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Recent content by Karl J

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    birding with a disability

    Hi Nina(hope all is well with you- and yes reading betwen your lines, it does indeed sound possibly similar ), i thought i hadn't looked in on this one for a while now so decided in that case it must now be relevant and not before time !!! to pop back in and have another look.I will apologise...
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    id'ing Curlew v Whibrel in-flight (UK)

    Yes that's the one Deborah. Unfortunately no better luck today as i was far too tired this morning and the tide (and birds) was miles away this evening (anyone have any advice for using a scope on the train ? ;)) Ho-hum maybe tomorrow...
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    Suffolk Birding

    Can't compete with the in-depth knowledge on here but for anyone with an interest in walking and / or public transport i thought i'd put up an interesting (imo) link i came across on a train today - East suffolk Lines Walks it's called, which is a fairly self-explanatory title all about walking...
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    id'ing Curlew v Whibrel in-flight (UK)

    thanks, the train is usually not going much faster than walking speed (high speed, what's that ?) along that bit so i guess bins would be useable, if look a little silly, (note to self and anyone else interested - there was a thread a while back that dealt with the intricacies of using bino's on...
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    Problems With IE7

    What have you touched :eek!: i had problems with that on my old pc, then it went wrong and i had to buy a new one. Haven't been bothered to download it ojnto this one yet. maybe i will sometime though.
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    id'ing Curlew v Whibrel in-flight (UK)

    Are there any easily identifiable features of Curlew v Whimbrel in-flight ? The reason i ask is that my train journey to work goes past Breydon Water where i like to look out of the window, as you do, where both these sp. are often seen. Now, it's reasonably ok-ish when they're side by side, but...
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    Suffolk Birding

    Still a good thread i see, just wish i could get out over the border more to contribute but can't at the minute. Interesting stuff James & Gi Duke, this thread might help
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    How do I survey a Windfarm?

    To answer your questions directly "[A]Do most Windfarm companies own the mountain where the Windfarm is, or do they rent it? - [B]Is access difficult? - [C]do Windfarm engineers take a dim view of tresspassers looking for casulties? [D]Are casulties usually found directly under the blades, or...
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    How do I survey a Windfarm?

    Hi Keith, i can't point you in any offical direction but i often survey / look around for bladekill at a local windfarm at Blood Hills (no giggling at the back please) near Hemsby. Admittedly i only use my bino's, as the turbines are close enough to the road, and i've never run across the field...
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    Wild bird offences bring car ban (BBC News)

    I guess they'd let him pay it off at a low rate (£few a week) ? . so as to not force him to go below a certain level of income. But having described him as "of limited means" i can't see the initiative in making him into "of even more limited means, with no transport to get to work" . Surely...
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    Brazil's dead penguin mystery

    Environmental police are investigating the deaths of at least 180 oil-soaked penguins which have been washed ashore in southern Brazil in the past week. LINK Here
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    Wild bird offences bring car ban (BBC News)

    Whilst the £1000 fine seems reasonable, i have to admit it's not immediately obvious to me why impose a driving ban on someone who has (apparently) not commtted a driving offence. Ok, so yes it will stop him driving round buying / selling birds (if he takes any notice of the ban) but it...
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    Lack of butterflies?

    Aha, here it is b
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    Lack of butterflies?

    i'm fairly sure this was on the news the other week, small toroiseshell in particular. But i can't find the link now
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    BIGBY Birding 2008

    Hi Matt, sorry, i see you posted that 2 weeks ago ( :eek!: ) but i've only just seen it. Yes that is a slightly better area then the northern (Asda) side of Breydon which isn't too pleasant *sometimes*. Only thing i guess you'd need to get the bus to BC but tbh i aren't sure which one, or you...
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