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    New Quay - Wales - 'Not Just Bottlenose Dolphins'

    I’ve just returned from a Family holiday at New Quay in Ceredigion – Wales. To a large extent my wildlife and bird watching has to fit around my youngsters and the missus. I’ve taken to holidaying in New Quay in recent years because it does allow for quality bins time while not abandoning the...
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    Holywell Bay - Cornwall in August

    I took the family to Holywell Bay caravan park nr Newquay - Cornwall for a weeks hols. While there we did the usual sand castles, swimming and ice cream overdoses, but also got in a good bit of wildlife watching. When not on the beach I manaaged to get the fam to come on walks along the the...
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    Some of my artwork, take a peek.

    Good work and it looks like something you enjoy which is what matters. Now it's time for your own analysis, pick out ther flaws in your pictures. Are they physically as accurate as they could be? Have you studied the subject close enough to make an accurate drawing. I find that observation is...
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    Please tell me about the Oostvaarderplassen nature reserve - Netherlands

    I heard about a wild and wonderful place in the Netherlands where Sea Eagles hunt and wild horses roam. Anyone been there? I'm particularily interested in seeing eagles, and wading birds. Not forgetting the big mammals I heard about. :brains:
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    Is this a common seal,I think so

    Thanks for the info..and quite an impressive photo.
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    Is this a common seal,I think so

    Grey seal as far as I can tell... but on the other side of your posting, is west cork a good place to view dolphins and whales, or were you just very lucky?
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    Short Eared Owl at St Agnes Head

    I was in Cornwall holidaying with the family just over a week ago and had come to the last day of my hols spending the day with the fam on Holywell Beach just south of Newquay. The sun was getting low and the tied was coming in, so we set off back to cornwall. Now I wasn't driving and was...
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    Bird of Prey call identity please?

    I'd like a second opinion on a bird of prey I saw today with the naked eye outsided my office. I'm located in the centre of Birmingham. The bird of prey roughly sparrowhawk sized was attempting to land on the brick facade of the vertical side wall of an office block 20 floors up. It failed to...
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    Barn Owls Hunting before twilight?

    Can anyone recomend a part of the UK, either a nature reserve or a tract of contryside where a quiet patient observer would have a good chance of watching a Barn Owl hunting at the end of a summer evening but before sunset. I've seen the likes of titchmarsh and other tv wildlife boffins...
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    What mid Wales Bird of Prey was this?

    Last friday afternoon I was driving along a typical mid wales valley within modest sized mountains north west of Welshpool on the A458. A bird of prey flew across (10 metres above ground) the road at speed, wings beating rapidly. It's physical shape and wing to body proportions were very...
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    North Devon - Birds, Dolphins and Tuna sandwiches!!!

    I spent last week holidaying with my missus and the nipper in North Devon. We based ourselves firstly just outside Mortehoe (Woolacombe) at Twitchen Parc (Caravans) and then at Lynmouth in the Rock House Hotel. The scenery around Woolacombe is amazing with hidden beaches rocky cliffs and coves...
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    Buzzard and Pheasants

    Last week I was enjoying a stroll on the hills around Mortehoe North Devon when I walked over a ridge and surprised a cock pheasant and what I thought were two hen pheasants which were standing together. To my surprise as the birds took off a cock and a hen pheasant flew off (in the usual...
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    Taking the shakes out

    I often use an old Russian 8 to 20x zoom hand held scope, so I'm always having to take 'anti-shake' action. I find sitting down, leaning my elbows on my knees gives stability. Or standing while leaning my arms/body against a tree (or similar solid object) And there's always the obvious like...
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    Buzzard Fighting with Wind

    I've seen them hoveing (wind free) on a number of occasions. They seem to have no problem. Though for much shorter time span than Kestrels.
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    Most embarrassing exerience??

    I was once bird watching with friends not to far from the West Midlands Safari Park. After about an hour I mistook a muntjac for a lion and shouted the appropriate words.. "LION, LION, I SAW A F***N LIONNNNNNNNN!!!!! Not surprisingly, well for a few seconds most of my part were close to...
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