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Recent content by deansmith

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    Durham Birding

    around a 100 terns present andy alot of fish being carried into the colony so obvious signs of good numbers paired up already
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    Little terns - crimdon

    the little terns still breed at crimdon it used to be my local patch when i lived there. they have on and off years in regards to breeding sucess there is a few already arrived in the next 5 - 10 days i should think the numbers will increase and they'l start to pair up the breeding site is...
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    Commonwealth Games

    the most exciting thing ever too happen at st james park did he tick the 11 mags trying to play football on the pitch as well :)
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    Aldi walking gear

    cant comment on the actual boots they sell because ive never owned a pair but any cheap walking boots wont last 5 minutes if there used on the terrain there intended for - id stay clear of them for sure
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    First post - A few Hummingbirds

    there all immense ! all id say is keep taking the photos the way you do because there brilliant
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    Best Compact for Macro use

    see someone mentioned a ricoh i have a r7 it does have manual focus but its a pain to use and it does focus down to 1cm with very good image results - i still wouldn't recommend one though there so fragile mine has been knocked very slightly and once in a padded case and broken both times, the...
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    north west scotland in july

    thanks for all your replies very much appreciated
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    north west scotland in july

    can anyone suggest some places of interest along the north west of scotland to visit in the middle of july, i have a family holiday from the 10th for 2 weeks and whilst all 4 of us are interested in birds and wildlife at different levels its been left to me to find some places that may be worth...
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    Best House/Garden ticks

    dont have a garden so nothing mega but my balcony overhangs hartlepool marina, have had black throated, red throated and great northern diver in the winter just gone and mergansers and little grebes daily. chiffchaff and goldfinch in the 2 bushes beneath my window.
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    Comment by 'deansmith' in media 'White-crested Helmet Shrike'

    as ever some great photos of some great birds. thanks for posting
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    Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK

    lovely sunny day for a walk along from greatham, the place was awash with the song of chiffchaff and willow warblers. the usual birds on the lake with a pair of goldeneye displaying and a few shoveler at the back, 2 lbb gulls on the cormorant island. mute swan, canada goose and coot all seem to...
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    Comment by 'deansmith' in media 'Kestrel'

    cracking shot
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    Durham Birding

    i was at the croft from 7 too just after 9 with no sign, more and more people turned up and covered all the likely spots on the headland with no luck, the general talk was that the bird had moved on with the clear night we had last night.
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    Budgie

    theres been an eastern rosella hanging about with the local sparrows on hartlepool headland for a while now, seems to be doing alright for itself
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    Comment by 'deansmith' in media 'Arctic Redpoll'

    lovely photo
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