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Recent content by MarkA

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    Barefoot Birding

    Not to mention broken glass, barbed wire, tin cans, hypos, used "disposable" nappies etc., etc. Oh to be in Scotland!
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    Reeves pheasant, Shotley, Suffolk

    On my way to my regular patch, the River Orwell, on Saturday, I had a brief but conclusive view from the bus of a splendid male Reeves pheasant in a field by the road. There was also a hen pheasant in the vicinity, but I couldn't tell if she was the same species. Does anybody know if there's a...
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    why birds?

    Why? In a few words: Their diversity, their dynamism, their mobility and their complete unpredictability |=)| . MarkA
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    Help with native hedging

    It also has vicious spines, notorious for causing septic wounds. A pity, because otherwise it's a lovely plant. MarkA
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    New member

    Hi from me, just up the road from you. MarkA
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    Unusual/rare birds in your garden.

    Hi Craig I'm in SW Ipswich, I've only got a tiny backyard and never had Black Redstart in it, but I did see/hear one down at the docks two summers ago, and i saw one in a back garden in Wood Green, North London on Easter Sunday 1996. I've had Brent goose, Hobby and Waxwing flying over. Best ever...
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    What Could These Be Please

    Conceivably Waxwing. Do they have crests? (Should be visible in silhouette) MarkA PS forgive my manners - welcome to the forum from somewhere not too far from you. :hi:
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    UK250 club guidelines

    I'm a bit puzzled by this. How can you prove a negative? MarkA
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    Reintroduction in the UK IV: This time its hypothetical

    I've not heard of this before, is it truly native to this country? Mark
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    im new

    Keep an eye peeled for Chiffchaffs. I used to live in Bristol (Windmill Hill) and every winter a Chiffchaff would visit the garden for a few days around Christmas/New Year. Mark
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    Hi everybody

    Hi John, welcome to Bf. I used to live in Bristol and still have many friends there. have you been to Chew Valley and Blagdon Lakes? Well worth a visit, especially at this time of year. Mark
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    Would collared doves ever nest in a dovecote?

    Hi Nicola I'm 99% sure the answer is no. To the best of my knowledge, they build their own nests in trees, like woodpigeons, rather than nesting in holes like rock/domestic doves. MarkA
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    really impressed...

    Nice to see that cr*p being used constructively. I don't think I'd want to use them in my garden (if I had a garden) but they'd be good for school Nature Gardens etc. One reservation is that they might be more likely to attract predators to the nest; how resistant would that plastic be to the...
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    What winter birds would you like to see?

    My ambitions are a little more modest than others'. Glaucous Gull and/or Merlin on my patch would suit me fine. Mark
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    Justified cull?

    nice comment on this incident in yesterday's Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1648454,00.html
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