morning. I have posted a picture of it on my website at...
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    EOS1D II etc

    Well Graham you'd also be gaining more 'bad back' from the 1DmkII or 1DMkIIn - they are TWICE the mass of a 30D - not so much fun when off a tripod...! (& of course £1500 more costly for the privilege!)
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    Whale spotted in central London

    This is it! - wow! Had a fantastic day by thames watching the whale before it was caught, then got this shot by digiscoping from a respectable distance. Lot of birders there I noticed - definitely a 'big twitch' feel to the day even though most onlookers had never lifted a pair of bins in their...
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    Eyepiece for Kowa TS823M

    I can vouch for the TSN823 - an outstanding scope that equals the other market leaders. Talking of eyepieces for digiscoping, I'd forget the zoom and go for the fixed-mag varieties. Talking of which, in the classified section there is a selection of kowa eyepieces for sale (posted by me 2 weeks...
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    Any sites for day-trip from Oslo airport? (en route to Spitsbergen/Svalbard)

    Together with 3 colleagues I shall be arriving at Oslo international airport the day before flying out to Arctic Svalbard in June. The flight north from Oslo departs early so we need to arrive in Norway up to a day before (a Sunday). We can't afford any extra time owing to family commitments...
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    Hello from Herts, Uk

    Thanx andy - liked your digiscoping site by the way - it will be a useful resource for folks like me trying to improve their digiscoping skills. BTW my waxwing was taken at letchworth! cheers dave
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    Hello from Herts, Uk

    Hi - I've just recently registered and started exploring Birdforum. I've only skimmed the suface but so far I'm very impressed by the variety of information, moderation and community feel, so looking forward to contributing to your site. My interests are general birding, photography &...
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